Title: Analyze anthropogenic effects on forest ecosystems.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Introducing Forestry

Analysis should include exploring the effects of

- conservation vs. preservation
- the harvesting of forest products
- fire management practices
- recreational use
- fragmentation and parcelization
- agricultural and urban development
- pollution
- mismanagement.

Note: Leave No Trace (https://lnt.org/our-work/international/) can be used as a resource about ethical use of the forest.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do regulations regarding wildlife in the forests affect how people spend time in the forests?
- How can wildlife populations affect forest tree and plant resource value?
- How do wildlife populations affect management decisions?
- How do human influences affect forest organisms?
- How do exotic diseases, insects, mammalian herbivores, and competing vegetation affect genetic diversity?