912332 Field camp II - concepts and methods of site ecology, forest growth and yield
- Type
- Project course
- Semester hours
- 2.5
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Sanden, Hans , Vospernik, Sonja , Mayer, Mathias , Schume, Helmut
- Organisation
- Forest Ecology
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2025
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Examples for ecological peculiarities of mountain sites
Alpine timberline & high elevation afforestation
Field methods for site description with focus on mountainous areas
Field methods of forest inventories
The growth series concept
Field Camp II is a MASTER course on the field of FORESTRY. So, theoretical knowledge and practical experience in forest inventory (e.g. handling of the respective instruments), forest soils, forest climatology and forest botany are prerequisites.
Since this course is mandatory for Mountain Forestry students, they have precedence to non-Mountain Foresters in case of limited attendance.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Students understand the principles of forest growth and temperature restricted growth on high alpine sites
Students understand ecological processes in high elevations
Students are able to classify and map forest sites
Students are able to plan, conduct, analyse and interpret a forest growth field experiment and relate it results of forest site classification
Students are able to discuss advantages and disadvantages for high elevation afforestations
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.