MASC563 EXPERIMENTAL ECOLOGY
| Course Code: |
9500563 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Graduate School Of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course is aimed at providing the fundamentals of the experimental ecology. Concepts and techniques in observational ecology is essential to understand the patterns in nature, however it is limited for robust hypothesis testing for predictions. Experimental approaches in ecology provide important opportunities to conduct well formulated hypothesis testing under control led environment. In addition to the theoretical lectures, the students are encouraged to conduct basic experiments using the mesocosm facility and the harbor at METU Erdemli campus. Overall topics including: (i) compafison of observational and experimental approaches in ecology; (ii) early and contemporary examples from the literature; (iii) Experimental design; (iv) statistical techniques and (v) ethical considerations will be covered during the lecture.
