Teacher
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SABATTI Maurizio
(syllabus)
Lectures and class activities will be focused on the following group of topics/abilities: Forest Tree Plantations in the World and in Europe. Assessment of plantations for wood production and features of the planting site. Planting systems and practices adopted for forest tree plantations. Silvics and tree plantation management of the following species: Hardwoods: Quercus suber, Castanea sativa, Juglans spp., Prunus avium, Populus spp., Eucalyptus spp., Robinia pseudoacacia, minor species. Conifers: Pinus halepensis ,Pinus pinea, Pinus pinaster, Pinus radiata, Cedrus spp, minor species. Short Rotation Forestry - SRF. Agroforestry. Role of forest plantation in the preservation and improvement of the environment: biodiversity and landscape, riparian plantations, woodland buffer strips, carbon sequestration, phytoremediation.
(reference books)
Planted Forests: Uses, Impacts & Sustainability. 2009. FAO and CABI. pp 213. The book is available in the university library or on the web. San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), 2016. European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. Teaching material will be distributed during the course and/or made available on the web.
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