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ORM3016Forest Biodiversty İnventory2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Hakkı YAVUZ
Co-LecturerProf.Dr. Hakkı YAVUZ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To make biodiversity inventory
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Define biodiversity2,3,5
LO - 2 : Notice that differences between plant biodiversity and animal biodiversty2,3,5
LO - 3 : Identify the methods needed for plant biodiversity inventory2,3,5
LO - 4 : Understand needed nonparametric sampling techniques must be used animal biodiversty inventory2,3,5
LO - 5 : Make some statistical calculations used biodiversity inventory2,3,5
LO - 6 : Analyze statistical results related to inventory2,3,5
LO - 7 : Make biodiversity inventory planning 2,3,5
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

 
Contents of the Course
Shannon index, Simpson Index, Camargo-evenness index, Pielou-regularity index, McArthur index, Clark-Evans index, Cox index, Sagregatioon index, Füldner index
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The Historical Development of Diversity
 Week 2Biodiversity and Ecological Processes
 Week 3Biodiverstiy Inventory
 Week 4Diversity Measurement
 Week 5Shannon Index o Diversity
 Week 6Simpson Index of Diversity
 Week 7Pielou Index of Nonrandomness
 Week 8Cox Index of Clumbing
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Gadow Index of Neighbourhood Pattern
 Week 11Stand Diversity Index
 Week 12Vertical Evennes
 Week 13Species Diversity and Species Composition
 Week 14Presentation performance
 Week 15The Effect of Canopy Trees on the Diversity of Subcanopy Trees Species
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Pielou,E.C, 1975; Ecological Diversity, Wiley Interscience, London
 
Recommended Reading
1Maqurran, A.E., 1988; Ecological Diversity and Its measurement, Croom Helm, London
2Rosenzweig,M.Z., 1995;, Species Diversity in Space and Time, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
3Szaro,R.C.,and D.W Johnston, 1996; Biodiverstiy in Managed Landscapes: Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press, New York
4World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC); 1992, Global Diversity:Status of the Earth's Living Resources, Chapman and Hall, New York
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 2021 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 2022 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 15 30
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 15 30
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 15 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load108