Advanced Plantation Silviculture

Subject FRST90028 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 hours of lectures plus 36 hours of practical work and tutorials, delivered in a two week teaching block.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Contact

Melbourne School of Land & Environment Student Centre
Ground Floor, Land & Food Resources (building 142)

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject presents theory and practice of how growth and product quality can be manipulated and modelled in intensively managed plantations. It consists of three modules comprising:

  • Genetics and breeding of plantation trees
  • Nutrition and productivity of tree plantations
  • Modelling trees and stands

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should have a sound knowledge of:

  • Breeding theory and how it may be applied to tree species to increase value of commercial plantations
  • Soil and plant assessment of plantation nutrition
  • Diagnosis of plantation nutrient status for optimizing productivity,Models for predicting growth of stands and individual trees
  • Mortality, size class and product models
  • Fitting growth models to data
  • Growth and product prediction
Assessment:

Several small daily "quizzes" - 20%, Literature review assignment (2000 words) - 30%, Major assignment (3500 words) - 50%.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Links to further information: http://www.forests.unimelb.edu.au/subjects.html
Related Course(s): Master of Forest Ecosystem Science

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