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    | ORML7542 | Classification of Old-Growth Forests | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 |  | Year / Semester | Spring Semester |  | Level of Course | Third Cycle |  | Status	 | Elective |  | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING |  | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None |  | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Practical |  | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week |  | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ercan OKTAN |  | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. ALİ ÖMER ÜÇLER
ASSOC. PROF. DR. ZAFER YÜCESAN |  | Language of instruction | Turkish |  | Professional practise ( internship )	 | None |  |   |   | The aim of the course: |  | To elucidate classification criteria by performing detailed silvicultural analysis of old-growth forests. |  
 |  Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA |  | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : |   |    |  | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam,  3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation,  6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome   |  |   |    
			 | Basic concepts, definition of old-growth forest, main criteria of old-growth forest, sub criteria of old-growth forest, definition of natural life stages, determination of old-growth forest stages, classification criteria, potential old-growth forest areas in Turkey forests, silvicultural evaluation of applications, silvicultural results and recommendations. |  
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 | 1 | Wirth, C., Gleixner, G., Heiman, M., Eds. 2009, Old Growth Forests (Function, Fate and Value), Ecological Studies 207, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 512 s. |  |  |   |   
 | 1 | Çolak, A.H., 2001. Ormanda Doğa Koruma (Kavramlar-Prenspler-Stratejiler-Önlemler), Milli Parklar ve Av-yaban Hayatı Genel Müdürlüğü Yayını, 354 s. |  |  |   |   
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