| Module code | FOR 835 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Module content | Structure and function of natural forests, species composition and diversity, disturbance processes and regimes, recovery (succession) concepts and theory, biodiversity in forest ecosystems, energy and nutrient flux in natural forest ecosystems. Resource assessment and planning. Silvicultural systems and management of natural forests (and woodlands), natural regeneration and forest rehabilitation management for sustainability of natural forest ecosystems: multiple use for timber and non-timber forest products, forest rehabilitation (invader plants, mining, degraded forests). |
| Module credits | 15.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 1 web-based period per week, 20 discussion classes per block |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Department of Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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