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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Doctorate
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING / Doctorate
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ORM7312Plant Succession3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the graduate students with a general knowledge on the mechanism of the forest dynamics, determination of the secondary succession and find out the parameters to monitoring plant biodiversity changes in any time period.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : characterize the mechanism of the forest dynamics2 - 5 - 81
PO - 2 : evaluate the type of succession in a studied forest land2 - 5 - 8 - 94
PO - 3 : find out the parameters in order to monitoring plant diversity and patches (numbers, mean patch size etc.)3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 91
PO - 4 : integrate the data to the forest management plans2 - 4 - 6 - 74
PO - 5 : compare plant succession data with other factors occur in the studied area6 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 111
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

 
Contents of the Course
Theories on Plant Succession, mechanisms of Succession, alternative Succession models, seral stages: nudation, migration, ecesis, competition, reaction, stabilization. Primary Succession, secondary Succession, progressive Succession, regressive Succession, otogenic Succession, allogenic Succession and the methods of determining Succession.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to Plant Succession
 Week 2Succession types
 Week 3Research methods of succession
 Week 4Determining stand patches
 Week 5Evaluating patches Using FRAGSTATS
 Week 6Seres of seconder forest succession
 Week 7Mapping secondary forest succession
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Secondary forest succession in Picea orientalis forest
 Week 10Second midterm exam
 Week 11Secondary forest succession Cedrus libani forest
 Week 12Secondary forest succession in Pinus brutia forest
 Week 13Secondary forest succession Fagus orientalis forest
 Week 14Secondary forest succession in deciduous mixed forest
 Week 15Secondary forest succession in mixed conifer forest
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Glenn-Lewin, D. C., Peet, R. K. & Veblen, T. T. 1992. Plant Succession: Theory and Prediction. Cambridge: Chapman & Hall., 352p.
 
Recommended Reading
1Kılınç, M. 2005. Bitki Sosyolojisi (Vejetasyon Bilimi) . Palme Yayıncılık, 284 s.
2Oliver, C.D., Larson, B.C., 1996. Forest Stand Dynamics, Update Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , USA, 520 p.
3Akman, Y. , Ketenoğlu, O. , 1987. Vejetasyon Ekolojisi (Bitki Sosyolojisi) , Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, yayın No: 146, Ankara, 117 s.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 10 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 13 39
Laboratuar çalışması 1 10 10
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 7 14
Arasınav 3 1 3
Uygulama 2 14 28
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 5 20
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 2 14 28
Diğer 2 2 14 28
Total work load200