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Conserving and Managing Native Forests (FRST90078)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Professor Patrick Baker
Associate Professor Craig Nitschke
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
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to understand:
- 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.
Generic skills
In addition to learning specific skills that will assist students in their future careers in science, they will have the opportunity to develop generic skills that will assist them in any future career path. These include:
- Upon completion of this subject students will have significant fluency in data management
- Upon completion of this subject students will have significant fluency in data analysis
- Upon completion of this subject students will have significant fluency in critical thinking
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Peer-review essays x 3 due weeks 3, 4 and 7
| From Week 3 to Week 7 | 50% |
Forest Dynamics Project due in weeks 4, 6, 8 , 10, 12
| Throughout the teaching period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinators Craig Nitschke and Patrick Baker Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hrs of lectures per week, 3 hrs of prac per week, 4-day field trip (8 hrs per day) - one week prior to the start of Semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 18 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 July 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information
Professor Patrick Baker
Associate Professor Craig Nitschke
Time commitment details
66 hour
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Master of Ecosystem Management and Conservation - 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024