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| FORE0004-3 | Forest mensuration and forest inventory
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 24h Pr, 4h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Yves Brostaux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Forest mensuration and its role in forest science.
- Size of trees (definitions, measurement devices, errors)
- Height of trees (definitions, measurement devices, errors)
- Other trees fetures (age, bark thickness, crown, stem)
- Shape and size of trees (shape,reference volume, branches and wood piles)
- Woody mass and biomass (general concepts and determination)
- Volume tables (construction, precision, applications)
- Characterization of forest stands (medium size, distributions, average height, density)
- Measuring forest stands (surface, full inventory, determination of volumes, Bitterlich's relascope)
- Growth of trees and forest stands (growth types, determination)
- Estimation of forest productivity (methods, critical analysis)
- Tables and production models (concepts, constructs, uses)
- Inventory by sampling (basics, sampling units, production, random sampling, stratified, systematic, multi-phase, multi-stage, spots ...) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Analysis, mastery and application of techniques for measuring trees and forest stands for knowledge and resource planning and determination of their value.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- use the main tools to measure trees;
- characterize a tree or stand with adequate mensuration;
- construct and use volume tables of stand or trees;
- construct and use production tables and growth models. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| STAT1207-1
FORE0022-3 |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures : 20 h
Practical Works : 28 h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| RONDEUX J. (1999) - La mesure des arbres et des peuplements forestiers.
PARDE J., BOUCHON J. (1988) - Dendrométrie
DAGNELIE P. (1992) - Statistique théorique et appliquée (tome 1)
DAGNELIE P., PALM R. RONDEUX J., THILL A. (1988) - Tables de production pour l'épicéa commun
RONDEUX J., THIBAUT A. (1996) - Tables de production relatives au douglas
DAGNELIE P., PALM R., RONDEUX J., THILL A. (1999, 2e éd.) - Tables de cubage des arbres et des peuplements forestiers |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination : 60 %
Personnal work : 40% |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Participation in practical work sessions and field trips is mandatory. These activities are followed by written reports which are taken into account for the final grade of this course. |
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Contacts :
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| Yves Brostaux
Y.Brostaux@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| eCampus |
| Course et pratical sessions materials |
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