# Wild Life Ecology

- Institution: IIT Kanpur
- Department: Multidisciplinary
- Teacher: Prof. Ankur Awadhiya
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102104073)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102104073)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Wildlife is an enamouring field for most of us. In my professional tenure, I've observed numerous people flocking to get a glimpse of the tiger, to get an opportunity of diving with the fishes, or to get access to a National Park or a Wildlife Sanctuary. And these experiences gets even more endearing when you get to know how the show is getting managed, how and why we regulate access, and also how we maintain grasslands and water bodies to keep the systems up and running. This course will cover one such aspect of wildlife management by providing an overview of the field of Ecology, and also how it is being used in the understanding and management of our wildlife resources. In this course, we'll use the casestudy approach with real-life examples from the field to get a better understanding of the field and its applications.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Officers and staff of Forest departments, Studentsof Forestry, Wildlife conservation and allieddisciplines, Policy makers

PREREQUISITES : Has cleared 10+2 with science

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Tourism industries, Education industries, Green energy industries, Renewable energy / materials industry

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/1a2fb076ded2) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: A Historical Overview of Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/5fb2a23ce422) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3: Ecology and Evolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/c902dc1917bd) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4: The levels of Organization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/517268e071dd) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5: Species Abundabce and Composition: Biodiversity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/0bd003a4b08b) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6: Biodiversity-II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/773d23c4689e) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7: Positive Interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/3d8f56788917) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8: Negative Interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/4181153a67cb) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9: Study of Behaviour and Behavioral Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/c6b0889f762c) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10: Food chains, Food webs and Trophic levels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/51c9c50b48b8) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11: Primary Production](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/d15e1d835fc0) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12: Nutrient Cycles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/12b7238aac25) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13: Population Paremeters and Demographic Techniques](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/e6f0499c96a4) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14: Population Growth and Regulation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/fe1a2a1761a9) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15: Population Studies and Applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/90667fb8d349) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16: Community Nature and Parameters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/479069222efa) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17: Community Changes and Ecological Succession](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/0654447ba495) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18: Community Organization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/34e45537e2fc) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19: Biography: Analysis of Geographic Distributions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/3e546816471b) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20: Why are things where they are?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/a95aafef17ba) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21: Some Push and Pull factors in greater detail](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/854ea3e5a081) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22: Threats of Species](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/11517ab646e4) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23: In-situ Conservation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/a50dc393724c) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24: Ex-situ Conservation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/6bc5b3f03628) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25: Introduction and Impacts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/34b094eaadbd) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26: Human Population Growth and Food requirements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/dc247b4d7257) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27: Sustainable Development](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/88d6f3875c35) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28: Oil Spills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/491b387b3be7) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29: Plastic and Biodiversity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/54a0f0e52695) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30: Impacts of Climate Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/b9559defd8a2) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31: Optimum Yield Problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/b85096046a18) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32: Biological Control](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/4e6c58b94222) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33: Ecotoxicology and pollution management, Restoration Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/b482bddd3700) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34: Revision (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/580fec9a10f5) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35: Revision (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/d8d8a0c2d4e5) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36: Revision (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102104073/a8fbf5997789) (YouTube)