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| ORM7353 | Biomass in Forest Ecosystems | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall 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 | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nuray MISIR | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to determine both above-ground and under-ground biomass in forest ecosystems. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Differantiate it will be use not only wood but also leaf, branch, bark, root from forests. | 1,3,6,10 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 2 : | Identify that special sampling techniques must be use. | 1,3,8,10 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 3 : | Differantiate that each components must be individually model | 1,3,6,10 | 1,3,,5 | | PO - 4 : | Estimate easily total biomass using statistical program. | 1,3,6,10 | 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 | | |
| Descriptions of components of Biomass, Under-ground biomass, Over-ground biomass, Carbon sequestration, Sampling techniques, Unit plot methods, Mean tree methods, Regression Analysis, Individualy modeling of components, Totally modelling of components |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to biomass concept | | | Week 2 | Biomass components | | | Week 3 | Above-ground biomass | | | Week 4 | Under-ground biomass | | | Week 5 | Total biomass | | | Week 6 | The methods used in biomass estimation | | | Week 7 | Regression analysis | | | Week 8 | Estimation of stem biomass | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Estimation of branch, leaf, bark biomasses | | | Week 11 | Determination and estimation of litter | | | Week 12 | Estimation of root biomass | | | Week 13 | Validation and evaluation of biomass equations | | | Week 14 | Student presentations | | | Week 15 | Evaluation and Discussion | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Woodword, S.L., 2009; Introduction to Biomes, ISBN 978-0-313-33997-4, Greenwood Publishing Group, United States of America | | | 2 | Lynch, D.R. 2009; Sustainable Forest Manaegement for Scientists and Engineers, Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13 978-0-521-89972-7, New York | | | |
| 1 | Satoo, T., Madgwick, H.A., 1982; Forest Biomasss, Springer, ISBN 978-90-247-2710-0, The Netherlands | | | 2 | Griffiths, H. and Jarvis, P.G. 2005; the Carbon Balance of forest Biomes, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 1 85996 21 49, USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 3 | 30 | | Presentation | 14 | 2014 | 3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 2014 | 3 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 4 | 20 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Ödev | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Total work load | | | 47 |
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