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| BIY7181 | Bryophyte Ecology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Turan ÖZDEMİR | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To examine mutual interaction between the bryophytes and environment |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learn growth forms of Bryophytes | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Say place in ecosystem and habitat feature of Bryophytes | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Define Bryophytes reactions to environmental changes | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | Run a seminary about this subject | 1,2,3,4 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to Bryophytes, Life Cycle, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Bryophytes, Bryophyte Growth Forms, Ecological Correlates of Bryophyte Growth Forms, Water and Nutrient Relations in Bryophytes, Reproduction in Mosses, Life Strategies in Mosses, Habitat specificity in Mosses, Competitive interactions in Mosses, Role of bryophytes in the ecosystem, Interactions of Bryophytes with other organisms, Ecology of Sphagnum, Survey of bryophyte in Wetlands, Survey of bryophyte in Tundra and Boreal regions, Survey of bryophyte in Rainforests, Epiphytic Bryophytes, Aquatic Bryophytes, Bryophyte Responses to environmental change |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Bryophytes, Life Cycle, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Bryophytes | | | Week 2 | Bryophyte Growth Forms, Ecological Correlates of Bryophyte Growth Forms | | | Week 3 | Water and Nutrient Relations in Bryophytes | | | Week 4 | Reproduction in Mosses | | | Week 5 | Life Strategies in Mosses | | | Week 6 | Habitat specificity in Mosses, Competitive interactions in Mosses | | | Week 7 | Role of Bryophytes in the ecosystem | | | Week 8 | Interactions of Bryophytes with other organisms | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Ecology of Sphagnum | | | Week 11 | Survey of bryophyte in Wetlands | | | Week 12 | Survey of bryophyte in Tundra and Boreal regions | | | Week 13 | Survey of bryophyte in Rainforests | | | Week 14 | Epiphytic Bryophytes, Aquatic Bryophytes | | | Week 15 | Bryophyte responses to environmental change | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Janice M. Glime, Bryophyte Ecology, Cambridge University Press, 2006. | | | |
| 1 | Smith, A J E., The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland, Cambridge University, 2004 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21/11/2021 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 20/05/2022 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 9 | 9 | | 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 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 16 | 32 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Diğer 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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