Skov & Landskab | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pointværdi | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eksamen | Sluteksamen mundtlig eksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: Oral examination including two components, one question in the pensum and one presentation of one of the students project report. The presentation includes examamination of the report as well. Vægtning: The question in the over all pensum counts 50% and the presentation (and examination) of the project report counts 50% 7-trinsskala, ekstern censur | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Forudsætninger for indstilling til eksamen | 3 out of 4 project reports must be accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rammer for undervisning | The teaching includes lectures, teoretical exercercises and about 2 weeks excursions. Excercises are included in the excursions as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Blokplacering | Block 1 Ugestruktur: B Block 1 Ugestruktur: C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pointspærring | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Anbefalede forudsætninger | Relevante bachelor degree, e.g. in Natural resources, Forest and Landscape ingineering, Biology or Geography. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Begrænset deltagerantal | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kompetenceområder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The student will acquire competences in: Basic sciences: - a fundamental system ecological understanding of forest and relevant natural and semi natural ecosystems. Focus will be on functionality, structure, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, hydrology, succession, disturbances and interactions between ecosystems - principles for ecosystem restoration - focus will be on temperate ecosystems but the principles will be general and relevant for other conditions Technology and production: - development and use of principles and methods for management of ecosystems in relation to specific management rationale. Ethics and values: - reflect on and use of cultural and ethics problems in relation to management of forest and nature areas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The aim is to give the student an in-depth understanding of forest and other natural ecosystems as well as specific tools for use in management of such systems in relation to specific management rationale. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Through lessons and case studies of relevant ecosystems (e.g. forests, heath lands, dunes, tidal meadows and bogs)system ecological aspect will be thoughly read: the ecosystem concept; biogeochemical cycling of nutrients; the hydrological cycle; management effects on nutrients and water; undisturbed soils; carbon sequestration and turn over of organic material; biodiversity; vild life ecology and game management; grazing ecology; succession and disturbances; historical ecology; restoration ecology; habitats and NUTURA2000; | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The thematic course includes leasons and interactive class room discussions, theoretical and practical exercises, and excursions. Based on the excersises and excursions mandatory reports are written. One week-long excursion goes abroad. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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See above | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Larsen, J.B. Naturnær Skovdrift Kimmins, J.P. Forest Ecology Van Andel, J. and Aronson, J. (eds) Restoration Ecology a number of relevant scientific papers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, krr@life.ku.dk, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Anvendt økologi, Tlf: 35331666 Jørgen Bo Larsen, jbl@life.ku.dk, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Skovdrift og træprodukter, Tlf: 35331688 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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