The forest management topic within BECFOR has a focus on the hemiboreal and boreal forest, especially in Fennoscandia. We are aiming for a diversity of courses and activities within the full range of applied forestry, ecological aspects of silviculture and ecophysiological concepts and modelling of growth and yield.
Focal study areas include impacts of silvicultural systems and methods, including set-aside forest land, on major sustainability issues such as long-term feedstock supply, economy, water quality, carbon balance, biodiversity etc. The research is primarily based on analyses of empirical data from short- and long-term field experiments, national forest inventory data and survey data, but also includes modelling approaches. The overarching goal is to provide useful input into an adaptive forest management framework in a future with expected increased demand for forest biomass as the bio-economy develops. The challenge is to develop silvicultural systems and methods that balance sustainability goals set at the landscape level.
Photo: Delphine Lariviere
In-depth course in Forest regeneration
Summer 2019, Asa and Alnarp. Course leader Kristina Wallertz. Course code PFS0158, 5.0 credits.
Thematic course in a specific silviculture topic; thinning essay
2019, Alnarp. Course leader Emma Holmström. Course code: PFS0153 3.0 credits
Watershed Ecology and Biogeochemistry
Autumn 2019, Umeå. Course leader Hjalmar Laudon. Course code PFS0100, 7.5 credits
Photo: Cristian Montes
If you are a PhD-student that have suggestions on future courses and activities, please contact the BECFOR coordinators. Courses at SLU can also be found here.
Summer 2018: PFS0146 Ecophysiological concepts and applications in managed forests, 9.0 credits, Granö, Umeå. Course leader Urban Nilsson
Autumn 2018: PFS0155 Forest tree and stand growth and dynamics: Multiple effects and problems when analyzing data, 6.0 credits. Tönnersjöheden Halmstad. Course leader Urban Nilsson
These courses are planned to be, and has a contact person but are still not accepted by FUN as PhD-courses.
Forest restoration
Spring 2020. Course and field trip to Costa Rica. Course leader and contact: Magnus.Lof@slu.se
Forest modelling
Early autumn 2020. Course in collaboration with international researchers. Course leader and contact Urban.Nilsson@slu.se
Ecological aspects on forest management
Late autumn 2020. Course in collaboration with international researchers. Course leader and contact Ignacio.Barbeito@slu.se
If you, as a PhD student are interested in attending and presenting on the suggested conferences, please contact the coordinators for information and/or support.
SNS Nordic growth and yield researcher meeting Finland June 2019
XXV IUFRO World Congress, 29 Sept. - 5 Oct 2019, Curitiba, Brazil
IUFRO conference Lund, Sweden March 2020: Mixed species forests: Risks, Resilience and Management
IUFRO conference Ireland 2020. 1.01.04 - Forest Establishment and Early Growth Dynamics
In the intersection of ecophysiology and forest management. One day workshop with researchers and PhD-students in e. g. BECFOR and T4F, autumn 2019. More information will come.