Forest soil literatureLaajuus (2 - 5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student • understands the role of forest soils in providing different ecosystem services • has deep understanding on the central processes and organism groups in forest soils • is able to apply her/his learning to manage forest soil for biodiversity and productivity

Content

Forest soils as carbon sink and storage, source of nutrients of tree stand and underground vegetation, and in maintaining biodiversity. Impact of environmental factors to soil properties and processes. Climate change and soil. Impact of disturbances. Fertilization, soil preparation, ditching.

Qualifications

Previous studies: LM00CM50 Forest soils (4 cp) or equivalent.

Materials

Textbooks agreed with the teacher.

Execution methods

Learning assessment

Accomplishment methods

Self-learning of learning material (textbooks) and learning assignment on agreed topics. The textbooks to be studied are agreed together with the course teacher.