Environment

Management
Subtitle
Agenda

 Introduction
 Ecosystem
 Environment and Ecosystem
 Environment Conservation
 Environment Management
 Biodiversity hotspots
Introduction

 Indian cultural practices are always

being sensitive and respectful
towards mother nature since
centuries.
Introduction

 Various communities, cultures and

religions have practiced restraint
while dealing with flora and fauna.
Introduction

 Today India has a huge population,

and a large population density but
still it boasts of one of the world’s
most bio diverse ecology.
Introduction

 Today India has a huge population,

and a large population density but
still it boasts of one of the world’s
most bio diverse ecology.
Introduction

 Due to rampant materialism , the

late 20th century has seen a loss of
forest cover and a decline in
biodiversity.
Introduction

 Various government measures like

the wildlife protection act(WLPA)-
1972 and FRA-2006, combined with
the creation of many conservation
reserves have shown positive
results.
Introduction

 Various government measures like

the wildlife protection act(WLPA)-
1972 and FRA-2006, combined with
the creation of many conservation
reserves have shown positive
results.
Ecosystem

 It is made of biological community

that occurs in some locale, and the
physical and chemical factors that
make up its abiotic environment.
Examples- Ponds, forests,
Grasslands, estuaries etc.
Ecosystem

 Biotic Factors-These are living

things, like producers(Plants),
Consumers(animals) and
decomposer(Fungi and bacteria).
Ecosystem

 Abiotic Factors-These are non-living

chemical & physical factors in the
environment. Example- SWATS.
Sunlight is needed for
photosynthesis by plants.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
1-Producers are autotrophs.They
convert energy from
sun+water+CO2 into food. All
herbivores depend on them
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
2-Consumers are heterotrophs. They
depend on producers or other
consumers for food. Hence they are
carnivore.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
3-Decomposers breakdown chemicals
from producers & consumers(dead)
into simpler form for reuse.
Example-Fungi, bacteria, worms
etc. Hence they are detritivores.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
4-Humans are omnivores.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
5-Examples of Food Chains
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem energy flow and

pyramids-
5-Examples of Food Chains
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
1-Ecological Succession- The process
by which older and simpler
communities of plants and animal
are replaced by more complex
assemblages.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
1-Ecological Succession- The process
by which older and simpler
communities of plants and animal
are replaced by more complex
assemblages.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
2-Ecotone-The boundary transition
zone between adjoining ecosystems
which is tensed due to high
competition. Example-Lions-
Crocodile-Deer on a waterhole in
Africa
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
3-Food Chain-The direction and
circuit along which chemical energy
flows from producers to consumers
and then decomposers, in an
ecosystem is called food chain.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
4-Food Web-A complex
interconnected network of food
chains.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
4-Food Web-A complex
interconnected network of food
chains.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
5-Niche-The specific function of a life
form within a given community by
which it obtains and sustains the
physical, chemical and biological
factors it needs to survive. So it’s the
organism’s job. Niche can be of 3 types
Habitat
Tropic
Reproductive
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
6-Eutrofication-A natural process in
which lakes receive nutrients and
sediments and become enriched.
So the gradual ageing & filling of
natural water bodies is
Eutrofication.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
6-Eutrofication-A natural process in
which lakes receive nutrients and
sediments and become enriched.
So the gradual ageing & filling of
natural water bodies is
Eutrofication.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
7-Biomass-It is the net dry wet of
organic material. This is what feeds
the food chain.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
7-Biomass-It is the net dry wet of
organic material. This is what feeds
the food chain.
Ecosystem

 Ecosystem Definitions
8-Biome- A large terrestrial
ecosystem characterise by specific
plant communities & formations.
Usually named after the major
vegetation found there.
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