BYL648 - PLANKTON ECOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANKTON ECOLOGY | BYL648 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Experiment | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Nuray Akbulut | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the the chemical and physical variables on the planktonic organisms seasonal distribution; Succession in the plankton communities; The role of competition, food, fish and other predators in zooplankton succession; Primary productivity, winkler and C14 methods; Secondary productivity and methods of the calculation; Biomass and Biovolum calculations on the zooplanktonic organisms. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | General aspect of the zooplanktonic organisms; The importance of the physical and chemicals in freshwater ecosystem; succession; The importance of the physical and chemicals in Zooplankton succession ; The affect of competition; The importance of the algae in Zooplankton succession; The importance of the fish and other predators in Zooplankton succession; Primary productivity and the methods Winkler and C14; Biyomass and biyovolüm; Secondary productivity and affected parameters. | |||||
| References | Ulrich Sommer, Plankton Ecology Succession in Plankton Communities, Springer-Verlag 1989, 369p. ?John A. Downing, A Manual on Methods for the Assessment of Secondary Productivity in Fresh Waters,1982, Blackwell Scientific Publications 484p . ?Wetzel, 1983, Limnology, Michigan State University, 767 pp., USA ?Sommer, U., 1989, Plankton Ecology: Succession in Plankton Communities, 369 pp. USA | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General aspect of planktonic organisms(T) Microscobic studies of zooplankton (P) |
| Week 2 | Physico-chemical parameters of water(T) Caunting methods of zooplankton (P) |
| Week 3 | Succession (T) Length-weight measuments of zooplankton (P) |
| Week 4 | The importance of the physical and chemicals in Zooplankton succession (T) Calculation of the biomass and biovolume (P) |
| Week 5 | The importance of the competition in Zooplankton succession (T) Field studies (P) |
| Week 6 | 1st Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Sample studies on the zooplankton sucession.(T) Egg, larvae and adult caunting of samples (P) |
| Week 8 | The importance of the algae in Zooplankton succession (T) The incubation of the rotifera egg to measure development time (P) |
| Week 9 | The importance of the fish and other predators in Zooplankton succession (T) Biovolume calculations of rotifers (P) |
| Week 10 | Primary productivity and calculation methods (T) Dry weight of Cladocera and copepoda (P) |
| Week 11 | Winkler and C14 methods.(T) To measure chl-a (P) |
| Week 12 | 2nd Midterm exam |
| Week 13 | Secondary productivity and affected parameters (T) Discuss of the secondary productivity methods (P) |
| Week 14 | Sample studies on the secondary productivity (T) To measur primary productivity and winkler methods (P) |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 15 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 15 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 47 | 64 | 256 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines by using scientific methods to analyse and interpret it. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and synthesize new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Gain ability to solve problems in his/her using research methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Gain ability to conduct study independently required in his/her field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve complex problems in the field of specialization | X | ||||
| 7. Uses acquired proficiency level knowledge and skills in processes of learning in his/her field | X | ||||
| 8. Uses computer software with computer technologies that is required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting and applying the data in his/her field | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates the important events and cases by minding the results which take part in the development of his/her field | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest