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
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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