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Forests Track: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Management
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College of Food, Agricultural and
Natural Resource Sciences · University
of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus |
The
Forests: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Management track focuses
on forest resources and allows students to choose from specializations
in the following areas: forest biology, ecology, ecophysiology; genetics
and tree improvement; tree physiology; reproductive biology and forest
regeneration; forest growth and vegetation dynamics; timber harvesting,
silviculture, and sustainable forest management; landscape ecology, restoration
and management; conservation of biodiversity and wildlife habitat management;
forest health; disturbance (including fire) ecology; urban and community
forestry; and agroforestry. Research normally focuses on forest and related
ecosystems.