EK3301: APPLIED FOREST ECOLOGY (2020-2021)

Last modified: 06 Aug 2020 12:15

Course Overview

Forest ecology is a science concerned with the form and function of forest ecosystems. As a science, it recognises that forest ecosystems vary in their ecological characteristics with location, and that the forest in any particular location is continually changing – sometimes quite rapidly and sometimes very slowly. Current theory and application of forest ecology will be covered in a series of lectures to allow you to explore the science of forest ecosystem dynamics. Discussions during the lectures will encourage inquiry and informed argument. Assignments reflect tasks similar to those encountered in environmental consultancy and provide you with transferrable, employability skills.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Session	First Sub Session	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr a cameron

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of Biology (BI) or Ecology (EK) or Environmental Sciences (EV) or Forestry (FY) or Plant Science (PL) or Zoology (ZO)
One of BI2018 Biological Enhanced Skills Training (Best) (Passed) or BI2019 Community Ecology (Passed) or BI2020 Ecology (Passed) or BI2022 Ecology (Online) (Passed) or BI2509 Conservation Biology (Passed) or BI2522 Ecology (Online) (Passed) or BI25P3 Biological Topics in Plant and Soil Science (Passed) or BI25P4 Plants, People, and the Environment (Passed) or BI2922 Ecology (Online) (Passed)
Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

EK3801 Applied Forest Ecology (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course will cover the introduction and development of forest ecology, nutrient cycles and net primary production, species and ecotypes, ecosystem classification, ecological succession and abiotic impacts, canopy disturbance and regeneration, forest canopy structure, growing space and tree density, temporal development of forest structure, regeneration dynamics in multi-cohort forests, creating structural and species diversity, wetland and riparian forests, tropical rain forest, deforestation and restoring degraded forests, sustainability of forest ecosystems, impact of invasive species on forest ecosystems, carbon and climate change in relation to forests.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1 short opinion piece (25%)

1 excel spreadsheet calculation (25%)

1 report (50%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome