| Human, nature and Interactions. Sustainable development concept and Environmental approach. Agro-ecology. Principles of Ecology: Population, communities and niche, patch, corridors and landscape fragmentation. Introduction to landscape ecology. Scale Concept and Hierarchy Theory. Ecological planning and Design Techniques. Waterwise options. Ecotourism, Recreational appeal of ecosystems. Wetlands. Use of native/endemic plants in landscaping. Forestry and Protected Areas Management. Ecosystem Services. Spatial heterogeneity and ecological interaction. Urban and agricultural impacts on native ecosystems. Tools and Techniques in landscape Ecology: Imaging and Mapping technology, ecological scaling; temporal and spatial variation assessment; patch-corridor matrix. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
