Ecosystem Management (P00734)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-RMEMA

Topics covered in this course will include:
- management for naturalness, rarity, diversity and fragility
- impact of grazing and forestry practices on vegetation
- fire as a management tool, particularly in range management
- conservation of biodiversity
- ecological restoration and management in woodland, heathland, wetland and coastal ecosystems

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2006	09:30	15:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	17:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- The management of a wide range of different habitats
- Understanding of ecosystem dynamics and the state of the art of ecosystem management where the objectives are not simply the maximising of economic production
- Basic woodland management techniques
- Vegetation dynamics with global examples