29 Aug
30 Oct

Southern Sweden, Alnarp

Ph D course: Thematic course in a specific silviculture topic; Sustainable forestry in southern Sweden (3 hp)

seminars, workshops |
Forest

This is a PhD course with the aim to be useful as an introduction to forestry and silviculture for new PhD students with a background other than in forestry sciences.

Apply by e-mail to Emma.Holmstrom@slu.se no later than August 31.

Content

The main objective is that students should get an understanding of why modern forestry is conducted as it is, in relation to silvicultural research, nature conservation issues, societal needs, current forest technology and the wood market. The course contains two major parts, silviculture and forest ecology.

Objectives

The course will provide an overview of key theoretical and practical elements for sustainable forestry in southern Sweden. Silvicultural questions associated with contemporary forestry will be studied in depth and discussed in relation to sustainability issues.

After completing the course the students should be able to:

- Analyse and present important processes in forest ecosystems and their interactions with growth responses on both tree and stand level.

- Analyse variations in forest management due to differences in tree species, management traditions, owner objectives, economic circumstances and social needs and preferences.

- Discuss and evaluate management measures in relation to ecological and plant physiological factors.

- Identify the most significant conservation values in the boreal and boreo-nemoral zones of southern Scandinavia and analyse the impact of modern forestry on these values and suggest measures to mitigate adverse effects

- Read scientific literature and communicate key ideas, results and conclusions

Examination

To pass the course the PhD student should submit an essay based on the general instructions given in the course syllabus and detailed during the course activities. The grading is pass or fail.

Additional information

This is a PhD course which will go partly in parallel with a M.Sc. course Sustainable forestry in southern Sweden. The PhD course start and ends by August 29th and October 30th. However, the only scheduled days are during the excursions where the students will travel together with teachers Monday – Friday in Halland and Småland (Sept 12-16th  and Oct 10-14th ) . All other lectures from the master course will be open for the PhD students to participate in but not scheduled or mandatory. Travel and accommodation will be covered by the course.

The course can be found here, search for course “PFS0153” or “Thematic course in a specific silviculture topic”.

Facts

Time: 2022-08-29 - 2022-10-30
City: Alnarp
Location: Southern Sweden
Organiser: Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Last signup date: 31 August 2022