msc-zoology

List of Practicals:
1. Soils Analysis.
a. Particulate
analysis. b. Moisture
content.
c. Total organic carbon.
d. Estimation of
Phosphate. e. Estimation
of Nitrates.
f. Estimation of Na, K, Ca, Mg.
2. Mapping and Drawing techniques.
3. Study of aufwuch
communities. a. Study of
Sponges.
b. Study of Ectoprocta.
c. Study of epineustic communities.
4. Water analysis.
a. Estimation of dissolved
oxygen. b. Estimation of pH.
c. Estimation of
Alkalinity. a.
Carbonates.
b.
Bicarbonate. c.
Free CO2
d. Phosphate.
e. Nitrate.
f.
Silicate
.
g. Calcium,
Magnesium. h.
Chlorophyll.
i. Conductivity.
j.
B.O.D
. k.
C.O.D.
l. Total Solids.
m. Redox potential.
5. Plankton study.
a. Study and identification of
phytoplankton. b. Study and identification
of Zooplankton.
c. A collection of common plankton organism to be submitted by the
student in
the form of
slides.
6. Benthic study.
Collection techniques.