Course code MežZ3011
Credit points 2.25
Practical Silviculture
Total Hours in Course60
Date of course confirmation08.11.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management
Course developer
Māris Gackis
Mg. silv.
Course abstract
This course paper is to strengthen and deepen the knowledge of forestry, to learn to apply the regulations governing forest management. In forest district, which covers an area of 1000 – 1200 ha, is designed for main and thinning cut, reforestation and other forestry actions.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Preparing the course paper, students acquire knowledge in forest management planning and commercial activity regulation laws requests, silviculture basic positions, forest resources and basic princips of their usage, develop the skills to prepare and use the forest management planning using obtained knowledge and to treat concrete version of forest management from various aspects and get competence, which will be sufficient to assess reasonable and alternative forest management planning options from theoretical and practical point of view, to plan the logging-related forestry operations and management, and to examine the quality of done actions.
Compulsory reading
1. Mangalis I. Meža atjaunošana un ieaudzēšana. Rīga: Et Cetera, 2004. 455 lpp.
2. Zālītis P. Mežkopības priekšnosacījumi. Rīga: Et Cetera, 2006. 219 lpp.
3. Skudra P., Dreimanis A. Mežsaimniecības pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1993. 262 lpp.
6. Dreimanis A. Mežsaimniecības pamati. A/S LVM,2017, 219 lpp.
Further reading
1. Autoru kolektīvs. Kopšanas ciršu rokasgrāmata. Rīga: A/S "Latvijas Valsts meži", 2008. 108 lpp.
2. Autoru kolektīvs. Ceļvedis Latvijas privāto mežu īpašniekiem. Rīga: Et Cetera., 2005. 212 lpp.
3. Saliņš Z., Meža izmantošana Latvijā - vēsture, stāvoklis, perspektīvas. Jelgava: Meža izmantošanas kat., 1999. 270 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Baltic Forestry, ISSN 1392-1355
2. Mežzinātne, ISSN 1407-270X