ZO646 : Wetland ecology

Department

Department of Zoology

Academic Program

Master in Marine Sciences

Type

Elective

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

The general objective of this course is to instruct students in the basic terminology that used in Wetland ecology.

- Learning how to classify the wetlands

- Studying the conservation processes of wetlands and their components.

Intended learning outcomes

a.1

This course is designed to provide knowledge about wetlands.

a.2

Provide information on the types of wetlands and their importance.

a.3

Gain the knowledge about conservation processes of wetlands

Teaching and learning methods

-Lectures

- Field trips

- Reports

Methods of assessments

Remarks

evaluation week

Percentage

Evaluation weight

Evaluation

time

Type of evaluation

Evaluation No.

7th

20%

30

2

Written

1st

Last week

40%

40

-

Scientific report

2nd

Depend on the time table

30%

30

2

Written

Final

100%

100

Total

Course contents

Subject

No. of hours

lecture

Field

Indep. study

No. of weeks

1.

- GENERAL INTRODUCTION

- What Are Wetlands?

- Why Are Wetlands Important?

12

2

3

7

1

2

- GEOGRAPHY OF WETLANDS

- The water cycle

- Where on Earth are the wetlands?

- Wetland distribution in the landscape

- Different kinds of wetlands

- Changing wetlands

12

2

3

7

1

3

- GEOLOGY OF WETLANDS

- Geology and wetland landscapes

- Geology and water chemistry

- Acidity and pH

- Eutrophication

- Wetland sediments

- Stories in the sediments

- Pollen grains

- Dating the sediments

- Geology of the ancient wetlands

24

4

6

14

2

4.

- THE WETLAND ECOSYSTEM

- What is an ecosystem?

- How do wetlands work?

- Food webs and energy flow

- Decomposition

- The entry and exit of nutrients

- Nutrient cycling in wetlands

24

4

6

14

2

5.

- DIFFERENT KINDS OF WETLANDS

12

2

3

7

1

6.

- WETLAND BIODIVERSITY

- Living in the wet

- Plants of the wetlands

- Microscopic life

- Invertebrates of the wetland

- Fish, amphibians, and reptiles

- Birds of the wetlands

- Mammals of the wetlands

24

4

6

14

2

7.

- WETLANDS IN HISTORY

- Prehistoric people of the wetlands

- Modern wetland people

- Wetlands and disease

- Exploration of the wetlands

- Wetlands in literature and art

12

2

3

7

1

8.

- USES OF WETLANDS

- Water conservation and flood control

- Wetlands as a food source

- Wetlands and water treatment

- Wetlands as carbon sinks

- Wetlands and recreation

- Peat exploitation

- Wetland drainage for agriculture and forestry

24

4

6

14

2

9.

- THE FUTURE OF WETLANDS

- Rates of wetland loss

- Wetland pollution

- Climate change and wetlands

- Wetland rehabilitation and conservation

24

4

6

14

2

References.

Source

Author

Edition

Publisher

Reference

Library

Peter D. Moore. 2008

. WETLANDS, Revised Edition.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001.

Text book

Library

RAYMUNDO E. RUSSO. 2008

. WETLANDS: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION.

Nova Science Publishers, Inc

Text book

https://journalofwetlands biodiversity.wordpress.com/

JOURNAL

OF WETLANDS

BIODIVERSITY

MUSEUM OF BRAILA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Journals

https://www.nepjol .info/index.php/JOWE/index

Journal of Wetlands Ecology

Nature and Human Academy Nepal (NHAN)

Journals

https://www.ramsar.org/

RAMSAR convention

Others