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  • Course Title Code Semester Laboratory+Practice (Hour) Pool Type ECTS
    Spatial And Temporal Changes of Forest Resources FRE519 FALL-SPRING 3+0 E 6
    Learning Outcomes
    1-Recalls the classification of land uses and forest ecosystems
    2-Applies the quantification of forest ecosystem structure and composition
    3-Analyses the causes of spatial and temporal changes occured in forest ecosystems
    4-Effectively uses the geographical information systems and remote sensing techniques
    5-Estimates the spatial and temporal changes occured in the future in in forest ecosystems
    Prerequisites -
    Language of Instruction English
    Responsible Prof. Dr. Sedat KELEŞ
    Instructors -
    Assistants -
    Resources R1. Penman, J., Gytarsky, M., Hiraishi, T., et al., 2003. Good practice guidance for land use, land-use change and forestry, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ISBN 4-88788-003-0, Japan, 596 p. R2. Farina, A., 1998. Principles and Methods in Landscape Ecology, Chapman Hall Publishing, UK, 235 p. R3. Wulder, M.A., Franklin, S.E., 2007. Understanding Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Taylor Francis Group, USA, 269 p. R4. Aspinal, R., Hill, M.J., 2008. Land Use Change: Science, Policy and Management, CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, USA, 232 p.
    Supplementary Book SR1. McGarigal, K., Marks, B.J., 1994. FRAGSTATS: Spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA, 141 p.
    Goals To give information about spatial and temporal changes in forest resources
    Content The main contents of this course: Land use and forest cover classification, detection of spatial and temporal changes in forest resources depending on natural and human-based interventions on forest ecosystems, use of geographical information systems and remote sensing in determining spatial and temporal changes in forest resources.
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