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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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The historical bacground of soil ecology
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K1 Chapter 1
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2
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Primary production processes in soil
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K1 Chapter 2
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3
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Secondary production processes in soil:Microbial diversity
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K1 Chapter3
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4
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Secondary production processes in soil: effect of microbs on ecosystem processes
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K1 Chapter 4
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5
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Secondary production processes in soil: diversity of microfauna
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K4 Chapter 2
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6
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Secondary production processes in soil:diversity of mesofuna
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K2 Chapter 3
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7
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Secondary production processes in soil: diversity of macrofauna
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K2 Chapter 4
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8
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Litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystem
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K2 Chapter 5
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9
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Nutrient cycling
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K1 Chapter 5
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10
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Soil food web
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K1 Chapter 6
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11
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Soil biodiversity and linkages to soil processes
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K1 Chapter 7
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12
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Laboratory and field exercises in soil ecology I
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K1 Chapter 9
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13
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Laboratory and field exercises in soil ecology II
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K1 Chapter 9
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14
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Laboratory and field exercises in soil ecology III
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K1 Chapter 9
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Asoc. Prof. Dr. Meriç Çakır
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Ebru Gül
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Resources
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K1 Coleman, D. C., D. A. Crossley, and P. F. Hendrix. 2004. Fundamentals of soil ecology. Academic press, USA.
K2 Lavelle, P., and A. V. Spain. 2001. Soil ecology. Kluwer Academic.
K3 Killham, K. 1994. Soil ecology. Cambridge University Press.
K4 Wall, D. H., R. D. Bardgett, V. Behan-Pelletier, J. E. Herrick, T. H. Jones, K. Ritz, and J. Six. 2012. Soil ecology and ecosystem services. Oxford University Press.
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Supplementary Book
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Goals
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The main purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the processes occurring in the soil and the mutual relations of living things that are effective in these processes. It is to explain the diversity of soil organisms and their effects on ecosystem functions. In addition, teaching methods applied in laboratory and field studies.
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Content
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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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5
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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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4
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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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3
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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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4
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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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4
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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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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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4
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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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