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BI1434

Forest Ecology and Conservation Biology

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Warm welcome to the Forest Ecology and Conservation Biology Course!

Through this course, you will learn all about forest ecology from local to global forest ecosystems all within a conservation framework. We offer a variety of tools to help you learn no matter what your preferred learning style is, from lectures, debates, and excursions, to hands-on applications and more. We have some of the best experts coming in and covering topics in their given areas. We believe that students should be involved as much as possible in their education and we have therefore made this course very interactive, so come prepared to take your education in your own hands. Finally, we hope that you will come to enjoy the next two months together with us as we delve into the world of forest ecology and conservation biology.

Your course leaders,

Anita Norman, VFM

Stefan Huppers, FEM

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Academic year 2023/2024

Forest Ecology and Conservation Biology (BI1434-10333)

2023-08-28 - 2023-10-30

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

Textbooks:

Peh, Corlett, and Bergeron (2015) Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology

PDF available online via the SLU library.

Bowman and Hacker (2021) Ecology (International 5th Edition)

PDFs of required chapters will be posted on the course Canvas page.

Literature seminars:

Bastin et al. (2019) The global tree restoration potential. Science 365:76-79

Bello et al. (2015) Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests. Science Advances 1:1-11

Bradshaw et al. (2021) *Understanding the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future. ****Frontiers in Conservation Science *1:615419

Bluwstein et al. (2021) **Commentary: Understanding the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future. ***Frontiers in Conservation Science *2:666910

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Forest Science (BSc) Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 38060 SEK Cycle: Bachelor’s level (G1F)
Subject: Biology
Course code: BI1434 Application code: SLU-10143 Location: Umeå Distance course: No Language: English Responsible department: Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Environmental Studies Pace: 100%