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Syllabus:

Forest Ecology, 15 credits

The course is discontinued

Swedish name: Skogsekologi
This syllabus is valid: 2009-09-14 and until further notice
Course code: 5BI040
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Biology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Ecology and Environmental Science

Required Knowledge

120 ECTS credits including 60 ECTS in Biology of which 15 ECTS in Ecology or 60 ECTS Earth science/physical geography and 15 ECTS in ecology, or equivalent knowledge. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A (IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 5.5 and no individual score below 5.0. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum total score of 530 and a minimum TWE score of 4. TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum total score of 72 and a minimum score of 17 on the Writing Section). Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.

Literature

Forest ecosystems
Perry David A., Oren Ram, Hart Stephen C.
2. ed. : Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press : 2008. : xiv, 606 s. :
Contributor biographical information
ISBN: 9780801888403 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Mandatory
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Ecology of woodlands and forests : description, dynamics and diversity
Thomas Peter, Packham John R.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : 2007 : xiv, 528 p. :
ISBN: 978-0-521-83452-0 (hbk.)
Mandatory
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