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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESUNIT I: ENVIRONMENT & ECOSYSTEM
Lecture prepared for F.Y.B.Com. By Pradnya P. Nadkarni
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ENVIRONMENT
Definition:
It is the sum total of external conditions within which an object, organism or community exists
It is the complex of physical, chemical and biotic factors (climate, soil & living things etc.) that act upon an organism and ultimately determine its form and survival
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Need:
Only environmental study can make us conscious and careful about the environment
Environmental study also teaches people to understand their role in the environment and learn to live with limited natural resources so as to avoid future disasters
Scope:
Green Business InitiativesCSR (Corporate Social Resposibility)Ecotels
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ENVIRONMENT
Components:
Environment
Natural
Abiotic Biotic
Human
Social Economical Cultural Political
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Abiotic Components:
1. Location
2. Topography
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3. Climate:
4. Size and shape of a country:
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5. Coastlines:
7. Soil:
6. Minerals:
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Biotic Components:
1. Natural vegetation:
2. Animal life:
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Ecology:
The study of the interrelationships between life forms and their environment
Ecosystem:
A region, usually a small one, where interaction between biotic and abiotic components results into exchange of energy and materials.
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Ecosystems
Natural
TerrestrialGrassland, rainforest,
desert etc.
AquaticFreshwater, marine
etc.
AtrificialZoo, agricultural farm, botanical
garden etc.
Types of ecosystems:
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Components of ecosystem:
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Functions of ecosystem:
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Terrestrial food chain:
Aquatic food chain:
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