Silviculture

This curricular unit is organized in lectures (60 h), tutorials (9 h) and autonomous work (91 h) in a total of 160 h corresponding to 6 ECTS.
The evaluation is organized as follow:
Module 1: (weight of 50%). This module will evaluate the learning outcomes 1 and 2. It consists of an individual written test.
Module 2: (weight of 50%). This module will evaluate the learning outcomes 3 and 4. It consists on practical group work

The main objective of this curricular unit is to provide the technical and scientific bases of silviculture. In the end of the course the students should be able to: (1) To describe and characterize the forests and stands according with its origin, function, structure and composition; its dynamics and evolution as well as its multifunctionality; (2) Understand de relationship of ecology and physiology with stand development as the basis for a forest interventions; (3) Capacity to identify and resolve problems in forests and stand development; (4) Prescribe silvicultural interventions to achieve management options for production, protection or conservation of forests and forest stands

Characterization of forest stands
Ecology of main forest species in Portugal
Principles and patterns of growth in trees and in forest stands
Space and thinning operations
Pruning
Rotation length
Silvicultural systems
Silviculture for special purposes

• - Module 1 - 50.0%
• - Module 2 - 50.0%

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