Forest Management (NRM 2208) B.Sc. Forestry

Introduction to Forest Management

Objectives of Forest Management

Forest Organization Part-1

Forest Organization Part-2

Peculiar Features of Forests

Sustained Yield

Progressive Yield and Pre-requisities of sustained Yield

Rotation

Soil/Land Expectation Value

Choice and Length of Rotation

Conversion

Normal and Abnormal Forests

Schneider’s formula of increment

Normality in Regular/Irregular Forests

De Liocourt’s Law of Diameter distribution

Current Annual Increment and Mean Annual Increment

Pressler’s Formula of Increment

Growing Stock

Estimation of Growing Stock using MAI method

Estimation of Growing Stock using Yield Table Method

Relationship between growing stock and yield

Reducing factors or Modified areas

Even aged and uneven aged forest models

Joint Forest Management (Concept and Meaning)