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Conserving and Managing Native Forests (FRST90078)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Native forests are globally important natural resources. Their conservation and management is critical to local and regional populations for the biodiversity that they harbour and the ecosystem services that they provide. This subject will explore the conservation and management of native forests around the world.

We will cover the principles of forest dynamics and sustainable forest management for a range of objectives, including wildlife habitat, water yield, carbon sequestration, and timber production. The subject will integrate ecological, environmental, economic, and social perspectives on the conservation and management of native forests through lectures, forest modeling exercises, and a week-long field trip to the Central Highlands of Victoria.

Intended learning outcomes


  • The dynamics and growth of forests and different stages of stand development.
  • The design of silvicultural pathways for specific forest management objectives.
  • Principles of forest management planning, sustainable land-use and environmental management systems.
  • The policy framework for forest management, including: international conventions, national and state forest management, biodiversity and sustainability policies and codes of forest practice.
  • Techniques in forest landscape management and planning, including: integration of multiple objectives such as biodiversity conservation, carbon, timber production and water supply; spatial modelling and analysis; management plan preparation, implementation and writing.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

  • 3 Short essays/quizzes (250 words each) due weeks 2, 4 and 6 (15%)
  • Forest management scenario development essay (1250 words) due week 8 (25%)
  • Field trip report (500 words) due week 10 (10%)
  • Forest management project (2500 words) due at the end of the semester (50%)

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • July
    Principal coordinatorCraig Nitschke
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours3 hrs of lectures per week, 3 hrs of prac per week, 4-day field trip (8 hrs per day)
    Teaching period17 July 2017 to 22 October 2017
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017
    Census date18 August 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail13 October 2017
    Assessment period ends 3 December 2017

    July contact information

    patrick.baker@unimelb.edu.au,

    craign@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hour

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

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    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Forest Ecosystem Science
  • Available through the Community Access Program

    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 3 November 2022