Information Package / Course Catalogue
Population and Community Ecology
Course Code: BİO629
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

the purpose of this course is to ensure the students understanding the ecology of population and community

Course Content

population concept, population size, population density, types and rate of population growth, mortality and fecundity rate, life tables, age structure and sex ratio of population, regulation of populations, Intraspecific and interspecific competition, predation, parasitism, community concept, trophic structure, dominance, ecological succession, food webs, biodiversity

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Fatih Mehmet ŞİMŞEK
Learning Outcomes
1.1. the student is able to learn the concept of population
2.2. the student is able to learn the concept of community
3.3. the student is able to learn the properties of the population
4.4. the student is able to learn the properties of the community
5.5. the student is able to comprehend the ecology of populations and communities
6.6. the student is able to comprehend the importance of food webs in ecosystems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Begon, M., 1. Mortimer,M., Thompson, D.J., (2000) Populatıon Ecology, Blackwell Science, ISBN-0-632-03478-5.
2.2. Morin, P. J,(1999) Community Ecology, Blackwell Science,ISBN-0-86542-350-4.
3.3. Kikkava, J., Anderson, D., (1986) Community Ecology: Pattern and Process, Blackwell Science,ISBN-0-86793-264-3.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
population concept
Week 2 - Theoretical
ecological niche
Week 3 - Theoretical
population size, population dynamics
Week 4 - Theoretical
population growth curves, population mortality and fecundity rate
Week 5 - Theoretical
nature of intraspecific competition, density-dependent population regulation
Week 6 - Theoretical
interspecific competition
Week 7 - Theoretical
predation, parasitism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Habitat and niche (midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
community structure and concept
Week 10 - Theoretical
habitat selection
Week 11 - Theoretical
trophic structure
Week 12 - Theoretical
food webs
Week 13 - Theoretical
ecological succession
Week 14 - Theoretical
biodiversity and dominance
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment310236
Seminar210224
Term Project115217
Reading41420
Quiz43116
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination1639
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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4
2
4
3
3
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2
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3
3
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3
3
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3
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4
OÇ-6
3
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2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026