Information Package / Course Catalogue
Stream Ecology
Course Code: SUM425
Course Type: Non Departmental 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

Studying the ecology of wetlands, stagnant and flowing system of state water bodies located in terrestrial systems

Course Content

They gain characteristic chemical properties of stegnant water and rivers by being affected from land in which they take place . This closely affects plant and animal life . Within this course, it will be analysed changes in water chemistry, and how it is influenced by climate, land, the way of using land areas and humanity and how it affects, the reasons of changes in features of aquatic life, lakes and rivers

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Teaching physical, chemical and biological features of the river
2.To have information on the organisms living in rivers
3.Being learned what the affecting water chemistry on the biological cycle are
4.Being learned what the dangerous factor for rivers are
5.Knowing the environmental factors those affect a river ecosystem
Recommended or Required Reading
1.The ecology of freshwater phytoplankton. C.S. Reynolds, 1984
2.… Ecology of freshwaters. Brian Moss, 1991. Other books and internet
3.Textbook of Limnology. Gerald A. Cole. 1983
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and definitions of the lake and river ecology
Week 2 - Theoretical
The formation of the lake, classification, sedimentary structure, identification of aquatic ecosystems and elements
Week 3 - Theoretical
Habitat types and communities
Week 4 - Theoretical
Energy flow and production in wetland ecosystems
Week 5 - Theoretical
The origin of the lake, their effects on the aquatic life of shapes and sizes
Week 6 - Theoretical
General evaluatian
Week 7 - Theoretical
The formation and properties of lotic systems, Production, Consumption and Fragmentation Reactions
Week 8 - Theoretical
The effects of light on living life in lakes and rivers
Week 9 - Theoretical
Seasonal changes in climate and their effects on lentic and lotic systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Relationships between lentic and lotic systems and heat energy
Week 11 - Theoretical
In aquatic systems carbon dioxide, oxygen, alkalinity and pH changes and relation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Redox, metals, nutrients and organic matter cycle
Week 13 - Theoretical
usage and problems of wetlands
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
3
3
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3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026