Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TAB-23-124MEADOW AND PASTURE ECOLOGYElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • to teach meadow pasture ecology • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of meadow-pasture-animal relationships • to give students the opportunity to measuring and interpreting atmosphere, temperature, light, soil, ground water, biotic factors, plant communities and the relationships between them in pasture. • to enable students develop the ability of having information about the effects on the pasture ecosystem of the fire, pasture status, the factors that affect natural vegetation.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Süleyman TEMEL
Learning Outcomes
1Effectively be able to define the relationships of living and nonliving factors that affect the determination and limitation the formation of products expected from them
2Able to explain the ecological factors, especially on the effects of grazing and cutting on pasture vegetation
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Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• The causes and the solutions of deterioration of degeneration and vegetation. • The effects on the formation and the development of Meadow and pasture • meadow and pasture vegetation.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The definition and the relationship with other disciplines of meadow and pasture ecology
2Flow of energy and nutrient cycle in meadow and pasture
3Ecological factors
4The effects of temperature on meadow pasture vegetations
5The effects of water on meadow pasture vegetations
6The effects of light on meadow pasture vegetations
7The effects of chemical factors on meadow pasture vegetations
8Midterm exam
9The effects of topographical factors on meadow pasture vegetations
10The effects of biotic factors on meadow pasture vegetations
11Flexibility of vegetation on meadow pasture
12Development of under soil and organic matter accumulation on meadow pasture
13Aging and the re-development of meadow pasture vegetation
14Climax vegetation and it's elements
15The effects of grazing on meadow pasture vegetation
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Altın, M., Gökkuş, A., Koç., A., 2011. Çayır ve Mera Yönetimi (Genel İlkeler). Tarım ve İşleri Bakanlığı Yayınları. Ankara Gençkan, M.S. 1985. Çayır Mera Kültürü Amenajmanı ve Islahı. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları 483. Bornova, İzmir.. Bakır, Ö. Çayır Mera Amenajmanı. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi yayınları 992, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures13030
Practice13030
Discussion13030
Field Trip13030
Seminar13030
Self Study13030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
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