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Multiobjective Silviculture (5 cr)

Code: 6M00GE02-3001

General information


Enrolment period
01.08.2023 - 22.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
MD in Multiobjective Forest Management
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Teachers
Petri Keto-Tokoi
Päivi Tiiva
Person in charge
Timo Parkkinen
Course
6M00GE02

Objectives (course unit)

The student is familiar with various forest management methods and the possibilities of using them more flexibly to achieve and reconcile different objectives of forest use. They are knowledgeable about even-aged, two-aged, and uneven-aged forest management, as well as the effects of selection cutting, rotation length adjustment, tree species selection, and mixed forests on the ecosystem services provided by forests. The student is capable of assessing and illustrating to forest owners the impacts, benefits, drawbacks, and risks of different forest management practices. They can select forest management methods that best align with the diverse objectives set for forest use.

Content (course unit)

Identifying and specifying the forest owner's objectives into practical silvicultural treatments. Assessing and visualizing their effects. Ecological forest management. Conservation-oriented forest management. Growing uneven-aged forests. Growing mixed forests. The impact of rotation length on goal attainment. Growing climate-resilient forests. Principle of adaptive planning

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is familiar with various silvicultural methods. They have a general understanding of their flexible application to achieve and reconcile different objectives. They are aware of the key impacts, costs, and risks associated with these methods.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student has a strong understanding of various forest cultivation methods and can apply them in practical implementation to achieve and reconcile different objectives. They are capable of assessing the impacts, costs, and risks associated with these methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has an excellent understanding of various silvicultural methods. They can flexibly apply them in practical implementation to achieve and reconcile different objectives. They can assess the impacts, costs, and risks associated with these methods and effectively illustrate them in a clear and logical manner.

Location and time

14.9.- 29.10.2023
1. lähijakso 14.-15.9. Toteutus 14.9. Kuhmoisissa ja 15.9. Kangasalla ja Pälkäneellä
2. lähijakso 12.-13.10. Toteutus Janakkalassa ja Evolla

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Maastoretkeilyt, verkkoluennot, itseopiskelu, materiaalin tuottaminen

Learning materials

Salo, K. (toim.) 2015. Metsä. Monikäyttö ja ekosysteemipalvelut. Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke). Helsinki. 328 s.

Routa, J. & Huuskonen, S. (toim.) 2022. Jatkuvapeitteinen metsänkasvatus. Synteesiraportti. Luonnonvara- ja biotalouden tutkimus 40/2022. Luonnonvarakeskus. https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/551772

Keto-Tokoi, P. 2018. Tutkimustietoon perustuvia suosituksia vastuullisen metsänhoidon kehittämiseksi. WWF Suomen raportteja 37. WWF Suomi. https://wwf.fi/app/uploads/v/p/l/luhifazfb7hhjzxrrh5e6sh/wwf_metsanhoitoraportti_web.pdf

Koivula, M. ym. 2022. Talousmetsien luonnonhoidon ekologisten vaikutusten synteesi: Synteesiraportti. Luonnonvara- ja biotalouden tutkimus 60/2022.
Luonnonvarakeskus. https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/552023

Koivula, M. & Vanha-Majamaa I. 2021. Eri hakkuu- ja luonnonhoitomenetelmien vaikutukset monimuotoisuuteen Fennoskandiassa. Metsätaloudellinen aikakauskirja vuosikerta 2021. Artikkeli 10481. https://www.metsatieteenaikakauskirja.fi/article/10481

Keto-Tokoi, P. ym. 2021. Säästöpuumetsätaloudella monimuotoisuutta talousmetsiin. Metsätaloudellinen aikakauskirja vuosikerta 2021. Artikkeli 10541. https://www.metsatieteenaikakauskirja.fi/article/10541

Content scheduling

1. lähijakso 14.-15.9.
14.9. Häiriödynamiikka -tutkimuksen hakkuukohteet Kuhmoisissa
15.9. luonnonhoidolliset hoitokohteet Kangasalla ja Pälkäneellä
2. lähijakso 12.-13.10.
12.10. Janakkalassa UPM:n Harvialan tilan luonnonhoidon tutkimuskohteet
13.10. Evolla hakkuu- ja kulotuskohteet sekä Ränskälänkorven jatkuvapeitteisen metsänkasvatuksen tutkimusalue.

International connections

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