Certificate in Forest Resource Management and Conservation - Techniques in Forest Ecology and Management

BIOL 2346  Techniques in Forest Ecology and Management

Prerequisites:

BIOL 1007 or GEOG 1017 or ENSC 1005

Hours:

Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory work per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will provide students with an overview of the approaches and techniques used to study and manage forest ecosystems. Topics will include orienteering, ecological land classification, forest mensuration, silvicultural tree marking, long-term monitoring of permanent plot networks, wildlife habitat and biodiversity indicators, and dendrochronology.