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| FORE0008-1 | Site analysis and valuation
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 16h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Hugues Claessens |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Theorical concepts
- Forest site description (abiotic and floristic)
- Ecological land classification
Application to Belgian forest
- Forest site description
- Site typology
- Floristic indicators
- Phytosociology
Field applications |
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| Course objective : | Deals with the different concepts and technics of site diagnosis in the context of forest management, with field application to Belgian forest sites
After completing the course the student is expected to
- master the concepts of site analysis at different levels (stand, forest, region) and using different approaches (factorial, typology);
- master the different techniques of floristic or abiotic analysis: geomorphopedology, phytosociology, site types,¿;
- recognise the forest habitats of Belgium from floristic or abiotic analysis;
- identify the site potentialities concerning suitable species, adapted silviculture, biodiversity,¿. |
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| Prerequisites : | Knowledge of forest species in temperate areas
-- BV101 - Botany
-- EC201 - General ecology
-- GF206 - Forests and forest ecosystems
-- GP201 - Pedology
-- EC202 - Plant geography and phytosociology |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 20h
Practical Works : 16h |
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes
Noirfalise A.(1984) - Forêts et stations forestières en Belgique. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 234p.
Claessens H. (2003) - Observer la végétation pour choisir une essence adaptée au milieu. Note technique forestière de Gembloux n°9, 16p. |
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| Assessment : | Group report (40%)
Oral examination (60%) |
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