FOREST GEOGRAPHY

GEOG 4371/5371

 

Instructor: Tom Veblen

 

Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45

Guggenheim 205

 

TA: Teresa Chapman

 

 

 


 

 

Syllabus

FINAL EXAM

 

Test 1 sample questions

Take Home Exam Test 2

 

Assigned Reading:

Romme et al. 2003 Hayman Fire

Romme et al. 2006 Insect Outbreaks

Veblen and Donnegan 2005 HRV

Veblen, 1992

Romme et al. 2006

Simard, 2008

 

Additional Reading:

 

Fire and Beetles :     http://www.wildfirelessons.net/AFP.aspx?Page=AFPOverview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lectures:

 

I.   Introduction

I. A. Forest dynamics and forest management

 

Tree Autecology

II. A. The species as an ecological unit

II. B. The concept of environment

II. C. Solar Radiation

II. D. Temperature

II. E. Wind

II. F. Water

II. G. Plant Nutrients

II. H. Fire

II.I. Tree Ring Introduction

 

Forest Synecology

 III. A. Population Ecology

III. Community Ecology: Biotic Interactions

III. B. Plant Community Concepts

III. C. Succession and Climax Concepts

III. D. Mechanisms of Succession and Regeneration

III. E. Methods: Stand Structure Analysis

 

Applications of ecological knowledge to forest management

IV.A. Concepts of ecosystem-based management and

historic range of variability and methods of HRV

IV.B. Montane forests in Colorado:

autecology and stand development in Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir

IV.C. Montane forests: bark beetles, budworm and fire

IV.D. Subalpine forests in Colorado:

autecology and stand development

IV.E. Subalpine forests in Colorado:

bark beetles, blowdown, climate change, and fire

IV.G. Synthesis