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  • Course Information
  • Course Title Code Semester Laboratory+Practice (Hour) Pool Type ECTS
    Forests of Turkey ORM515 FALL 3+0 E 6
    Learning Outcomes
    1-Knows the geological-morphological structure, climate types and geobotanical character of Turkey.
    2-Knows the distribution of important forest trees in Turkey.
    3-Knows forest belts and important forest communities and their silvicultural features.
    4-Knows forest communities in Turkey and their distribution areas.
    5-To be able to establish a link between the distribution of forests in Turkey, their habitat and climate.
  • ECTS / WORKLOAD
  • ActivityPercentage

    (100)

    NumberTime (Hours)Total Workload (hours)
    Course Duration (Weeks x Course Hours)14342
    Classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14684
    Assignments4022040
    Short-Term Exams (exam + preparation) 0000
    Midterm exams (exam + preparation)0000
    Project0000
    Laboratory 0000
    Final exam (exam + preparation) 6012020
    0000
    Total Workload (hours)   186
    Total Workload (hours) / 30 (s)     6,2 ---- (6)
    ECTS Credit   6
  • Course Content
  • Week Topics Study Metarials
    1 Introduction, definitions, principles of silviculture. R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    2 Geological and morphological structure and climate types of Turkey R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    3 Geobotanical characteristics of Turkey (Flora of Turkey, Phytogeographic regions) R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    4 Distribution of main tree species of Turkey R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    5 Euxin and sub-euxin forests of Northern Anatolia R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    6 East Thrace steppe forest regions, Pubescent oak steppe forest areas in Middle Anatolia R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    7 East Anatolia steppe forests R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    8 South-east Anatolia steppe forests R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    9 Mediterranean forest zones of South Anatolia (Taurus and Amanos) R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    10 Mediterranean Aegean region R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    11 Silvicultural results R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    12 Euxin and sub-euxin forests of Northern Anatolia R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    13 Habitat and community diversity R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    14 Forest genetics, productivity and silvicultural results of anthropogenic effects R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7.
    Prerequisites None
    Language of Instruction Turkish
    Responsible Prof. Dr. M. Nuri ÖNER
    Instructors

    1-)Profesör Dr. Muhammed Nuri Öner

    Assistants
    Resources R1. Mayer, H., Aksoy, H.(1998) Türkiye?nin ormanları, Batı Karadeniz Ormancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Muhtelif Yayın No: 1, Bolu. R2. Akman, Y., (1995) Türkiye Orman Vejetasyonu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü, Ankara. R3. Akman, Y. (1993) Biyocoğrafya, Palme Yayınları, Ankara. R4. Atalay, İ., (1994) Türkiye Vejetasyon Coğrafyası, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir. R5. Daniel, T.W., Helms, J.A., Baker, F.S. (1979) Principles of Silviculture, McGraw-Hill series in forest resources, 500 p., New York. R6. Oliver, C.D., Larson, B.C. (1996) Forest Stand Dynamics, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., 519 p., New York. R7. Smith, D.M., Larson B.C., Kelty, M.J., Ashton P. Mark S. (1997) The Practice of Silviculture (Applied Forest Ecology), John Wiley&Sons, Inc., 537 p., New York.
    Supplementary Book -
    Goals The main aim of this course is to enable students to show forest zones and their distribution in Turkey and examine their silvicultural characteristics.
    Content Introductions. Concepts, principles of silviculture. Vegetation and climate in Euxine forest zones, northwestern Euxine forests, middle Euxine forests, eastern Euxine forests. Steppe forest region in eastern Thrace. Quercus pubescens steppe forest region in interior Anatolia. Eastern Anatolia steppe forest region. Southeastern Anatolia steppe forest region. Mediterranean forest zones in southern Anatolia, Aegean region. Silvicultural results.
  • Program Learning Outcomes
  • Program Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
    1 Must learn the methods of both improving the basic sciences and engineering knowledge and obtaining new knowledges at a level of expertise -
    2 Must be able to design, develop, and apply methods and experiments at advanced level to solve forestry problems, and analyses and interpret their results -
    3 Must be able to provide solutions for the country?s forestry and environmental problems by considering global, public and ecosystem conditions -
    4 Must be able to setup interdisciplinary approach to reach an advanced solution for forestry problems -
    5 Must be able to act in an advanced level of professional ethics and responsibility during the identification and resolution of problems encountered in forestry -
    6 Must be able to do the task in a single or multi-disciplinary working groups, and be able to show effective communication -
    7 Must have the ability to effective use of both information technologies and a foreign language at an advanced level -
    8 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 -
    9 Must be able to use the tools and techniques required for forestry applications at an advanced level -
    10 Must be able to think, interpret, analyse and synthesize forestry practices at an advanced level by using a three dimensional perspective -
    11 Must be able to research and survey any kinds of natural resources and event, and write advanced reliable reports by using the achieved findings -
    12 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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