| 1. Week |
Delineation of phytoregions of Turkey and their general characteristics |
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| 1. Week |
Basic concepts, ecology, forest ecology, ecosystem definiton and main feature of forest ecosystem / Reading discussions |
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| 2. Week |
Prymary productivity, ecosystem productivity, food web / Leaf area , beer-lambert law and productivity estimation |
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| 2. Week |
Soil types of Turkey in different soil classification systems |
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| 3. Week |
İmportant geological formations of Turkey, plains, depositions, mountains, and the effects of recent geological processes. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 6. Week |
Biogeochemistry, types of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem / Reading discussions |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Week |
Midterm exam |
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| 8. Week |
Midterm |
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| 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 |
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| 9. Week |
Biogeochemistry, effects of forest management on biogeochemical cycling / Slide shows, reading and discussion |
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| 10. Week |
Forest community, disturbance and succession / Composition of forest communities and changes throuh time in different forest ecosystems, field trip and video show |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 11. Week |
Genetic aspects of ecosystems / Slide show, reading and discussion |
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| 12. Week |
Excursion |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 14. Week |
Ecological foundation for sustainable forest management / Field trip and Reading discussions |
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| 14. Week |
Presentations |
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