Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ecology of Lakes And Rivers
Course Code: ZSU525
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
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
1.1. Teaching physical, chemical and biological features of the river
2.2. Being learned what the environmental factors affecting stagnant water and rivers are
3.3. Being learned what the affecting water chemistry on the biological cycle are
4.4. Being learned what the dangerous factor for rivers are
5.To have information about eutrophication control
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. The ecology of freshwater phytoplankton. C.S. Reynolds, 1984
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
The formation and properties of lotic systems, Production, Consumption and Fragmentation Reactions
Week 7 - Theoretical
The effects of light on living life in lakes and rivers
Week 8 - Theoretical
Seasonal changes in climate and their effects on lentic and lotic systems
Week 9 - Theoretical
Seasonal changes in climate and their effects on lentic and lotic systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
The relationship between heat energy with lentic and lotic systems
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 review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment140040
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
4
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026