? Credit Points : 10  ? 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

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 3 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 22/09/2008 09:00 17:00

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 09:00 10:50 KB Tutorial Monday 11:10 13:00 KB

- 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

coursework assessment

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Rosanna Maccagnano
Email : rosanna.maccagnano@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Barbra Harvie
Tel : (0131 6)50 7211
Email : Barbra.Harvie@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/