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.