COURSE SYLLABUS

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

1	Course Title:	FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL4111
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. NURHAYAT DALKIRAN
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nurhayat DALKIRAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: dalkiran@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 1866 Uludag University Faculty of Arts and Science Department of Biology Gorukle Campus, Nilufer/BURSA 16059 e-mail: dalkiran@uludag.edu.tr Phone: 0 224 294 1866
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide the students with an understanding of the applied and theoretical aspects of freshwater systems. The goals are to teach the types of freshwater organisms and freshwater ecosystems, and community structure in freshwater ecosystems is affected by predation, competition and mutualism
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describes the basic concepts of freshwater ecology.;
2	Obtains information about freshwater ecosystems and extreme freshwater habitat types.;
3	Understand the importance of the population dynamics, food chain and adaptations on aquatic ecosystems.;
4	Obtains information about the effects of eutrophication on freshwater ecosystems and diversity of freshwater organisms;
5	Obtains information about human impact problems on freshwater ecosystems and their solutions.;
6	Takes responsibility for the protection of freshwater ecosystems.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to freshwater ecology; classification of freshwater ecosystems, general approaches to freshwater ecosystems, the ecosystems of lakes and reservoirs, rivers and streams, wetlands and ground waters,
2	Physical and Chemical factors and their effects on the ecology of freshwater organisms; aquatic chemistry controlling nutrient cycling: redox and oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus and other nutrients.
3	Types of freshwater organisms; microorganisms, plants and animals.
4	Biodiversity of freshwaters; temporal and spatial factors influencing evolution of freshwater organisms, local distribution of species invasions of nonnative species, extinction
5	Behavior and interactions among microorganisms and invertebrates; feeding and habitat adaptations on freshwater ecosystems, competition
6	Predation and food webs; Nonpredatory interspesific interactions among plants and animals in freshwater communities
7	repetition of subjects
8	Trophic state and eutrophication, the impact of eutrophication on aquatic organisms and their diversity
9	Unusual or extreme aquatic habitats; adaptations to extremes, hot springs, cold habitats, temporary waters, the water surface layer, ultraoligotrophic habitats
10	The examples of some special freshwater habitats in Turkey and whole world;
11	Human influence on freshwater ecosystems, effects of toxic chemicals, acid rains,
12	Management of freshwater ecosystems
13	What is water regime, results of changes in water regime, the factors that the influence of water regime,; human impact, climate change
14	The effects of Climate change on freshwater ecosystems

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Dodds, W.K. 2002. Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications. Academic Press. Closs, G. B. Downes and A. Boulton (2006). Freshwater Ecology: A Scientific Introduction. Blackwell Publishing, 221p.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	1	10	10
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	15	15
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			130
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,83
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ3	PQ6	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	0	3	0	0	0
LO2	0	3	0	0	0
LO3	0	5	0	0	0
LO4	0	4	0	0	0
LO5	0	5	0	0	0
LO6	3	5	2	2	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High