Managing Competition Between Forestry Plants

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States:

Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Grade 12

- 12

Curriculum 9.0:

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Keywords:

Agriculture, Competition (Ecology), Competitive advantage, Density, Forest management, Forestry, Growth, Plant Growth, Plantations, Resource Management

Managing Competition Between Forestry Plants

This year 12 Agriculture resource addresses the topics of

– plant competition within a forest coupe,
– the subsequent effect of competition on trees and
– how managers control competition to produce trees that meet the desired specifications.

The lesson is designed to allow students to:

– view source material to develop their understanding of competition and density within a forest, and then
– allow them to complete a series of workstations to summarise the content.

Note: This lesson has been developed for the N.S.W BOSTES Stage 6 Agriculture Syllabus but will still be applicable to use in other states.