To introduce students to the ecological theories, scientific methods, technologies, social issues, and practical applications associated with managing the succession of forest vegetation for purposes of wood production, wildlife habitat, aesthetics, biodiversity, and ecological restoration.
Lecture #1 - Course overview and introduction to managing forest succession
Lecture #2 - Disturbance and models of succession
Lecture #3 - Models of succession cont'd
Lecture #4 - Plant autecology and managing forest succession
Lecture #5 - Intraspecific plant competition
Lecture #6 - Interspecific plant competition
Lecture #7 - Thresholds for managing forest vegetation
Lecture #8 - Methods for studying plant interference
Lecture #9 - Introduction to herbicides
Student lectures #1 - Autecology of major forest plant species
Lecture #10 - Herbicide application technology
Lecture #11 - Environmental fate of herbicides
Lecture #12 - Principles of toxicology and risk assessment
Lecture #13 - Public perceptions of risk and communication
Student lectures #2 - Herbicides used in forestry
Lecture #14 - Alternatives to herbicides (Part 1)
Lecture #15 - Alternatives to herbicides (Part 2)
Lecture #16 - Integrated forest vegetation management
Guest lecture #1 - Effects vegetation management on wildlife and wildlife habitat
Guest lecture #2 - Effects of herbicides on forest wildlife and wildlife habitat
Guest lecture #3 - Invasive exotic plants
Field trip #1 - Silviculture studies on PEF
Field trip #2 - Austin Pond study, Christmas tree culture
Field trip #3 - Industrial forest vegetation management
Field trip #4 - Managing invasive exotic plants and aesthetics in Acadia National Park
