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| ORM7214 | Insect Ecology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Kadir Alperen COŞKUNER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide a synthesis of ecological principles with an applied interpretation. To offer education in ecology, ranging from the individual to the ecology of populations, communities and ecosystems. To offer cover theory as well as ecological methods for field and laboratory research and also include the application of ecological knowledge for pest control and conservation of biodiversity. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | acquire a broad-based knowledge of the principles of ecology at the levels of populations, communities, ecosystems, and landscapes. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | understand of the principles of ecology, illustrated by focusing on the interaction of insects with the biotic and abiotic components of the environment. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | understand of the relationship between principles of insect ecology and the scientific and applied charges of entomology. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | have a functional vocabulary of ecological terms and concepts. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 5 : | provide a fundamental background in ecology adequate for more advanced study of basic and applied principles of ecology. | 3,4 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Population, population dynamics, population system overview, population state variables, interactions of insects and their environment; species interactions (concept of the niche, competition) , predation and parasitism, herbivory (plant defense mechanisms) , mutualism, commensalism, neutralism, protocooperation, relative abundance, species diversity, trophic structure, models of population growth; factors responsible for changes in the distribution and abundance of insects; concept of unitary and modular organisms; population cycles and insect outbreaks; simulation of population dynamics; applications; ecosystem structure (production, consumption, decomposition, abiotic storage) , integrating variables (energy in ecosystems, nutrient cycling in ecosystems) , roles of insects in ecosystems; concept of landscape ecology, landscape structure (patches, corridors, matrix, network) , concept of ecotope, effects of insects in natural landscapes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Population, population dynamics, population system overview, population state variables
| | | Week 2 | Interactions of insects and their environment
| | | Week 3 | Species interactions (concept of the niche, competition), predation and parasitism, herbivory (plant defense mechanisms)
| | | Week 4 | Mutualism, commensalism, neutralism, protocooperation, relative abundance
| | | Week 5 | Species diversity, trophic structure, models of population growth
| | | Week 6 | Factors responsible for changes in the distribution and abundance of insects
| | | Week 7 | Concept of unitary and modular organisms
| | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Population cycles and insect outbreaks | | | Week 10 | Simulation of population dynamics
| | | Week 11 | Applications
| | | Week 12 | Ecosystem structure (production, consumption, decomposition, abiotic storage) | | | Week 13 | Integrating variables (energy in ecosystems, nutrient cycling in ecosystems)
| | | Week 14 | Roles of insects in ecosystems
| | | Week 15 | Concept of landscape ecology, landscape structure (patches, corridors, matrix, network), concept of ecotope, effects of insects in natural landscapes
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Price, P.W., 1997. Insect Ecology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. NY, 874p | | | |
| 1 | Schowalter T.D., 2006. Insect Ecology. An Ecosystem Approach. 2nd ed. Elsevier Science and Technology, NY, 576p. | | | 2 | Berryman, A.A., 1986. Population dynamics of forest insects In Forest Insects: principles and practice of population management. Plenum Press, NY. Pp. 51-77. | | | 3 | Pedigo, L.P., 2002. Economic decision levels for pest populations in Entomology and Pest Management. Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall, NJ. Pp. 255-287 (Chapter 7). | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 11/04/2016 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 28/05/2016 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 155 |
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