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Course Name	Turkish	Ekosistem Ekolojisi
	English	Ecosystem Ecology
Course Code	YSB 606E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	2	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ömer Yetemen
Course Objectives		1. Introduce student to systems approach in ecology; 2. Develop an understanding of limitations of ecosystem paradigm; 3. Develop an awareness of theoretical, observational and experimental approaches and ongoing efforts to build required research infrastuctures; 4. Introduce the student to theoretical frameworks and metanalyses seeking answers to community structure/biodiversity and stability relationships.
Course Description		The ecosystem concept and its history, climate, water and energy balance, carbon input and cycle, nutrient use and cycling, ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles.
Course Outcomes		Graduate students who take this course gain knowledge, skills and proficiency in the following subjects 1. Ecosystem approach in ecology; 2. Energy and nutrient flows and processes in ecosystems; 3. Time and space scale issues 4. Soil types, formation and role for terrestrial ecosystems 5. Make estimations on flow rates, stocks and residences times of water and nutrients; 6. Learn about ongoing national and international efforts to build observational networks; 7. Learn about experimental approach in ecosystem ecology involving in natura, in vitro and in silico approaches.
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Textbook		1. Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology, F. S. Chapin III, P. A. Matson and H. A. Mooney, 2002, Springer.
Other References		2. Ecosystems, G. Dickinson and K. Murphy, 2nd edition, 2007, Routledge. 3. Marine ecological processes, I. Valiela, 1995, Springer.

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