SUF205 Limnology

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code SUF205
Name Limnology
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. FATMA ÇEVİK


Course Goal

Providing information about the properties and communities living in inland waters and aquatic life to gain the basic skills to work.

Course Content

Application field; characteristics of waters; aquatic organisms (algae, plankton, benthos, nekton); ecosystem, energy and productivity in inland waters; lentic and lotic ecosystems; lakes (structure, evolution, parameters, thermal stratification, water movements, classification, organisms); eutrophication; streams (characteristics, parameters, classification, organisms); limnological surveys and application technics; field works and laboratory experiments.

Course Precondition

Yok

Resources

GÖKSU, M.Z.L., 2014, LİMNOLOJİ, Akademisyen Kitapevi, ISBN-978-605-4649-96-9, Ankara, 227 s. TANYOLAÇ, J., 2004, Limnoloji. Hatiboğlu Yay., ISBN:975-752-746-6. 2.Bas., 239 s. EKİNGEN, G., 2001, Limnoloji. Mersin Üniversitesi, ISBN-975-6900-4. 208 s. WETZEL, R.G. 2017. Limnoloji, Göl ve Nehir Ekosistemleri. Çeviri editörü: ERGÖNÜL, M.B. Nobel Kitap, ISBN:978-605-320-739-9.

Notes

Internet


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Defines Inland waters (rivers, lakes, dams, ponds, lagoons, groundwater)
LO02 Classifies the internal waters, makes a limnological land study.
LO03 Gives information about the evolution, efficiency and nutrient status of lakes.
LO04 Describes the movement of water in lakes and stratification events
LO05 Distinguishes eutrophication in lakes and colored water.
LO06 Provides information on evolution, nutrient status and efficiency of rivers.
LO07 Gives information about the distribution of fish in rivers
LO08 Acquires basic skills for working in aquatic studies.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 4
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. 3
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 5
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting. 2
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication. 3
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 2
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Creating public awareness about fisheries and having the ability to ensure sustainable use of aquatic resources. 2
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Communicating oral and written effectively, participating the seminars and meetings in expertise field, following the foreign language publications. 2
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Using the informatics and communicating technology
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 3
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 2


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, definitions, application area, its history, Limnological study-phases Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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2 Water features, dissolved substances, nutrient, sampling and analysis Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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3 Inland waters, classification, wetland, Limnological study-phases, water features Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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4 Chemical properties of the lake water O2, CO2, H2S, CH4, N, P, and circulation Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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5 Energy, light and temperature, circulation-stratification-stagnation and mapping Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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6 Water movements in lakes, plankton-benthos sampling and calculation Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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7 Structure of the lake, the lake regions, the calculation of the parameters and plankton-benthos Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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8 MID-TERM EXAM Study for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Eutrophication, colored water events (red-tie, white-tie) Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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10 Food chain, lakes, evolution, efficiency, lake evaluation index (GDI) Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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11 Lakes classification (temperature, according to the geological formation), limnological study film Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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12 Aquatic organisms and their classification (way of life according to their functions) Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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13 Turkey lakes (natural, lagoon, dam lakes, ponds) and film (Lake Van) Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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14 Characteristics of streams, river-lake difference, water pollution Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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15 Rivers of fish distribution, classification, Turkey streams, film Read the relevant chapter in the book. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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16 Final Exam Study for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Final Exam Study for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
Final Exam 1 16 16
Total Workload (Hour) 78
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,12
ECTS 3 ECTS