Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ZFS2342016958	PLANT BIODIVERSITY	Elective	2	4	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

In this course, students ecosystems, flora, vegetation, community, biodiversity definitions, causes of the richness and diversity of the flora of Turkey, flora and vegetation formation, origin Flora of Turkey today of climatic changes seen during geological periods formation on the impact of Turkey's flora, general characteristics and according to plant groups of Turkey's flora number of taxa, endemism, endemism of the homeland and general characteristics of cosmopolitan plants.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Araş. Gör. Dr. M. Akif AÇIKGÖZ

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to understand the concepts of ecosystem, community, population, flora and vegetation
2	general climatic characteristics of the region Phytogeographic in Turkey and to provide the assocsiation between plant biodiversity in these region
3	geological periods of climatic changes seen in today's Turkey to transfer the origin of its impact on the formation of the flora and flora of Turkey
4	Be able to taxonomically evaluate the vegetation diversity of our country's flora

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Concepts of ecosystem, communities and populations, Flora and vegetation concepts, definitions of biodiversity (genetic and hereditary diversity, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, habitat diversity, community diversity) and the importance of biodiversity Turkey had an overview of the biodiversity, the causes of the richness and diversity of the flora of Turkey and the history of botanical research causes of the richness of the flora of Turkey, general types of climate in Turkey, Turkey's phytogeographic region and features Brief information about Yurdumuz geography (landforms, precipitation regimes, topography, Mediterranean bioclimatic layers)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Concepts of ecosystem, communities and populations, Flora and vegetation concepts, definitions of biodiversity (genetic and hereditary diversity, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, habitat diversity, community diversity) and the importance of biodiversity
2	Turkey had an overview of the biodiversity, the causes of the richness and diversity of the flora of Turkey and the history of botanical research
3	Causes of the richness of the flora of Turkey, general types of climate in Turkey, Turkey's phytogeographic region and features
4	Brief information about Yurdumuz geography (landforms, precipitation regimes, topography, Mediterranean bioclimatic layers)
5	Flora and vegetation formation (migration, germination, ecesis, competition, climax, concepts of precipitation), climate changes in geological cycles and effects on our country, effects of biotic effects (grazing, cutting, burning) on flora and vegetation formation
6	Paleogeography and continental drift theory of the origins of Turkey's flora
7	Arktotersiy flora, mesogen properties of flora and Turkey impacts on the diversity of the flora
8	Midterm
9	Characteristics and numbers according to the plant taxa group flora of Turkey, dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous on the properties of large families, genera and species important Gymnosperms and Angiosperms number
10	Plants of various habitats, Psammophite, halophyte, lithophyte and kazmophites, important plant taxa representing the forests of the country
11	Our plants with special status (renewable plants, spice plants, industrial plants, plants used as food source, plants used in health)
12	Endemism and Endemism of our country, Reasons of narrow distribution of endemic species, Paleoendemic, schizoendemic, patroendemic and apoendemic concepts
13	Endemism and Endemism of our country, Reasons of narrow distribution of endemic species, Paleoendemic, schizoendemic, patroendemic and apoendemic concepts
14	Families with the most endemic species, Endemic species with more endemic species
15	Endemism in our flora areas, important regions in terms of endemic plants of our country, Cosmopolitan areas and cosmopolitan plants
16	Final exam