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Forestry
Description: In the simplest terms, silviculture is applied forest ecology. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to both silvicultural treatments and underlying ecological concepts. By the end of the course, you should be able to distinguish stand structures by species, size, age and horizontal spatial pattern. You will be able to identify the most common silvicultural practices and link them to fire applications and have the knowledge and tools to select an appropriate prescription for a given stand. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: FOR 310
Forestry
Term : Spring 2024
Catalog Year : 2023-2024
FOR 317 - Silviculture And Fire Applications
Description: In the simplest terms, silviculture is applied forest ecology. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to both silvicultural treatments and underlying ecological concepts. By the end of the course, you should be able to distinguish stand structures by species, size, age and horizontal spatial pattern. You will be able to identify the most common silvicultural practices and link them to fire applications and have the knowledge and tools to select an appropriate prescription for a given stand. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: FOR 310