Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Esin POYRAZOĞLU

Prof. Nazan ÜZÜM

Prof. Özkan EREN

Assoc. Prof. Fatma BURSALI

Lec. Derya ULUĞ

Limnology

Course Code	: BYL329
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

To teach basic limnological terminology and concepts, features of lotic and lentic systems, water chemistry and ıts effect on aquatic organisms, organisms living in water and physical, chemical and biological factors affecting them.

Course Content

Basic limnological concepts, wetland ecosystems and their classification, concepts on aquatic organisms and their ecological interactions with environmental factors. Freshwater pollution and classification of pollution. Methods and approaches to control and prevent water pollution

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Sabri KILINÇ

Learning Outcomes

1.	Able to comprehend the history of limnology
2.	To gain knowledge of basic concept and definitions of limnology
3.	To learn about the echological factors and reletionship between organisms in aquatic systems
4.	To gain knowledge aquatic populations and their structural features
5.	To gain knowledge about dinamics and affecting factors of aquatic populations (plants and animals)
6.	To copmrehend knowledge about the factors that effect aquatic food chain, growth and development, seasonal cycles
7.	To have information about the features of lakes and rivers with different trophic status
8.	To understand and analyzes the Causes and control of eutrophication

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Lecturer Handouts
2.	Limnology; Lake and river ecosystems. 3rd ed. Robert G. Wetzel. 2001. Academic pres.
3.	Biology of pollution. C.F. Mason. 2nd ed. 1991. Longman scientific & Technical
4.	Ecology of Freshwaters, Man and Medium. 1998 2nd ed. Brian Moss. Blackwell scientific pub.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Natural ecosystems and history of limnology

Week 2 - Theoretical

Physical characteristics of water and hydrological cycle

Week 3 - Theoretical

Classification of inland waters and classification criteria

Week 4 - Theoretical

Lakes: creation, evolution, classification according to their origin, morphological features and lake parametres

Week 5 - Theoretical

Physical features of lakes: Light, temperature, thermal stratification, classification of lakes according to their water temperature

Week 6 - Theoretical

Physical features of lakes: water temperature and its effect on living organisms, transparency and turbidity, water movements

Week 7 - Theoretical

Chemical properties of lake waters: Dissolved gases, dissolved matter (organic, inorganic), vitamins

Week 8 - Theoretical

Ecological classification of lakes: Benthic, limnetic zones properties, planktons and their classification, Benthoz, periphyton, neuston, psammon, necton.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Limnological classification of lakes: oligothrophic, mesotrophic, eutrophic, dystrophic lakes and characteristics

Week 10 - Theoretical

Lentic systems, classification, river basins, parametres, physical and chemical properties and food chain

Week 11 - Theoretical

Classification of freshwater organisms, procaryots, protists, aquatic plants and animals

Week 12 - Theoretical

Freshwater ecosystems, energy flow and productivity

Week 13 - Theoretical

Inland water pollution, types, effet on aquatic life, pollution control, limnological investigation methods and apparatus

Week 14 - Theoretical

Eutrophication, Causes,Water chemistry and ıts effect on living organisms, example of eutrophication from different echosystems of the World, determining the trophic status and its mechanisms and methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	11	1	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				79

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