| Forest & Landscape | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | oral examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: The student can choose the following languages for examination: English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegish | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week Practicals: 2 hours weekly 2 excursions 3 seminars with presentation of mindmaps | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F2, spring To be agreed upon (used to be monday 13-15) | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Some basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of trees and of soil science is beneficial but not necessary. The course can be followed by students at all semester levels. | ||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
| To gain a basic understanding of selected ecological and ecophysiological mechanisms (plant/environment interaction) of particular importance for the practical use of plants and trees in forestry, arboriculture and landscape gardening. The course will be founded on practical tasks like plant production, establishment and maintenance of trees and stands. The course aims at an improved understanding of plant ecological mechanisms, which interacts with the practical tasks. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| Management courses at KVL (e.g. Skovdyrkning, Planteanvendelse og Anlægsgartneri) do not provide a profound biological understanding of the relevant interactions between plant and environment. The latter is the main objective of this course. Focus is on plant properties and plant ecology of particular importance for production and establishment of different plant types (bareroots, containerplants of different sizes) as well as for the long term development in terms of growth, physical and physiological stability. These subjects are discussed for different environments (more or less open stands, solitary trees, contrasting climate and soil conditions). The genetic variation in some physiological parameters related to plant functionality will also be presented. The following topics will be dealt with: Phenology and dormancy, adaptive traits (frost, drought), growth processes of single organs of the tree related to plant functionality, biomass allocation, architecture and pruning of roots and crown, interactions with the ecosystem. The course relates to the following functional traits of trees: survival, growth rate and production, resistance, shelter, aesthetic values, ground water protection and soil development. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Learning groups are formed for excersises and mindmap creation. The traditional lectures and exercises shall be supplemented with seminars, in which student groups present mindmaps of preceding curriculum. Mindmaps are discussed, which provides overview and improved understanding. Two excursions on plant production and tree and stand stability are planned. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||
| A compendium - also containing scientific papers as appendixes - is available at the DSR book store. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Christian Nørgård Nielsen, cnn@life.ku.dk, Forest & Landscape Denmark/Forestry and wood products, Phone: 35331772 | |||||||||||||||
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