| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Ecology | BIO516 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Şerife Gülsün KIRANKAYA |
| Instructors |
Şerife Gülsün KIRANKAYA |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To comprehend interrelationships among fish populations and interactions between fish populations and their environment |
| Course Content | Introduction, fish diversity and distribution, Abiotic environmental factors , Adaptation of fishes to abiotic environmental factors, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Intraspecific relationships, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes, Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes, Growth and environmental factors affected growth in fishes Foodstuffs and feeding, Feeding relationships among fish populations, Fish Migrations, Population dynamics The significance of fishes in the life of mankind and biological basis of fisheries |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To be able to interpret the human impacts on fish populations - To able to interpret effects of abiotic environment on fish life - To able to interpret the interactions of fishes with their environment - To able to interpret tne adaptation processes of fish to environmental conditions - To able to define intra- and inter-specific competition and predation in fish populations - To know life cycles of fishes, to be able to define the environmental factors affected the life-history traits - To gain knowledge about fish population dynamics |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, fish diversity and distribution | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Abiotic environmental factors | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Adaptation of fishes to abiotic environmental factors | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Intraspecific relationships | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 5. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 6. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Practice |
| 9. Week | Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Growth and environmental factors affected growth in fishes | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 11. Week | Foodstuffs and feeding | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Feeding relationships among fish populations | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Fish Migrations | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Population dynamics | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| Nikolsky, G.V., 1963, The Ecology of fishes (Translated by Birkett), Academic press, London. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 204 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
