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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Definition, history and development of plant sociology.
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R1, C1, P 1-10
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2
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Plant life forms of Raunkiaer (Plant life forms)
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R1, C6, P 134-143
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3
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Physiognomic-ecological classification of plant formations in the world.
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R2, C1, P 4-12
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4
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Effective internal and external factors in formation of plant communities.
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R1, C2, P 18-26
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5
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Factors effecting competition ability of plants
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R1, C2, P 11-17
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6
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Physiological-ecological amplitude, important characteristics of plant communities
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R4, C4, P 77-110
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7
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Vegetation sampling for plant community determination with Braun-Blanquet method
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R1, C2, P 37-52
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8
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Vegetation sampling in sample areas (plant composition, cover degree, vitality, layers)
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R1, C3, P 31-42
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9
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Evaluation vegetation sampling with tabulation system
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R4, C7, P 245-255
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10
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Evaluation vegetation sampling with tabulation system
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R4, C7, P 255-265
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11
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Evaluation vegetation sampling with tabulation system
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R4, C7, P 265-275
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12
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Classification of plant communities, basic units of plant communities, character species, differential species, dominant species.
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R1, C6, P 96-105
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13
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Community development-Community dynamic (phenology, fluctuation, succession), Community history, community ecology
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R3, C3, P 26-33
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14
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Plant sociology in practice
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R4, C10, P 332-336
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Prerequisites
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None
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Prof. Dr. M. Nuri ÖNER
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Instructors
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1-)Doktor Öğretim Üyesi Figen Çakır
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Assistants
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Resources
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K1 Kılınç, M. (2005) Bitki Sosyolojisi (Vejetasyon Bilimi). Palme Yayıncılık .ISBN: 975-8982-28-1. Ankara 284s.
K2. Akman, Y., Ketenoğlu, O., Geven F. (2001) Vejetasyon Ekolojisi ve araştırma Metodoları, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, ISBN: 975-97436-1-2 , Ankara. 341s.
K3 B. Blanquet . (1932) . Plant Sociology, by J. Braun Blanquet. Inc, U.S.A. 601s.
K4. Kent, M., Coker, P. (1992) Vegetation Description and Analysis, by John Wiley & Sons. Inc, U.S.A.363s
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Supplementary Book
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Goals
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The aim of the course is enable students to understand determination of different plant communities and vegetation types, acquaint students with methods and approaches for this purpose.
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Content
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Resources and growth. Characteristics of plant community. Competition. Physiological and ecological behavior. Characteristics of competition. Important characteristics of plant community. Research areas of forest vegetation and their description. Systematic of community. Basic units of plant community and their description. Determination and assessment of vegetation. Distribution, development, history and ecology of community. Experimental and applied plant sociology.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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1
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Must learn the methods of both improving the basic sciences and engineering knowledge and obtaining new knowledges at a level of expertise
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2
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Must be able to design, develop, and apply methods and experiments at advanced level to solve forestry problems, and analyses and interpret their results
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3
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3
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Must be able to provide solutions for the country?s forestry and environmental problems by considering global, public and ecosystem conditions
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4
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Must be able to setup interdisciplinary approach to reach an advanced solution for forestry problems
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5
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Must be able to act in an advanced level of professional ethics and responsibility during the identification and resolution of problems encountered in forestry
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6
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Must be able to do the task in a single or multi-disciplinary working groups, and be able to show effective communication
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7
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Must have the ability to effective use of both information technologies and a foreign language at an advanced level
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8
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Must be able to describe, foresee and solve the current problems in the fields of forestry and other related problems at advanced level brought by current global developments
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9
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Must be able to use the tools and techniques required for forestry applications at an advanced level
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3
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10
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Must be able to think, interpret, analyse and synthesize forestry practices at an advanced level by using a three dimensional perspective
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11
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Must be able to research and survey any kinds of natural resources and event, and write advanced reliable reports by using the achieved findings
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4
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12
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Must be able to understand the necessity of life-long learning at an advanced level, and to be able to use the methods that keeps obtained knowledge up date
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