Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Forest Ecology OM204 2 + 2 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat SARGINCI
Prof. Dr. Oktay YILDIZ
Instructor(s)
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 structure and the function of nature in terms of forestry perpective. Properties and components of forest ecosystems
Learning Outcomes - To learn about how climate and soil characteristics in the living environment affect plant growth
- To have knowledge about plant and ecosystem productivity
- To learn how and why plant communities disperse in time and space (succession)
- To have knowledge about the ecological requirements of some important plant species
- To be able to identify the reasons and main determining factors for plant growth in an ecosystem
- To be able to understand the ecological demands of plant species in an ecosystem under management
- To have the ability to channel the system's resources to the target species or ecosystem function determined in the business purpose
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Delineation of phytoregions of Turkey and their general characteristics
2. Week Prymary productivity, ecosystem productivity, food web / Leaf area , beer-lambert law and productivity estimation
2. Week Soil types of Turkey in different soil classification systems
3. Week İmportant geological formations of Turkey, plains, depositions, mountains, and the effects of recent geological processes.
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
4. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Black Sea region of Turkey.
5. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Black Sea 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
6. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Aegean and Marmara region of Turkey.
7. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Aegean region of Turkey.
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 Midterm exam
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Mediterranean region of Turkey
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
10. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Mediterranean region of Turkey.
11. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Midland Anatolian region of Turkey.
11. Week Genetic aspects of ecosystems / Slide show, reading and discussion
12. Week Excursion
12. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey
13. Week Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey.
13. Week Prevealing ecologycal factors effective on forest types for different geologycal reigons of TurkeyPlant competitions, types of competition, positive and negative effects of competitions on a plant communities / reading discussion
14. Week Ecological foundation for sustainable forest management / Field trip and Reading discussions
14. Week Presentations
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Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Midterm 2 1 10 10
Homework 1 2 3.1 6.2
Homework 2 1 5 5
Quiz 1 1 5 5
Quiz 2 2 5 10
Final 1 10 10
Practice 5 7 35
Classroom Activities 12.6 4.9 61.74
Total Workload 152.94
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0