Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Community Analysis
Course Code: BYL444
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

The aim of this course is to teach students the basic concepts of plant communities, the formation and development of plant communities, analysis methods of plant communities, classification and naming of plant communities.

Course Content

Basic concepts of plant communities, the formation and the development of plant community,methods of analysis of plant community, classification and naming of communities.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özkan EREN
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the scope of community ecology and basic concepts related to community ecology.
2.Knows the concepts of succession and climax and explains their effects on the formation and development of plant communities
3.Describes the unifying and distinguishing features of plant communities.
4.Defines vegetation sampling methods and gives examples.
5.Explains relieves and the purpose for which they will be used.
6.Explains methods of analyzing associations and plant communities.
7.Explains the classification and naming of associations and communities and gives examples.
8.Explains why different vegetation types contain different plant associations.
9.Knows the relationship and differences between the fields of Plant Sociology and Plant Systematics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kılınç,M.2007.Vejetasyon Bilimi.Palme Yayınevi,Ankara
2.Akman,Y.,Ketenoğlu,O.,Geven,F.,2001-vejetasyon Ekolojisi ve Araştırma Metodları.Ankara
3.Çetik,A.R.1973.Vejetasyon Bilimi, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The content of the community ecology, acquisition of basic concepts related to the community ecology.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The formation and the development of plant community.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Succession and climax.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examination of plant communities, sampling methods.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The types of relevies.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Unifying and diagnostic features of plant communities.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Modified Braun-Blaunquet Method 1.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Modified Braun-Blaunquet Method 2, Midterm Exam.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Preperation of vegetation tables.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis of plant communites from vegetation tables 1.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analysis of plant communites from vegetation tables 2.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analysis of associations.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Naming of associations.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The consept of base communities and naming base communities.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
4
5
3
3
OÇ-2
3
5
4
2
2
OÇ-3
5
4
4
1
2
OÇ-4
4
5
2
3
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OÇ-9
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026