BOT-314                                Plant Ecology-I                                                                      Cr.H. 3 (2 + 1)

Aims & Objectives

Plant Ecology is the study of organisms, populations, and communities as they relate to one another and interact in the ecosystems they comprise. In plant ecology, ecosystems are composed of organisms, the communities they comprise, and the non-living aspects of their environment. The four main levels of study in plant ecology are the organism, population, community, and ecosystem. Ecosystem processes are those that sustain and regulate the environment. Ecological areas of study include topics ranging from the interactions and adaptations of organisms within an ecosystem to the abiotic processes that drive the development of those ecosystems.

Assessment criteria:

• Mid Term Exam.         20 Marks
• Final Term Marks       40 Marks
• Practical Exam.           20 Marks
• Sessional (Attendance, Assignment, Presentation,Plantation, Conferences/workshops/Seminars Certificates) 20 Marks

Recommended Books:

1.         M. Ahmad and S. S. Shaukat. 2012. A test book of vegetation ecology. Publisher
Abrar Sons New Urdu Bazar Karachi.

2.         Schultz, J. C. 2005. Plant Ecology, Springer-Verlag

3.         Bazzaz, F. A. 2004. Plants in Changing Environments: Linking Physi-ological, Population, and Community Ecology, Cambridge University Press

4.         Chapin, F. S. et al. 2002. Principle of Terrestrial Plant Ecology, Springer-Verlag      

5.         Larnbers, H. et al., 2002. Plant Physiological Ecology, Springer-Verlag

6.         Larcher, W. 2003. Physiological Plant Ecology: Ecophysicology and Stress Physiology of Function Groups - Springer-Verlag

7.         Nobel, P. S. 1999. Physico-chemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, Academic Press.

8.         Lambers, H., T. L. Pons and F. Stuart. 2008. Plant Physiological Ecology.

9.         Smith, R. L. 2004. Ecology and field Biology. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., New York.

10.       Barbour, M. G., Burke, J. H and Pitts, W. D. 2004. Terrestrial Plant Ecology, The
Benjamin, Cumming Publishing C. Palo Alto, California, USA.

11.       Smith R. L. 1998. Elements of Ecology. Harper & Row Publishing.

12.       Townsend. C. R. Begon. M and J. L Harper. 2002. Essentials of ecology. Blackwell
Publishing.

13.       Gurevitch. J. Scheiner, S. M. and G. A Fox. 2006. The Ecology of Plants. Sinaur
Associate Inc.

14.       Hussain. F. 1989. Field and Laboratory Manual of Plant Ecology, National Academy of Higher Education, Islamabad.

15.       Hussain. S. S. 1989. Pakistan Manual of Plant Ecology. National Book Foundation
Islamabad.

16.       More. P. D. and Chapman S. B. 1986 Methods in Plant Ecology, Blackwell Scientific
Publication Oxford.

17.       Rashid, A. 2005. Soil Science. National Book Foundation, Islamabad. Journals,' Periodicals:

Journals: Pakistan Journal of Botany, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Ecology,
Journal of Arid Environment

Time Table of Dr. M. Kabir for Spring-2020 wef 13-01-2020

Classes: BS 4th Botany, BS 6th Botany (Reg. + SS)        & BS 8th (Botany + Zoology)