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SG0244

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 (with emphasis on wood, carbon and water). After the course, you will be able to evaluate the scientific basis for current and emerging silvicultural practices such as continuous cover forestry, carbon forestry and mixed species forests. We place particular emphasis on learning the skills and tools needed for analysing forest stand management for sustainable provision of desired goods and services under different conditions, including changing climate and management objectives. Thus, the course will give you a sound foundation for decision-making and implementation. The course primarily focuses on boreal and temperate forests, but we will also use examples from tropical forests to discuss differences between forest types, site conditions, and consequences of climate change. We target students interested in careers in the forest industry, public sector, and research in forest science, forest ecology or soil science.

Information från kursledaren

We will start with a course introduction on Monday, January 18, at 9:15-11. We meet on Zoom. Please accept your invitation and log into Canvas to see the Zoom link and passcode.

Your course leaders

Ulrik and Tommy

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Läsåret 2019/2020

Silviculture - the science of forest stand management (SG0244-30001)

2020-01-20 - 2020-03-24

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Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursen ges som en programkurs: Skoglig ekologi och hållbar skötsel - masterprogram Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Skogsvetenskap Biologi Skogsvetenskap Biologi
Kurskod: SG0244 Anmälningskod: SLU-30013 Plats: Umeå Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Studietakt: 100%