LNAK10052U Silviculture of Temperate Forests
- Brief overview of temperate forest ecosystems, forest production and tree species bio-geography, vegetation history, forest ecology, anthropogenic influences.
- The silvicultural systems and approaches including practices of regeneration, tending and harvesting.
- Silviculture as a means of achieving management objectives and a basis for sustainable forest management.-
- Forest production and long-term productivity including selection of tree species and forest development type.
- The characteristics of common tree species in temperate forest ecosystems.
- Regeneration and afforestation (natural regeneration, direct seeding, planting) involving site preparation, choice of species, managing game, rodents, competition, nutrition and other biotic and abiotic factors.
- Silvicultural practices including selection of initial spacing, thinning regime stand density, and harvesting operations.
- Managing forest productivity including modelling impacts of site, species, and stand density.
- Planning of operations at strategic and tactical level, implementation of operations.
- The layout and design of managed forests to meet management objectives, e.g. sustained yield, economy, risk management, protective functions, ground water, aesthetics, amenity values, archaeological remains, forest recreation, biodiversity and nature conservation.
- Management of forest health and stability in relation to biotic and abiotic factors like site, storm, fire, flooding, climate and climate change, pests and diseases.
- Silviculture and the links to forestry, forestry policy, forest restoration and forest adaptation.
The objective of the course is to provide students a
comprehensive understanding of silvicultural principles and
practices for the sustainable management of temperate forests.
Throughout, the course emphasizes and demonstrates scientific
knowledge, derived from long-term field experiments and other
empirical investigations, as a solid foundation for silviculture.
The student should
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Part of the course is based on selected scientific papers and
extracts from international textbooks. All course literature,
except books, will be made available as pdf files.
The course text book:
- Matthews, J.D. 1989: Silvicultural systems. Oxford Univ. Press.
ISBN 0-19-854670-X.
Classroom exercises: 3-4 hours per week.
Field trips mainly visiting forest districts as well as practical exercises in the forest: 4-8 hours per week.
The distribution between the various elements of the course may vary considerably during the course and should be viewed as rough estimates.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Excursions
- 70
- Lectures
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 5
- Preparation
- 70
- Project work
- 40
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 30 min.Oral examination based on two questions from the curriculum. The student is granted 30 minutes of preparation immediately prior to the examination with all aids allowed.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Please, consult the learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LNAK10052U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Course capacity
- No limitations
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Palle Madsen (3-736470436c6a71316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Jørgen Bo Larsen
Vivian Kvist Johannsen