Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hydrobotany
Course Code: BYL310
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 hydrobotanical concepts and terminology. Aiming for students to be able to differenciate and evaluate water plant life, growth, development, reproduction, distribution mechanisms and factors affecting them in different aquatic systems and ecosystems.

Course Content

Ecological terminology, spatial concepts, concept of living populations, ecological relations and factors on distribution and growth, aquatick ecosystems and varieties, aquatic plants and environmental factors, primary and secondary plants and their classification, morphology and anatomy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Sabri KILINÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains knowledge about different water bodies and evolutionay process
2.Gains general knowledge of aquatic ecology and populations
3.Examines relationship between living organisms and environmental factors
4.Explaines sampling of different plant associations, investigation methods and evaluation of data collected
5.Commpares fonctioning and mechanisms of lentic and lotic ecosystems
6.Examines the effect of biotic and abiyotic factors on the distribution, development and spread of aquatic plants.
7.Grasps the idea behind classification of aquatic plants
8.Understands and explanation of sustainability, natural balance, conservation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course handouts
2.Hidrobotanik, Su BitkileriProf. Dr. Hüseyin Güner. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova, İZMİR, 2004
3.Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi.. Ahmet Kocataş. 2003. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova, İzmir.
4.Life in Lakes and Rivers. T.T. Macan, E.B. Worthington.Bloomsbury Books, London. 1990
5.The Natural History of Lakes. Mary J. Burgins, Pat Morris.Cambridge University press. 1987
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Properties of water, hydrological cycle, fresh, brine, saline waters and their distribution
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to aquatik plants, terminology and classification
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of aquatic systems, determination and methods of similarities and differencies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of lotik systems, parametres and determination of practical methods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Dinamics of lotic systems and definition of environmental factors
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lentic systems and their classification in relation to their origin
Week 7 - Theoretical
Physical properties of lentic water bodies and definition of effective environmental factors
Week 8 - Theoretical
Chemical properties of lentic systems and interactions with living organisms and aquatic plants
Week 9 - Theoretical
Understanding the environmental factors effecting productivity in lentic water bodies and their relationship with water plants “mid term exam”
Week 10 - Theoretical
Classification of water plants
Week 11 - Theoretical
Lentic watera and algal ecology
Week 12 - Theoretical
Seconder water plants description and their morphological features
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lotic system plants
Week 14 - Theoretical
Water edge and fringing plants
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Reading1011
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
3
4
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
OÇ-5
4
4
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OÇ-7
OÇ-8
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