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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

UPDATED 10 JAN WITH IMPORTANT CHANGES DUE TO THE CHANGING COVID SITUATION (Important updates highlighted)

Welcome to the course Silviculture – the science of forest stand management.

The course introduction is on the 17th of January at 9.15. Due to the changing Covid situation with a local outbreak among students and teachers at SLU, the course will start fully online. We will post a Zoom link in Canvas before the course starts.

We will closely follow the development of the pandemic and go back to classroom teaching if the situation is improving. If you have symptoms, you should take a test and stay home. Inform course leaders if you have confirmed Covid-19 infection.

You should register yourself for the course in the Ladok system. The system for self-registration is open from the 10th through the 17th of January.

We may have teaching and activities at a distance regardless of the status of the pandemic to accommodate guest lecturers or other situations. In these cases, we will use the communication tools Zoom and Wonder. We will provide class materials and communicate through the Canvas platform, to which you will receive an invitation by e-mail. You can reach Canvas when you have received your student account and e-mail. If you are new to SLU, it is important to get your student account as early as possible (https://student.slu.se/en/studies/new-student/ (Links to an external site.) , where you can also find other relevant information about studies at SLU and in Sweden in general).

If you have a documented disability or reading and writing difficulties that require extra time, privacy, or some extra aids in teaching and examinations - contact SLU Funka as soon as possible: Funka@slu.se. Then communicate these needs to the course leaders.

Best Wishes,

Eliza and Ulrik

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Andra kursvärderingar för SG0272

Läsåret 2023/2024

Silviculture - the science of forest stand management (SG0272-30256)

2024-01-15 - 2024-03-19

Läsåret 2022/2023

Silviculture - the science of forest stand management (SG0272-30188)

2023-01-16 - 2023-03-21

Kursplan och övrig information

Litteraturlista

  1. Forest Dynamics, Growth and Yield Författare: Pretzsch H. ISBN: 978-3-540-88307-4 Kommentar: We will use chap. 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 and 15 in module 3. Digital copies will be available through the library/ Course platform when the course starts.
  2. Physiological ecology of forest production: principles, processes and models. Författare: Landsberg, J. and P. Sands. ISBN: 9780080922546 Kommentar: We will use Chap. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 in module 4. Digital copies will be available through the library/ Course platform when the course starts.
  3. Individual based methods in forest ecology and management Författare: Pommerening A, Grabarnik P ISBN: 978-3-030-24528-3 [Individual based methods in forest ecology and management] (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24528-3) Kommentar: We will use chap. 1-5 in module 5. Digital copies will be available through the library/ Course platform when the course starts.
  4. Forest management in Sweden: Current practice and historical background (No. 2020/4), 2020. Författare: Swedish Forest Agency [Forest management in Sweden: Current practice and historical background (No. 2020/4), 2020. ] (<https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/globalassets/om-oss/rapporter/rapporter-2020/rapport-2020-4-forest-management-in-sweden.pdf >) Kommentar: We will assume students are familiar with general forest management and silviculture practices in Northern Europe. For students with limited or rusty previous knowledge in Swedish/boreal forest management we therefore suggest some useful preparatory material which will be available in the Canvas system. This publication is one of them and provides an overview and history of Swedish forests and forest management and briefly discuss future developments. It was written by a number of experts to introduce Swedish forestry to an international audience.

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursen ges som en programkurs: Skoglig ekologi och hållbar skötsel - masterprogram Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 38054 SEK Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Skogsvetenskap Biologi Skogsvetenskap Biologi
Kurskod: SG0272 Anmälningskod: SLU-30052 Plats: Umeå Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel Studietakt: 100%