| Course title |
Forest Geography |
| Course code |
MežZ5001 |
| Credit points (ECTS) |
3 |
| Total Hours in Course |
81 |
| Number of hours for lectures |
16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes |
16 |
| Independent study hours |
49 |
| Date of course confirmation |
08/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit |
Institute of Forest Management |
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| Course developers |
Dr. biol., asoc. prof. Viesturs Šulcs
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course |
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| Course abstract |
| The concept of plant geographic. Flora and vegetation. The kingdoms of Flora. The classification of world biomes. Areas of tundra, northern coniferous forest, temperate forests, rain forests, mangroves, swamps, grasslands, savanna and deserts. The landscape of territory Latvia. The geographical zones and forests of Latvia. |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment |
| Knowledge about the versatility of world forests, their dimensional and floristic structure and geographical occurrence depending on ecological conditions, dry land biomes and flora kingdoms, development of Latvian forests in post-ice age, structure and occurrence of forests in landscape areas. Skills to evaluate Latvian forests from the forest industry and landscape aspects in the context of world forests; to classify them depending on the floristic contents and structure. Competence to evaluate the significance of the mosaic structure of Latvian forests, their multi functionality; to forecast the development of the forest and its rational usage in the changing environment resulting from global warming and anthropogenic effects. |
| Compulsory reading |
| 1. Priedītis N. Augu ģeogrāfija un daudzveidība. Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC. 2009. 176 lpp. |
| Further reading |
| 1. Strods H. (zin. red. un sast.). Latvijas mežu vēsture līdz 1940. gadam. Rīga: WWF. 1999. 364. lpp.
2. Priedītis N. Augu dzīve. Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC. 2008. 68 lpp. |
| Periodicals and other sources |
1. Latvijas Veģetācija. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte. ISSN 1407-3641.
2. Baltic Forestry. Kaunas : Lithuanian Forest Research Institute. ISSN 1392-1355.
3. Vides Vēstis. Rīga: Vides aizsardzības klubs. ISSN 1407-2939. |