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78266 - Sylvicolture and Forest Management

Academic Year 2017/2018

                
                        Docente:
                        Enrico Muzzi
                    
                        Credits:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        AGR/05
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Land and agro-forestry Sciences (cod. 8525)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

Basic notions for understanding the functioning of natural and forest ecosystems. Tools for the analysis of forest stands in its different aspects.

Operational tools for:

- management of forest resources at different scales;

- planning and achievement of interventions for environmental reclamation;

- planning and achievement of forestation and reforestation.

Course contents

Forest biology: tree growth and its interactions with environment, reproduction, physiological reactions to cutting and pruning. Forest ecology: populations, communities and ecosystems.

Relationships between forest and environment: local and general effects. Humus and forest soils. Analisys of forest stands. Forest functions.

National and regional woods and forests: definitions, characteristics of forest species and of their communities. Anthropic influence on forests: sylvicultural techniques and their effects on forest stands, introduction to logging methods. Management of forest resources, interactions of sylviculture, wildlife and landscape conservation. Multi-purpose forestry management. Forest degradation and recovery. Engineering properties of vegetation. Ecological principles for vegetation establishment and maintenance. Reclamation, revegetation and reforestation techniques.

Readings/Bibliography

Piussi P., Alberti G. 2015. Selvicoltura generale. Boschi, società e tecniche colturali. Ed. Compagnia delle Foreste, Arezzo

Bernetti G., Del Favero R. e Pividori M. 2012. Selvicoltura produttiva. Manuale pratico. Edagricole, Bologna

La Marca O. e La Marca A. 2012. Appunti di Progettazione Forestale. Patron Editore

Mercurio R. e Minotta G. 2000. Arboricoltura da Legno. CLUEB, Bologna

Muzzi E. e Rossi G. (eds) 2004. Il recupero e la riqualificazione ambientale delle cave in Emilia Romagna. Regione Emilia Romagna (http://ambiente.regione.emilia-romagna/suolo-bacino/sezioni/pubblicazioni/servizio-difesa-del-suolo-della-costa-e-bonifica/pdf/manuale_cave_1.pdf

Teaching methods

The course is based on frontal lesson, integrated with audiovisuals and completed with forest outings for practise.

Assessment methods

Oral test aiming at verifying the basic knowledge acquired and the interventions applied.

Teaching tools

Audiovisuals: slides and films. Excursions and forest outings for practise.

Office hours

See the website of Enrico Muzzi