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Course Name	Turkish	Kutup Ekosistemlerinin Ekolojisi
	English	Ecology of Polar Ecosystems
Course Code	KTB 505E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Sevil Deniz Yakan Dündar
Course Objectives		1. To obtain a basic knowledge of the physical conditions in the oceans, coastal areas, and estuaries. 2. To learn about how the structure and function of polar aquatic and marine ecosystems are influenced by physical and chemical parameters e.g. temperatures, freshwater input (salinity), nutrients levels, light conditions and ice cover. 3. To learn about the processes, structures and biological communities in different polar aquatic and marine environments e.g. ocean, fjords, streams and lakes and how they are affected by snow and glacial melt. 4. To understand the basic physical process relevant for the biological processes. 5. To understand how structure and function in the polar marine environment is controlled by the physical conditions.
Course Description		Marine ecology, marine ecosystems, ecology of ecosystems, polar aquatic and marine ecosystems, physical and chemical conditions in different polar aquatic environments with their influences and functions on the biotic processes in these environments, the structure of Polar aquatic food webs, abiotic conditions (currents, freshwater input, salinity and nutrients) in the Polar marine areas and their influence on the ecosystem processes.
Course Outcomes		M.Sc./Ph.D. students who successfully pass this course gain knowledge, skill and competency in the following subjects; 1. Describe how physical, chemical and biological factors and processes vary globally, regionally and locally in marine ecosystems. 2. Describe how physical, chemical and biological factors affect the interactions between organisms, their distribution and population dynamics. 3. Describe the organization and functioning of ecosystems. 4. Interpret how the key abiotic factors influence the distribution of organisms in polar aquatic and marine environments. 5. Identify the physical components that are relevant in relation to the biological processes of interest. 6. Describe the basic interactions between the physical conditions and the biological processes in different polar aquatic and marine environments. 7. Critically evaluate scientific literature.
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