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| YHEY2005 | Wildlife and Fire | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Research Assistant Dr. Ahmet ARPACIK | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To teach the effects of fire on mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes, their effects on vegetation, the behavior of wild animals during and after the fire, preventive and preventive measures that can be taken to protect wild animals, and how to use fires as a tool. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Can express the importance of the relationship between wildlife and fire. | 4,8 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Define flammable materials and fire types. | 4,8 | 1,3,5 | | LO - 3 : | Defines the concepts of fire behavior, fire regime, fire ecology and fire management. | 4,8 | 1,5 | | LO - 4 : | Explain and explain the role of fires in forest ecosystems. | 4,8 | 1,5,6 | | LO - 5 : | To be able to discuss the effects of forest fires on soil and plant nutrient dynamics in terms of technical administrative, ecological and socio-economic aspects. | 4,8 | 3,6 | | LO - 6 : | Explain the positive and negative effects of fire on mammals, birds, reptiles, amphbians and fish. | 4,8 | 1,3,5,6 | | LO - 7 : | Comprehend the possible benefits of fire and fire-modified habitats to wild animals. | 4,8 | 1,3,5,6 | | LO - 8 : | Discuss adaptation to fire in animals, adaptation to fire and survival in fire. | 4,8 | 1,3,5,6 | | LO - 9 : | Learn about fire-foraging and firehawk species. | 4,8 | 1 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to fire ecology,
Ecological principles and their relation to fire,
Effects of fires on soil, water and air,
Effects of fires on vegetation,
Forest fires as a natural process,
Possible benefits to animals of fire and fire-altered habitat,
On the searh for fire adaptations in animals; dealing with fire: fire survival adaptations,
Fire-foraging and firehawk animals.
Effects of fire on mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish,
Management of forest fire and wildlife. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to forest fires and basic concepts,
Our forests and wildlife. | | | Week 2 | Fire problem in Turkey and the world, fire statistics, fire socio-cultural, economic and ecological foundations | | | Week 3 | Fire ecology, fire regime, fire behavior, flammable materials, topography and weather conditions | | | Week 4 | Effects of forest fires on soil and plant nutrient dynamics. | | | Week 5 | The possible benefits of fire and fire-modified habitats to wild animals. | | | Week 6 | Adaptation to fire in animals, adaptation to fire and survival in fire adaptations | | | Week 7 | Fire-foraging and firehawk species in wildanimals. | | | Week 8 | Effects of fires on mammal species | | | Week 9 | Midterm-exam | | | Week 10 | Effects of fires on mammal species | | | Week 11 | Effects of fires on birds | | | Week 12 | The effects of fires on reptile and amphibian species | | | Week 13 | The effects of fires on fish and insect populations | | | Week 14 | The role of fires in forest ecosystems. | | | Week 15 | Management of forest fire and wildlife | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Smith, J. K. (2000). Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on fauna. Ogden, UT: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 83 p., 42. | | | |
| 1 | Andersen A.N. (1996) Fire ecology and management. In: Finlayson C.M., Von Oertzen I. (eds) Landscape and Vegetation Ecology of the Kakadu Region, Northern Australia. Geobotany, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht | | | 2 | Pausas, Juli G., and Catherine L. Parr. "Towards an understanding of the evolutionary role of fire in animals." Evolutionary Ecology 32.2-3 (2018): 113-125. | | | 3 | Bonta, Mark, et al. "Intentional fire-spreading by Firehawk raptors in Northern Australia." Journal of Ethnobiology 37.4 (2017): 700-718. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/11/2018 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 28/01/2019 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2.5 | 14 | 35 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 109 |
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