Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in landscape architect | 2 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introduction : forests in the world : a worldwide challenge
Production of ecosystemic services (FAO data, Carbon, biodiversity, development tool,...)
Long term and sustainable management
The forest ecosystem
Description (tree, stand, soil, biodiversity)
Forest classification and characteristics (in temperate and tropical regions)
Forest dynamics (forest succession, forest cycle, metaclimax, tropical forests origin and evolution, seed dispersal)
Ecosystemic services
Forest management : from exploitation to sustainable management
Study case of Europe
Study case of tropical forests (logging impact, shifting cultivation, poaching, community forest management)
Forest Management in temeprate and tropical regions
Silviculture (concepts and technics)
Goals
Plantation silviculture
Near Nature Silviculture
Low Impact Logging
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students will acquire a comprehensive approach of the importance of the forest in the world, in terms of space and ecosystemic services provider.
They will understand the functioning of the forest ecosystem as a basis of its sustainable management and especially of the main concepts and technics of silviculture for sustainable wood production.
They will be able to get a critical and objective point of view on the different management ways (industrial plantations, sustainable silviculture,...) and the causes of deforestation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basis in ecology and soil science
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lessons (including discussions on films) and lectures by invitred speakers.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Required readings :
diaporama powerpoint printed in 4 images/page
Recommended readings
Boudru M. 1989 - Forêts et sylviculture : traitement des forêts. Les Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 356p.
Otto H.-J. 1998 - Ecologie forestière. IDF, Paris, 397p
Bastien Y., Gauberville C. 2011 Vocabulaire forestier. IDF, Paris, 554p
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Written examination : multiple choice, problems and open question.
Work placement(s)
none
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Outside contributors may be different
Contacts
Hugues Claessens : Hugues.claessens@ulg.ac.be
Jean-Louis Doucet : jldoucet@uliege.be