Agro-Forestry and Forest Ecosystems

Lectures

1. Introduction to the concepts of agroforestry ecosystems. Forms of agroforestry or agroforestry systems. Structure, classification and interactions of agroforestry systems

2. Agroforestry as a traditional land use in Greece – The agricultural history of Greece.

3. Physiognomy of agroforestry ecosystems. Description of the most important traditional agroforestry systems

4. Agro-climatic types - Factors shaping agro-climatic types

5. Analysis of factors shaping agroforestry ecosystems: demographic factors - ecological factors - economic factors

6. Agroforestry ecosystems and biodiversity

7. Landscape indicators - Assessment of agroforestry ecosystems with landscape indicators

8. Agroforestry ecosystems of the Mediterranean: creation - management - emergence

9. Traditional agroforestry systems, Management of traditional agroforestry systems

10. Installation of modern agroforestry systems – Main tree species for modern agroforestry systems

11. Prospects of agroforestry in the world, Europe in Greece.

12. The contribution of the environmental and agricultural policy to the management of the agroforestry area - The contribution of the agro-environmental measures of the K.A.P. in the management of the agroforestry area

The course also includes fieldwork on sampling issues.

LABORATORY EXERCISES

Exercise 1-5: Planning an agroforestry system

Exercise 6-7: Assessing agroforestry ecosystems with landscape indicators

Exercise 8-10: Agroforestry ecosystems and biodiversity