Duration
10h Th, 1h Pr, 16h FT
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In-depth analysis of major species of Wallonia (Southern Belgium)
Study cases : sessile and pedunculate oaks, Douglas fir, Larches, Scott and Laricio Pines.
Forest Stand expertise : dendrometric and autecologic analysis, interpretations for silviculture.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students will be able to analyse the différents aspects of forest stands (forest mensuration, wood quality, economic value, ecosystemic services, autecology,...) to perform adapted silvicultural guidelines.
They will also acquire an in-depth knowledge in silviculture of the main forest species of the temperate zone of Europe.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge in silviculture, site analysis, autecology, forest economics, forest measurement (FORE0001-2, FORE004-3, FORE0008-2, FORE0021-2, FORE0022-3, ECON2255-3)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures Field trips Expertise (team working)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Lecture notes
Recommended:
Silviculture books presented during the course.
Boudru, M. (1986) - Forêts et sylviculture : sylviculture appliquée. Les Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment during the course :
- Personnal report (about a forest field trip)
- Expertise report
Secon session : written exam (study case)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Included in the module "Silviculture", using the skills developped in the other course of the module (GF0008-2).
Organized in close collaboration with the module "Nature and Landscape Management", including a two week field workshop.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Exercices with coaching (intermediate reports and debriefing) via videoconference
Assessment subjects
lecture notes and powerpoint
Assessment methods
Evaluation of exercise reports
Contacts
hugues.claessens@uliege.be