701-0034-08L  Integrated Field Course on Forest Ecosystems

SemesterSpring Semester 2016
LecturersH. Bugmann, P. Rotach, T. N. Sieber
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionGerman


AbstractIntroductory course on field methods in forest ecosystem research and ecosystem management, with an emphasis on regeneration ecology, forest growth and management as well as mortality processes. The course is set up as a comparative study between a low-elevation beech forest and a mixed spruce-fir forest in the northern pre-Alps.
ObjectiveStudents
• get to know the diversity of forest ecosystems based on case studies
• understand important processes of forest dynamics (regeneration, growth, mortality) and their significance in an ecosystem context
• acquire pracitcal skills regarding field methods of forest ecosystem research
• get to know selected forest management systems
Lecture noteswill be distributed