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 |
|
|
RAMSAR convention |
|
Others |