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  • Course Information
  • Course Title Code Semester Laboratory+Practice (Hour) Pool Type ECTS
    Protected Areas and Biodiversity BİY508 FALL 3+0 Faculty E 6
    Learning Outcomes
    1-Explains the relationship between the concepts of Protected Area and Biodiversity.
    2-Summarizes the elements of biological diversity in protected areas.
    3-Writes the relationships between nature conservation, biodiversity and sustainable development.
    4-Says the names of international conventions on protected areas.
    5-Explains the ecosystem types in protected areas with an example.
  • ECTS / WORKLOAD
  • ActivityPercentage

    (100)

    NumberTime (Hours)Total Workload (hours)
    Course Duration (Weeks x Course Hours)14342
    Classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14570
    Assignments4021836
    Short-Term Exams (exam + preparation) 0000
    Midterm exams (exam + preparation)0000
    Project0000
    Laboratory 0000
    Final exam (exam + preparation) 6012020
    0000
    Total Workload (hours)   168
    Total Workload (hours) / 30 (s)     5,6 ---- (6)
    ECTS Credit   6
  • Course Content
  • Week Topics Study Metarials
    1 Definition, importance and relation of protected area and biodiversity concepts; terminology R1, R5, SR1
    2 Responsible ministries and departments of the protected areas in Turkey; status and characteristics of protected areas R5, SR1
    3 Management of protected areas, management and development planning. The relationship between wildlife and ecology of protected areas R1, R2, R5
    4 The relationship between sustainable management of protected areas and biodiversity R1, R5, SR1
    5 Nature conservation, biodiversity, abundance of natural resources, ecosystem diversity and their relationship to sustainable development R2, R3, SR2
    6 The importance and necessity of nature protection, developing awareness of nature protection R2, R3, SR1
    7 Study of international conventions on protected areas and biodiversity R1, R2, SR1
    8 National conventions, laws, procedures, principles and regulations regarding protected areas and biodiversity R1, R2, R5, SR1
    9 Protected area status and properties in Turkey (national parks, nature parks, nature conservation areas) R1, R2, R5
    10 Protected area status and properties in Turkey (natural monuments, special environmental protection areas, natural conservation areas, biogenetic reserves) R1, R2, R5
    11 Management and Development Plans in Protected Areas; elements of biological diversity R1, R2, R5, SR1
    12 Special Nature Areas of Turkey and Turkey`s Important Plant Areas R3, R4
    13 Environmental Impact Assessment in Protected Areas; Ecosystem Evaluation in Protected Areas (Floristic, faunistic and ecological evaluation) R5, SR1
    14 Conservation Biology and applications; target species concept and biodiversity monitoring studies in protected areas R1, R5, SR2
    Prerequisites -
    Language of Instruction Turkish
    Responsible Prof. Dr. Tamer KEÇELİ
    Instructors

    1-)Profesör Dr. Tamer Keçeli

    Assistants -
    Resources R1. Primack, R. B. (2012). Koruma Biyolojisi (Çev. Ed.leri: A.Ali Dönmez, E.O. Dönmez). Hacettepe Ü. Yayınları, Ankara. R2. Yücel, M., (1999). Doğa Koruma Alanları ve Planlanması, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 104, Adana-Türkiye R3. Doğa Derneği, (2006). Türkiye?nin Önemli Doğa Alanları, Doğa Derneği Yayınları, Ankara. R4. Özhatay, N., Byfield, A., Atay. S. (2008). Türkiye?nin 122 Önemli Bitki Alanı, WWF Türkiye. R5. Tektaş A., Aydın B., Yurtgezer, T. (2008). Doğa Koruma ve Planlama, TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası, Ankara.
    Supplementary Book SR1. Simpson, M. G. (2012). Bitki Sistematiği (Çeviri Editörleri: Z. Aytaç ve B.K. İğci), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara. SR2. Seçmen, Ö., Gemici, Y., Görk, G., Bekat, L., Leblebici, E. (1998). Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematiği, E.Ü.F.F. kitaplar serisi No: 116, Bornova-İzmir. SR3. Ketenoğlu, O., Bingöl, Ü., Güney, K., Geven, F., Körüklü, T. (1999). Tohumlu Bitkiler Uygulama Kılavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü, Ankara. SR4. Tezer, M. N., Gökler, İ., Kesercioğlu, T. (2010). Çiçekli Bitkiler, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Yayın No: 1495, Ankara. SR5. Güner, H., Aysel, V., Sukatar, A. (1999). Tohumsuz Bitkiler Sistematiği Cilt I (Algler) ve II (Mantarlar ve Likenler), Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara. SR6. Yurdakulol, E., Baysal, M., Mutlu, H., (2005). Bitki Materyali Toplama ve Saklama Teknikleri, A.Ü.F.F. Döner Sermaye İşletmesi Yayınları No: 71, Ankara. SR7. Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, British Bryological Society, UK
    Goals Discussing the relationship between protected area and biological diversity. Official institutions to which protected areas are affiliated; protected area statuses. Management of protected areas, their relationship with wildlife. Relationships between nature conservation, biodiversity and sustainable development. The importance of nature protection. Examination of international and national conventions, laws, procedures, principles and regulations related to protected areas and biodiversity. Management Plan, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem Assessment (Ecological Deployment), Biodiversity and Monitoring Studies in Protected Areas.
    Content Protected area concept and types, international and national legislation on protected areas, protected areas, biodiversity, sustainable development and nature conservation relations, area status protected in Turkey and examples, measures for nature conservation, advice, monitoring studies.
  • Program Learning Outcomes
  • Program Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
    1 Improves the recent and advanced knowledge in the field to the level of expertise using original thought and/or research, deepens it, and reaches to the original definitions to bring novelty to the field. 3
    2 Evaluates the expertise-level theoretical and applied knowledge, obtained in the biology field, by a systematic approach and uses it. 4
    3 Interprets the knowledge in the biology field combining the knowledge from different disciplines, and generates novel knowledge. 2
    4 Analyzes a problem in the biology field independently, generates a solution method, and solves the problem evaluating the data. 3
    5 Develops novel approaches intended for solutions against the possible problems of applications in the biology field, and generates solution taking the responsibility. -
    6 Gains ability for evaluating the knowledge in the biology field with a critical point of view, and for directing the learning. 4
    7 Follows the recent developments in the biology field and in own study, also transfers own studies systematically to the groups in the field and out-groups by written, verbal and visual means. 3
    8 Examines the social relations and the standards directing these relations by a critical aspect, and when needed, makes contributions to improve these standards. -
    9 Follows the knowledge in the biology field using a foreign language, communicates verbally and in writing. -
    10 Uses software, information and communication technologies required for the biology field, and reaches to the scientific resources in this way. 3
    11 Develops strategy, policy and application plans for the topics related with the biology field, and manages the data obtained evaluating them within the framework of quality processes. -
    12 Supervises and checks the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values at the stages of collection, interpretation, application and announcement of the data related with the biology field. 4
    13 Identifies the interdiciplinary interaction related with the field, and uses the knowledge and skills obtained to generate solutions against possible problems encountered in the interdiciplinary team works. 2
    14 Uses the modern devices and techniques for the biology applications, and transfers the knowledge related with this topic. 3
    15 Publishes a scientific article related with the biology field in a national and/or international peer-reviewed journal. -
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