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| ORM5480 | Fire Ecology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul BİLGİLİ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To acquaint students with the ecological role of fires in forest ecosystems. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define the concept of fire ecology and explain its importance in understanding the functioning of fire dependent ecosystems | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 2 : | examine and explain the effect of fire on vegetation and soil properties | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 3 : | discuss fire as a disturbance agent in many ecosystems | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 4 : | explain and discuss species adaptations to fire (plant succession) and illustrate it using a schematic model. | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 5 : | formulate prescription for the use of fire as a management tool (controlled and prescribed burning) | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 6 : | understand and discuss the effect of global climate change on forest fires | 2,3,7 | 1,3,5, | | 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 | | |
| The concept of fire ecology, forest fires as an ecological entity, the role of fires in the formation and maintenance of forest ecosystems, the relationship between forest and fire, the effects of fires on plants, soil, weather and wildlife, The use of fires as a management tool, controlled and prescribed burnings. The effect of climate change on wildland fires, and future fire scenarios under expected climate change conditions. Impacts, adaptation and mitigation of climate change. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Fuels, Topography, Climate | | | Week 2 | Natural and Cultural Fire environment | | | Week 3 | Fire Behavior and Fuel Characteristics | | | Week 4 | Fire effects on Plants: From Individuals to Landscape | | | Week 5 | Fire effects on animals: from Individuals to Landscapes | | | Week 6 | Fire Effects on Soil | | | Week 7 | Fire Regimes and Fire History | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Succession | | | Week 10 | Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems and Our Country;
The relationship between People and Fire | | | Week 11 | Prescribed fires, Ignition and Burning Techniques | | | Week 12 | Analyzing Major Forest Fires
| | | Week 13 | Climate change and wildland fires | | | Week 14 | Presentations of Students? project | | | Week 15 | Presentations of Students? project | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Robert J. Whelan. 1995. The Ecology of Fire (Cambridge Studies in Ecology). Cambridge University Press, U.K. | | | |
| 1 | Sara E. Jensen and Guy R. McPherson. 2008. Living with Fire: Fire Ecology and Policy for the Twenty-first Century. California University Pres. USA | | | 2 | James Agee. 1995. Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests Washington D.C | | | 3 | Arno, Stephen F., Allison-Bunnell, Steven, 2002. Flames in Our Forest : Disaster or Renewal?, Pages: 249 Publisher: Island Press. | | | 4 | Edward A. Johnson, Kiyoko Miyanishi, 2001. Forest fires : behavior and ecological effects, 594 p., San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, Inc. | | | 5 | Omi, Philip N., 2005. Forest fires : a reference handbook. 347 p., Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO | | | 6 | Pyne, Stephen J., 2001. Fire : a brief history. 204 p. Seattle : University of Washington Press | | | 7 | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): 2001, Climate Change 2001 The Scientific Basis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 12/11/2009 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13
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15 | 16/12/2009
24/12/2009
31/12/2009 | 10 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2010 | 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 | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 2 | 14 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Ödev | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Proje | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 209 |
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