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Plantation silviculture in New Zealand: establishment, tending, and harvest preparation of forestry tree crop species in even-aged, single-species stands for the management of wood and non-wood products.
This course will explore how our most important plantation forestry species can be trained to grow in a way that satisfies the needs of both domestic and export log markets, as well as other timber and non-timber forest product markets. The science and processes behind this growth are investigated so that key decisions on what tree crop species to plant, where to plant them, how to plant them, and the best way to care for them until harvest can be made. Societal and ecological considerations that factor into silvicultural decisions are also explored and discussed.
1. Understand the key biological processes influencing plantation forests in New Zealand (EEI3)2. Analyse the interactions between social, financial and biological factors, as they influence decision making in plantation forests (EEI1, EEI3, CE3)3. Apply the principles and tools available for decision-making in forest plantations (EEI1, EEI3, EEI4, CE3, GA2)4. Understand alternative regimes as they are applied in plantations from establishment through to harvest (EEI3)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
FORE219 - Introduction to Silviculture
FORE307, FORE620
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Justin Morgenroth
Matt Deering
Domestic fee $1,190.00
International fee $5,875.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Forestry .