2023
Mediterranean Silviculture
Name: Mediterranean Silviculture
Code: FIT13821L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Agronomy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Illustrate the importance of silviculture in terms of its impact on environment, landscape and economy
Show the silviculture solutions to the majority of Portugals sites and species
Show the importance of dendrometry and forest inventory in silviculture
Define solutions to sustained management of Mediterranean forest systems and its hazards (forest fire, lack of regeneration, excessive pasture, etc.).
Show the silviculture solutions to the majority of Portugals sites and species
Show the importance of dendrometry and forest inventory in silviculture
Define solutions to sustained management of Mediterranean forest systems and its hazards (forest fire, lack of regeneration, excessive pasture, etc.).
Contents
From natural forests to silviculture: Forests and silviculture; Historical evolution of the Portuguese forest and silviculture
Sustainable silviculture: Forest sciences and silviculture; Forest ecosystem management strategies
Forests: Ecological dominance of trees: Concept of tree; Solar energy storage; Mineral nutrients: Store and recycle; Gymnosperms and angiosperms
Tree growth and forest productivity: Structure and operation of trees; Phenology of vegetative development; Reproduction of trees; The growth and biotic and abiotic factors, Forest site quality
Silviculture: methods and techniques: Silviculture in transition; Composition and structure of forest stands; Theory of regeneration cuts
Production regulation: The wood production process and the productive potential; Management of the settlements and the theory of the redistribution of productive potential; Production regulation.
The main forest production systems of Portugal
Sustainable silviculture: Forest sciences and silviculture; Forest ecosystem management strategies
Forests: Ecological dominance of trees: Concept of tree; Solar energy storage; Mineral nutrients: Store and recycle; Gymnosperms and angiosperms
Tree growth and forest productivity: Structure and operation of trees; Phenology of vegetative development; Reproduction of trees; The growth and biotic and abiotic factors, Forest site quality
Silviculture: methods and techniques: Silviculture in transition; Composition and structure of forest stands; Theory of regeneration cuts
Production regulation: The wood production process and the productive potential; Management of the settlements and the theory of the redistribution of productive potential; Production regulation.
The main forest production systems of Portugal
Teaching Methods
Home work: 4 hours/week (individual study and group practical works
1- Continuous evaluation regime: 2 written tests (F1 and F2), presentation of two practical work reports (T1 and T2)
Final classification=0,3 F1 + 0,3 F2 + 0,4 ((T1+T2)/2). Minimum classification per component is 10
2- Exam regime: 1 written exam (F), presentation of two practical work reports (T1 and T2)
Final classification=0,6 F + 0,4 ((T1+T2)/2). Minimum classification per component is 10
1- Continuous evaluation regime: 2 written tests (F1 and F2), presentation of two practical work reports (T1 and T2)
Final classification=0,3 F1 + 0,3 F2 + 0,4 ((T1+T2)/2). Minimum classification per component is 10
2- Exam regime: 1 written exam (F), presentation of two practical work reports (T1 and T2)
Final classification=0,6 F + 0,4 ((T1+T2)/2). Minimum classification per component is 10
Teaching Staff
