Academic Catalog

BIOL448 FIELD ECOLOGY

Course Code: 2380448
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Biology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. CEMAL CAN BÝLGÝN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

A course offered to senior students. focusing on terrestrial ecological methodology. Topics include measuring abiotic factors. use of maps and GIS. collecting and preserving specimens. using radio-telemetry. estimating abundance by mark-capture. and through quadrat and transect counts and estimating community parameters. Students are expected to work as a team on small projects in the field.