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| ORM 250 | Forest Ecology | 3+1+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat YILMAZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To enable students to understand the mutual relationships of all ecosystem components. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | summarize physiological factors (general and special location)
Students will be able to learn and evaluate edaphical factors (soil properties) such as soil depth, soil skeleton, soil pH, organic matter, soil structure, soil texture, contents of CaCO3, color, temperature etc. | 1,2,3,12 | | | LO - 2 : | survey etudes (studies) and surveys in afforestation areas and according to these results, apply relations about convent species on sit | 1,2,3,4,6,13 | | | LO - 3 : | make site ma | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8 | | | LO - 4 : | define soil fertility | 1,2,3,5,6,11 | | | 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 forest ecology, components of ecosystem, matter and energy exchanges, site classification, measures to be taken to improve site quality. |
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