Stand Level Biodiversity Management - Web based training course contents

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Stand Level
Biodiversity

WEB BASED
TRAINING COURSE

March 2002

Stream, Kootenay

Contents		Relationship to Specific Forest Practices Code Guidebooks Introduction to web based training (WBT) Course guide Help page — Web browser basics
Module 1		Background to biodiversity Overview What is biological diversity? Ecosystem or coarse filter approach to forest management Species-specific or fine filter approach to forest management
Module 2		Maintaining stand level biodiversity Overview General biodiversity management considerations
Module 3		Stand level components of forest biodiversity Overview 3A — Stand structure Horizontal structure Vertical structure Importance Management application 3B — Wildlife trees What is a wildlife tree? Characteristics Categories of wildlife tree users General management principles Wildlife tree patches (WTP) Individual live tree retention Creating wildlife trees Importance Worker safety 3C — Coarse woody debris (CWD) Maintaining CWD Management application 3D — Forest floor Management application 3E — Special habitats Importance Management application 3F — Tree & vegetation species composition Management application 3G — Related topics Calculating wildlife tree patch areas No-work zones (NWZ) Wildlife Tree Committee (WTC) Self-assessment quiz

Module 4		Managing for biodiversity in commercial thinning Overview Opportunities in even-aged stands
Module 5		Operational planning — cutblock design Overview General Planning Procedures for Biodiversity Management at the Stand-Level Windthrow
Module 6		Managing for biodiversity at the stand level Overview General recommendations for managing for biodiversity at the stand level in silviculture practices
Module 7		Managing for biodiversity and other objectives Overview Forest Health Stand level biodiversity — range considerations Maintaining biodiversity — range considerations Biodiversity objectives for permanent range
		Glossary Selected literature List of figures Appendix 1 — Soil biodiversity Appendix 2 — Animals that consume forest pests Appendix 3 — Summary of stand level considerations Appendix 4 — Learning strategies Course Evaluation Form

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