Tree architecture: shoot and root growth patterns; shoot types. Juvenility.
Tree growth and development. Trees and the environment. Forest vegetation and tree diversity.
Taxonomy and morphophysiological traits and chorology of Pinophyta (Taxaceae, Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae and Cupressaceae) and Magnoliophyta ( Platanaceae, Ulmaceae, Fagaceae, Betulaceae, Tiliaceae, Salicaceae, Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Aceraceae, Simaroubaceae, Oleaceae).
Grossoni P., Bruschi P., Bussotti F., Selvi F., 2018. Trattato di Botanica forestale. 1. Parte Generale e Gimnosperme. CEDAM Scienze Naturali Wolters Kluwer. Milano.
Gellini R., Grossoni P., 1997. Botanica forestale. II. Angiosperme. CEDAM. Padova.
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Learning Objectives
Ability to recognize tree species in their respective environmental and vegetational contexts.
Good knowledge of ecophysiological processes of woody species for silvicultural and urban forestry practices
Prerequisites
Corse of Plant Biology.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons.
Exercitations: methods to recognize tree species; visits in Arboretum and forest environments.
Further information
None
Type of Assessment
Oral examination, with identification of samples of tree species described in the course. The evaluation of the student takes in account the following aspects: language skills, the linearity and logical development of the subject, the autonomy and the capacity for critical reasoning.
Course program
Tree architecture: shoot and root growth patterns; shoot types. Juvenility. Growth responses and development.
Role of environmental factors (light, water, temperature, pollution).
Vegetation and diversity in woody plant species. Conservation and functional aspects. Taxonomy.
Classification of Pinophyta; morphophysiological traits and chorology of main forest conifers: Taxaceae (Taxus); Pinaceae (Abies, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Larix, Cedrus, Pinus), Taxodiaceae and Cupressaceae (Cupressus). Classification of Magnoliophyta; morphophysiological traits and chorology of main forest broadleaved trees. Platanaceae (Platanus), Ulmaceae (Ulmus, Celtis), Fagaceae (Castanea, Fagus, Quercus), Betulaceae (Betula, Alnus, Corylus, Carpinus, Ostrya), Tiliaceae (Tilia), Salicaceae (Populus), Rosaceae (Sorbus), Fabaceae (Robinia, Laburnum), Hippocastanaceae (Aesculus), Aceraceae (Acer), Simaroubaceae (Ailanthus) and Oleaceae (Fraxinus).