Studiegids 2012 -2013 - Anton de Kom University of Suriname

Vaknaam
Studiepunten (sp) 2.0
Studiebelasting in uren 56
Contacturen/semester
Semester/fase
Docent
Bos- en landgebruikssystemen
30 Co
3/BII
S. Carilho, MSc. / L. Joyette, MSc.
Omschrijving Global issues:
• Forest area and area change;
• Definitions;
• Forest area information availability (areas by
region and annual deforestation);
• Distribution of the world’s forests by major
ecological zone.
Earth’s biomes (tundra’s, taiga or boreal forests,
temperate forests, temperate rain forests, temperate
woodlands, temperate shrub lands, temperate grasslands,
tropical rain forests, seasonal forests and savannas,
deserts, wetlands, freshwaters, intertidal, open oceans,
benthos, upwelling and hydrothermal vents);
Forest plantations;
Protected areas;
Forest resources by region (ecological zones of the
different continents);
Ecological zones of South America, North and Central
America;
Forest codes of practice;
Soil classification;
Ways we use and abuse the soil;
Land degradation;
Erosion;
Agricultural expansion and deforestation;
Sustainable land management;
Mangrove conversion and conservation;
Management, conservation and sustainable development
of forests;
Rehabilitation .
Leerdoelen
Aan te geven door de docent bij de start van de colleges
Onderwijsvorm
Hoorcolleges
Voorkennis
Algemene en fysische bodemkunde
Wijze van toetsen Tentamen
Literatuur
State of the world’s forests 2003 (FAO);
Aantekeningen
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