Use of herbarium and Botanical Garden in biodiversity and conservation.
Course Material
- Biodiversity: Definition, types and threats
- Threats to Biodiversity; deforestation, over grazing, erosion, desertification, ecosystem degradation
- bio invasion, pollution and climate change. Biodiversity of Pakistan.
- Measuring biodiversity: Alpha, Beta and Gamma diversity; Systematic and functional diversity.
- Ecological services, indirect value of ecosystem by virtue of their ecological functions, direct value of ecosystem (i.e. Utility of Bio resources).
- Sustainable and unsustainable use of biological resources.Biodiversity Hot spots of Pakistan and the world.
- International treaties/agreements regarding Biodiversity and conservation;
- Mid Term Examination
- CBD, CITES, Ramsar.
- Conservation strategies; in situ, ex situ, in vitro conservation.
- Conservation vs preservation.IUCN categorized protected areas in Pakistan;
- red listing. Environmental Impact Assessment
- Use of herbarium and Botanical Garden in biodiversity and conservation.
- Concept of pastures and wild life management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Final Term Examination
- Chapters 16
- Department Sub Campus Bhakkar
- Teacher
Rabia Saba
