# Fundamentals of Ecosystem Health and assessment

- Institution: Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
- Department: Civil Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Surjya Kumar Saikia
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105826)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105826)
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## Lectures

1. [Lecture 01 : What is ecosystem? and Components of Ecosystem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/b8f0ad6d88a1) (Video)
2. [Lecture 02 : Ecosystem or Ecological Balance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/93c6661d3ec6) (Video)
3. [Lecture 03 : Energy Transfer and the living world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/05dafd880193) (Video)
4. [Lecture 04 : Ecological Footprints and Biocapacity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/9e33d27a2985) (Video)
5. [Lecture 05 : Carrying Capacity of Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/e4601bdb0d4e) (Video)
6. [Lecture 06 : Human Impact on Ecosystem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/29440bc9c024) (Video)
7. [Lecture 07 : Ecosystem Degradation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/831ed7e2c8ff) (Video)
8. [Lecture 08 : Ecosystem Health: The Concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/8c8f1d83bad9) (Video)
9. [Lecture 09 : Ecosystem Resources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/53ed9b576f43) (Video)
10. [Lecture 10 : Ecosystem Distress Syndrom For Ecosystem Health Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/13d30d18d3e4) (Video)
11. [Lecture 11 : Ecosystem Services - Concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/131f281fcbaf) (Video)
12. [Lecture 12 : Values of Ecosystem Services](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/b5bd1a99e685) (Video)
13. [Lecture 13 : Ecosystem Services - Indicators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/7538823121f2) (Video)
14. [Lecture 14 : Identifying and Valuing Ecosystem Services](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/9aeffd1a1aa4) (Video)
15. [Lecture 15 : Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/dc00823051d2) (Video)
16. [Lecture 16 : Global Climate Change and Ecosystem Services](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/738539a5e255) (Video)
17. [Lecture 17 : Ecosystem Service : Tools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/a973417a8b6d) (Video)
18. [Lecture 18 : Step by Step Ecosystem Services Assessment (Step 1 - Step 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/ceb728437af4) (Video)
19. [Lecture 19 : Step by Step Ecosystem Services Assessment (Step 3 - Step 5)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/42ccaf82c938) (Video)
20. [Lecture 20 : Introduction of Models for Assessment of Ecosystems Services](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/c24c4e4657ef) (Video)
21. [Lecture 21 : General Outline for Ecosystem Health Assessment : Classification of Indicators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/158d862f60b2) (Video)
22. [Lecture 22 : Ecosystem Health Assessment Methods - Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/e55e7dca7761) (Video)
23. [Lecture 23 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment: Calculating NDVI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/1987377d8774) (Video)
24. [Lecture 24 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment – Ecosystem Organization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/76d9c63553dd) (Video)
25. [Lecture 25 : Introducing Fragstats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/e39f88ef274d) (Video)
26. [Lecture 26 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment – Resilience and other options](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/f8757a1c4a50) (Video)
27. [Lecture 27 : Pressure-State-Response (PSR) Model of Ecosystem Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/bff16f45c9fd) (Video)
28. [Lecture 28 : Ecosystem Health Assessment Tools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/9dbf50b99eb1) (Video)
29. [Lecture 29 : Ecosystem Health assessment model – k.LAB & InVest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/b10b6a3fcd6c) (Video)
30. [Lecture 30 : Auto-calculated toolkit for Ecosystem Health Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/b770458a1ab7) (Video)
31. [Lecture 31 : Millennium Ecosystem Health Assessment Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/39b34eaea1e7) (Video)
32. [Lecture 32 : Ecosystem Risk and Ecosystem Risk Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/24a4dffc7a2c) (Video)
33. [Lecture 33 : Ecosystem Risk Assessment: Framework](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/be23019cc78a) (Video)
34. [Lecture 34 : Ecosystem Risk Analysis: Tools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/4537899aff56) (Video)
35. [Lecture 35 : Decision Making Process in ERA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/9ec9099bb952) (Video)
36. [Lecture 36 : Decision Making Criteria](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/ea92b6724ec9) (Video)
37. [Lecture 37 : Marginal Damage Function](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/c9f43359927c) (Video)
38. [Lecture 38 : Drivers of Global Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/39977b94d451) (Video)
39. [Lecture 39 : Risk Assessment Databases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/16629ed36dff) (Video)
40. [Lecture 40 : Risk Assessment Tools and Models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/83eba6d23b6b) (Video)
41. [Lecture 41 : GLOBIO and IPAT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/7d7bf0e49f20) (Video)
42. [Lecture 42 : Carbon Credit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/df87afa48ffd) (Video)
43. [Lecture 43 : NET ZERO Initiative and approach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105826/719555bac22b) (Video)