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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Anti-requisites
Unit aim
Considers plantation forests in a worldwide context as native forests become increasingly protected. Plantations provide environmental protection, carbon sequestration and wood for human use. This course uses a general teaching approach to introduce the science behind the technologies involved in sustainable management of plantations of both native and exotic species.
Unit content
- Policies and ethos surrounding the approach today to plantation forestry
- Choice of species and suitability of sites for plantation establishment
- Nursery practices, site cultivation, planting and post-planting tending
- Nutritional management of plantations
- Thinning and pruning practice
- Pests and diseases
- Breeding strategies
- Breeding strategies
- Mixed-species plantations
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assess the requirements for the establishment of a plantation program | |||||||
| 2 | Advise on the silvicultural management techniques appropriate to ensure a plantation enterprise is commercially viable | |||||||
| 3 | Provide assistance in the implementation and supervision of a plantation establishment and management program | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Assess the requirements for the establishment of a plantation program
- GA1:
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Advise on the silvicultural management techniques appropriate to ensure a plantation enterprise is commercially viable
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA6:
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Provide assistance in the implementation and supervision of a plantation establishment and management program
- GA2:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- The textbook will be used directly by students from the first week of the teaching session so it is essential to have a copy when session starts. As the 1st edition of the book is out-of-date, you should avoid references to it. The 2nd edition of the text can be purchased from internet booksellers and perhaps from the University Co-op Bookshop on the Lismore campus. The website Booko (http://www.booko.com.au/) allows you to find the best price available from internet booksellers for this text: West, PW, 2014, Growing Plantation Forests, 2nd edn, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-01826-3.