Forest Ecology and Sustainable Management

Forest History: Human Utilisation and Vegetation Dynamics

Gain a fundamental understanding of the vegetation dynamics of the boreal forest in a millennial time perspective and a deep comprehension of how people have utilized these forests as a resource for fuel, grazing, food, and industrial raw materials and as a religious space.

Forest Ecosystem Ecology

Learn the underlying ecological principles underlying the functioning of forested ecosystems. During this course, students will acquire in-depth knowledge of the abiotic and biotic drivers of forest ecosystem processes and ecological communities.

Silviculture: The Science of Forest Stand Management

Silviculture applies forest ecology to manage forest stands with the aim to provide society with wood raw materials and other ecosystem goods and services. In this course, you will study how a range of silvicultural practices, including management of stand structure, composition, density, rotation length and site fertility affect forest development and ecosystem services.

Student takes an increment core from a birch

Sustainable Management of Boreal Forests

There are inevitable trade-offs between different forest commodities and the negotiation involved when management objectives are not fully compatible. This course applies current forest ecology and silviculture research to explore and evaluate management options aimed at social, economic, and ecological sustainability.

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Published: 25 May 2020 - Page editor: gustaf.egnell@slu.se

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