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This summer Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation, is offering a field course on Forest Management and Conservation on the beautiful Aegean island of Ikaria. The course will focus within the amazing forest of Ranti which lies in the centre of Ikaria. It is 600 acres of dense Quercus ilex woodland, in previous years this forest type dominated the Aegean, yet now it is reduced to a few restricted patches. Today the Ranti Forest is the largest of its kind in Greece and supports trees of over 300 years old, because of this it is a fundamental niche for many rare and endemic species of flora and fauna. However this beautiful landscape is now under threat from anthropogenic factors, including encroachment from boundary villages and the extensive grazing of goats.
This field course aims to provide specialisation in dendrological methods focusing, in particular, on Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems and their characteristic tree species, achieving an integrated approach to the understanding of natural ecosystems and their conservation.
It will provide participants with knowledge of a variety of techniques, enabling them to carry out forest surveying individually. These methods will focus on both biotic and abiotic elements giving a comprehensive insight to forest surveying and management. Topics covered will include: Tree and ground flora classification, Identification, Taxonomy, Dendrology, Wood core sampling, Dendrochronology, Dendroclimatology, Fauna surveying, Soil and Water quality sampling.
Further Information
Dates: 04/09/2010 till 11/09/2010
Cost: €700 (this includes field excursions, working materials, shared accommodation and half board meals (breakfast and lunch)
Course Language: English
Course Hours: eight hours per day (with a one hour lunch break)
Award of Certificate: On completion of the field course, each participant will receive a certificate of acknowledgement for their participation, describing the fields in which they have been trained.
For more information please email info@archipelago.gr or go to www.archipelago.gr |
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