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| ORM4004 | Fire Ecology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul BİLGİLİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To teach the effects of fires on forest ecosystems. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explain the ecological principles and their relation to fire. | 3,11 | | | LO - 2 : | Describe general terminology, methods and concepts in fire ecology. | 3,11 | | | LO - 3 : | Describe the effects of fires on soil, fuels, vegetation and wildlife and discuss them in terms of cause and effect. | 3,11 | | | LO - 4 : | Describe some plant and animal evolutionary responses to fire, and the tolerance (or intolerance) of plants and animals to fire as an ecological factor. | 3,11 | | | LO - 5 : | Describe the relationship between fires and forest ecosystems and use fires according to their own purposes and needs. | 3,11 | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| An introduction to fire ecology. Fire and ecosystems. Ecological principles and their relationship to fire. Fire regime and ecological consequences. Fire effects on soil, water and air. Fire effects on wildlife. Fire effects on vegetation. Fires as a natural process in forests.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to forest fires and common terms. | | | Week 2 | Introduction to fire ecology. | | | Week 3 | Ecological principles and their relation to fire. | | | Week 4 | Fire effects on soil, water and air. Fire effects on wildlife. Fire effects on vegetation. Fires as a natural process in forests. | | | Week 5 | Fire history. | | | Week 6 | Fire regimes. | | | Week 7 | Forest ecosystems and fires (species adaptations and regeneration strategies. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam. | | | Week 9 | Fire, nutrients and wildlife. | | | Week 10 | Succession. | | | Week 11 | Patch dynamics in forest ecosystems. | | | Week 12 | Determination of biodiversity and species indices in forest ecosystems. | | | Week 13 | Presentations of students project. | | | Week 14 | End-of-term exam. | | | |
| 1 | Bilgili E. 2009. Orman Koruma Ders Notları, Trabzon. | | | 2 | Chandler, C. ; Cheney, P. ; Thomas, P. ; Trabaud, L. , 1991. Fire In Forestry, Volume II, Forest Fire Behavior and Effects. John Wiley and Sons. | | | 3 | Edward A. Johnson, Kiyoko Miyanishi, 2001. Forest fires : behavior and ecological effects, 594 p., San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, Inc. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 04/04/2019 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 25/05/2019 | 0,30 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 14 | 13/06/2019 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 80 |
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