Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Assoc. Prof. Filiz YILDIZ AKGÜL

Lymnology

Course Code	: SUM208
Course Type	: Required
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 the concept of limnological terminology as well as physical, chemical and biological features and interactions of freshwater water, wetland and rivers. To teach biological activities of freshwaters and effect of environmental factors and their pressure on changing those ecosystems

Course Content

History of limnology, relationship between water, freshwater biota and environmental factors and their mechanism. Characteristics and similarity and diiferances of lotic and lentic ecosystems. Pressures on freshwters and pollution problem. Water management.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	To undestand basic limnological terminology and concepts
2.	To be able to recocnise water life and biota and roughly assesing the water quality by using this information
3.	To be able to understand population dynamics of freshwaters and their strycture and functioning
4.	Being able to classify freshwater according to their physical and chemical features
5.	Knowing environmental factors affect to the lentic systems

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Instructor's lecture notes
2.	Limnoloji (tatlısu Bilimi) Prof. Dr. Jülide Tanyolaç. Hatiboğlu kitap evi.
3.	C.F. Mason. Biology of Pollution. 2nd ed. 1991. Longman scientific & technical

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course content, its importance, methods and needs

Week 2 - Theoretical

Natural ecosystems and history of limnology

Week 3 - Theoretical

Physical features of water and hydrological cycle

Week 4 - Theoretical

Classification and classification criteria of inland waters

Week 5 - Theoretical

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

Week 6 - Theoretical

Physical characteristics: light, heath, thermal stratification, classification of lakes according to stratification,

Week 7 - Theoretical

Physical characteristics: Effect of water temperature on water life, transparency and turbidity, water movements

Week 8 - Theoretical

Physical characteristics: Effect of water temperature on water life, transparency and turbidity, water movements

Week 9 - Theoretical

Chemical characteristics of water: Dissolved gases and matter, inorganic and organic matter in water, vitamins

Week 10 - Theoretical

Ecological classification of lakes: Benthic, limnetic and littoral zones and features.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Ecological classification of lakes: Planktons and their classification, benthoz, periphyton, neuston, psammon, necton and their characteristics

Week 12 - Theoretical

Limnological classification of lakes: Oligotrophic, mesotrophic, eutrophic, distrophic

Week 13 - Theoretical

Rivers, classification, river basin, physical and chemical features and food chain in rivers

Week 14 - Theoretical

Classification of freshwater organisms, procaryotes, protists, water plants and benthic organisms

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	4	1	5
Final Examination	1	7	1	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				69

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
OÇ-1	4
OÇ-2	4
OÇ-3	4
OÇ-4	4
OÇ-5	4

Person Responsible for Information Package

Assoc. Prof. Filiz YILDIZ AKGÜL