Ecosystem Restoration and Rewilding
This course instance is exclusively for incoming exchange students
Course description
The course is about ecosystem restoration and rewilding of species, ecosystems and ecosystem services in forests, wetlands, grasslands and aquatic systems. The course covers the foundational concepts of restoration and rewilding to give the students a solid theoretical background for practical restoration work. The students learn to identify the need for restoration and rewilding and appropriate methods to conduct practical restoration work. The planning and assessment of practical restoration and rewilding has a strong focus in the course. The course covers scales from individuals and populations to landscape scale restoration and rewilding (for example inoculation of fungi on trees to re-introducing megaherbivores).
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Entry Requirements
60 credits in one of the following subjects:
- Biology
- Forestry Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Sciences
15 credits Ecology
And courses on advanced level equivalent to:
15 credits Forestry Science and 15 credits Biology
alternatively
30 credits Biology including 15 credits ecology
English 6
Course facts
BI1446, Ecosystem Restoration and Rewilding, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus
Finalized by: Ordföranden för programnämnden för utbildning inom skog (PN-S), 2023-12-22
Valid from : Autumn semester 2024 (2024-09-02)
Level
Second cycle (A1F)
Main field of study
Biology, Forestry Science
Biology Area
Ecology
Sub-area forestry science
Natural processes 15 credits
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
English
Entry Requirements
60 credits in one of the following subjects:
- Biology
- Forestry Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Sciences
15 credits Ecology
And courses on advanced level equivalent to:
15 credits Forestry Science and 15 credits Biology
alternatively
30 credits Biology including 15 credits ecology
English 6
Objectives
The aim of the course is to give the student a deeper understanding of the need for restoration and reintroduction of wild animals, as well as how such measures can be implemented with regard to different targets and goal conflicts. The course focuses on forested systems and adjacent semi-aquatic and aquatic environments, with a particular focus on boreal systems. International perspectives on other ecosystems are also included. The student will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge to create restoration plans and monitoring schemes, and critically discuss and assess the needs, benefits and possible conflicting objectives of restoration and rewilding in ecosystems.
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- identify the need for restoration or rewilding in different ecosystems
- describe the aims of restoration and rewilding in different ecosystems.
- suggest appropriate methods, extent and locations for restoration and rewilding.
- describe the process of practical restoration work for making restoration plans
- plan the monitoring of restoration and rewilding with appropriate organisms to monitor.
- critically evaluate the needs, costs, benefits and conflicting goals of restoration and rewilding in different cases.
Content
Subject-related content:
The course is about ecosystem restoration and rewilding of species, ecosystems and ecosystem services in forests, wetlands, grasslands and aquatic systems. The course covers the foundational concepts of restoration and rewilding to give the students a solid theoretical background for practical restoration work. The students learn to identify the need for restoration and rewilding and appropriate methods to conduct practical restoration work. The planning and assessment of practical restoration and rewilding has a strong focus in the course. The course covers scales from individuals and populations to landscape scale restoration and rewilding (for example inoculation of fungi on trees to re-introducing megaherbivores).
Teaching formats:*
Through course literature, physical and online lectures, group works, discussions, case studies, and field excursions, the student will gain knowledge on restoration and rewilding of forests, grasslands, wetlands and peatlands and aquatic systems.
The course focuses on the following generic competencies:*
Synthesis and oral presentation.
Field excursions and examinations are obligatory
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Home assignments, group work and final seminar
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Environmental Studies
Supplementary information
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration Ecology | 15.0 | 0001 |