| 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 |
| Instructors | |
| 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 |
- The student should have knowledge about the ecological requirements of some important plant species. - To provide the student with information about how climate and soil characteristics in the living environment affect plant growth. - The student will learn about plant and ecosystem productivity. - The student learns how and why plant communities disperse in time and space (succession). - The student should be able to define the factors that affect plant growth in an ecosystem and the main determining factor. - The student should be able to understand the ecological demands of plant species in a managed ecosystem. - The student must have the ability to channel the resources of the system to the target species or ecosystem function determined in the business purpose. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Delineation of phytoregions of Turkey and their general characteristics | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 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 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quiz 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Practice | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Classroom Activities | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| Total Workload | 153 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6.0 | ||
