| Skov & Landskab | |||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | |||||||||||||||
| Varighed | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Fælleskursus Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | mundtlig eksamen uden hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: 13-skala, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Lectures: 1 course module per week Practicals: 2 hours weekly | ||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | F2, spring To be agreed upon | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk med note om undervisning på dansk | ||||||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | Some basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of trees and of soil science is beneficial but not necessary | ||||||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||||||
| To gain a basic understanding of selected ecological and ecophysiological mechanisms (plant/environment interaction) of particular importance for the practical use of plants and trees in forestry, arboriculture and landscape gardening. The course will be founded on practical tasks like plant production, establishment and maintenance of trees and stands. The course aims at an improved understanding of plant ecological mechanisms, which interacts with the practical tasks. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||
| Management courses at KVL (e.g. Skovdyrkning, Planteanvendelse og Anlægsgartneri) do not provide a profound biological understanding of the relevant interactions between plant and environment. The latter is the main objective of this course. Focus is on plant properties and plant ecology of particular importance for production and establishment of different plant types (bareroots, containerplants of different sizes) as well as for the long term development in terms of growth, physical and physiological stability. These subjects are discussed for different environments (more or less open stands, solitary trees, contrasting climate and soil conditions). The genetic variation in some physiological parameters related to plant functionality will also be presented. The following topics will be dealt with: Phenology and dormancy, adaptive traits (frost, drought), growth processes of single organs of the tree related to plant functionality, biomass allocation, architecture and pruning of roots and crown, interactions with the ecosystem. The course relates to the following functional traits of trees: survival, growth rate and production, resistance, shelter, aesthetic values, ground water protection and soil development. | |||||||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||
| Methods are likely to be adapted during the first two years of the course. The preliminary intention is to supplement the traditional lectures and exercises with seminar-like lectures, during which teacher and students interact in the understanding of problems. Learning groups are formed, and larger themes (like "whole year phenology") are closed and summarised through the presentation of "mindmaps" from the groups. | |||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||
| A collection of papers from scientific journals should be bought at the DSR book store. Refer to the course homepage (see below) | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Christian Nørgård Nielsen, cnn@life.ku.dk, Skov & Landskab/Skovdrift og træprodukter, Tlf: 35331772 | |||||||||||||||
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