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| FORE0022-1 | Ecological fondations of the silviculture
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| Duration : | 6h FT, 18h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Hugues Claessens, Jacques Rondeux |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | 1. History of european forest and silviculture
2. Forest ecosystem
3. Technics of silviculture
4. Silvicultural systems (high forest, "near natura silviculture", ligniculture)
5. Forest field visits |
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| Course objective : | Basic principles for silviculture in temperate and tropical countries
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand the forest ecosystem functioning and its relations with the natural resources (wood, water, air, biodiversity,...);
- identify the silvicultural acts (pruning, thinnings, harvesting, ...) useful to produce quality wood, and their relations with the ecosystem functioning;
- be familiar with the main silvicultural systems (high forest, coppice, coppice with standards treatments, ligniculture, close to nature silviculture,... ) and their associated techniques of renew and harvesting. |
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| Prerequisites : | -- BIOL2012-1- Plant physiology
-- ENVT2044-1- General ecology
-- FORE0001-1- Forests and forest ecosystems
-- GEOP0002-1- Pedology |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 18h
Field-study trip and visits : 6h |
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| Written notes : | Synthetic lecture notes (PowerPoint)
Boudru M. (1989) - Forêt et sylviculture : traitement des forêts. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 356p.
Boudru M. (1992) - Forêt et sylviculture : boisements et reboisements artificiels. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 348p. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (70%)
Personal report (30%) |
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| Contacts : | RONDEUX Jacques (Professeur ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
Belgique
+32 81 622320
jrondeux@ulg.ac.be |
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