Unit of Study FORS5007 Native Forests Silviculture (2024)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment information

This unit has a compulsory 2 day residential for ALL students at the Lismore Campus. Please refer to https://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Introduces students to the theory and practice of silviculture, by reviewing the underlying physiological and ecological principles and explaining how these are applied in controlling the composition, growth and regeneration of native forests.

Unit content

1. Disturbance and regeneration in Forests Systems

2. Regeneration systems and techniques in native forests

3. Eucalypt Forests — young and old

4. Regulation and management in silviculture

5. Designing silviculture systems

6. Tropical rainforest silviculture

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Not currently available in 2024

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

discuss how disturbance and forest regeneration form the basis of forest management

describe native silvicultural systems of Eucalypt and other forests

analyse how regulations apply to silvicultural systems and management objectives

evaluate and design native silvicultural systems for forest production, restoration, and conservation outcomes.

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