| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Ecology | ORU102 | 2. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Oktay YILDIZ |
| Instructor(s) |
Oktay YILDIZ |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The main objective of this course is to teach students the structure and the function of nature in terms of forestry perpective. Properties and components of forest ecosystems. |
| Course Content | Basic concepts, ecology, forest ecology, ecosystem definiton and main feature of forest ecosystem / Reading discussions, Prymary productivity, ecosystem productivity, food web / Leaf area , beer-lambert law and productivity estimation, Light as an ecologycal factors, light compensation points, photosynthesys / Classifications of important forest tree species and their light demand for different geographical region of Turkey, Temperature as an ecologycal factors, frost demage, late and early frost, dormancy / Classifications of important forest tree species and their temperature requirement for different geographical region of Turkey, Water as an ecologycal factor. Plant water stress, adoptation to water stress, type of precipitations, potantial and actual evapotranspiration / Classifications of important forest tree species and their moisture requirement for different geographical region of Turkey, Biogeochemistry, types of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem / Reading discussions, Classifications of important forest tree species for their wind-throw sensivity and their use as a wind-break potentials for different geographical region of Turkey,Biogeochemistry, effects of forest management on biogeochemical cycling / Slide shows, reading and discussion, Forest community, disturbance and succession / Composition of forest communities and changes throuh time in different forest ecosystems, field trip and video Show, Genetic aspects of ecosystems / Slide show, reading and discussion, Plant competitions, types of competition, positive and negative effects of competitions on a plant communities / Reading discussions, Prevealing ecologycal factors effective on forest types for different geologycal reigons of Turkey / Filed trip, video shows and reading discussion,Ecological foundation for sustainable forest management . |
| Learning Outcomes |
- • Students will gain information to classify forest sites and to improve site productivity - • Students will be able to define and measure forest ecosystem components such as climatic, edaphic, topographic and biotic factors - • Students will be able to understand relationships among forest ecosystem factors and able to make evaluations from these relationships for forestry applications |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Basic concepts, ecology, forest ecology, ecosystem definiton and main feature of forest ecosystem / Reading discussions | |
| 2. Week | Prymary productivity, ecosystem productivity, food web / Leaf area , beer-lambert law and productivity estimation | |
| 3. Week | Light as an ecologycal factors, light compensation points, photosynthesys / Classifications of important forest tree species and their light demand for different geographical region of Turkey | |
| 4. Week | Temperature as an ecologycal factors, frost demage, late and early frost, dormancy / Classifications of important forest tree species and their temperature requirement for different geographical region of Turkey | |
| 5. Week | Water as an ecologycal factor. Plant water stress, adoptation to water stress, type of precipitations, potantial and actual evapotranspiration / Classifications of important forest tree species and their moisture requirement for different geographical region of Turkey | |
| 6. Week | Biogeochemistry, types of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem / Reading discussions | |
| 7. Week | Classifications of important forest tree species for their wind-throw sensivity and their use as a wind-break potentials for different geographical region of Turkey | |
| 8. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 9. Week | Biogeochemistry, effects of forest management on biogeochemical cycling / Slide shows, reading and discussion | |
| 10. Week | Forest community, disturbance and succession / Composition of forest communities and changes throuh time in different forest ecosystems, field trip and video show | |
| 11. Week | Genetic aspects of ecosystems / Slide show, reading and discussion | |
| 12. Week | Plant competitions, types of competition, positive and negative effects of competitions on a plant communities / Reading discussions | |
| 13. Week | Prevealing ecologycal factors effective on forest types for different geologycal reigons of Turkey / Filed trip, video shows and reading discussion | |
| 14. Week | Ecological foundation for sustainable forest management / Field trip and Reading discussions |
| • Odum, E.D. and Barrett. G.W. 2008. Principles of Ecology (In Turkish:Ekolojinin temel ilkeleri. Beşinci baskıdan çeviri. Editor. Kani Işık. Palme Yayıncılık. Ankara) • Handouts: prepared for each lecture. • Kimmins, J.P. 1997. Forest Ecology. Prentice Hall, New Jersey • Perry, D.A., Oren, R., Hart.2008. Forest Ecosystems. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore • Çepel, N. 1997. Orman Ekolojisi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, orman fakültesi, bahçeköy, İstanbul. • Ricklefs, R.E., Miller, G.L.1999.Ecology. W.H.Freeman and Company, New York. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Homework 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Classroom Activities | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Total Workload | 51 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
