{"id":491,"date":"2015-07-17T11:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T18:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2015-09-02T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T22:59:13","slug":"module-iii-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/module-iii\/module-iii-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Module III: Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The objective of this module is to deal with two important aspects of the natural environment of forests. By the time you have completed this module, you will have a good understanding of some of the physical and biological determinants of forests, particularly if you have also completed Module II.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Components<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The development of soils, including the weathering of rocks<\/li>\n<li>The description and classification of soils<\/li>\n<li>Biogeochemical cycles and soil fertility<\/li>\n<li>Soil as a resource<\/li>\n<li>Hydrological functions of trees and forests<\/li>\n<li>Hillslope hydrology in forested landscapes<\/li>\n<li>Watershed hydrology in forested landscapes<\/li>\n<li>Effects of forest management on water quantity and quality<\/li>\n<li>Geomorphological processes and forests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>After taking this module, you should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Describe the development of soils, including the processes leading to the formation and loss of soils<\/strong>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Explain how soils are formed<\/li>\n<li>Explain the processes leading to the degradation and loss of soils<\/li>\n<li>Explain how forest management can maintain soils<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Explain how soils are classified and how soil fertility varies among soil types<\/strong>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Describe the major soil types and their characteristics<\/li>\n<li>Explain what defines soil fertility<\/li>\n<li>Describe the processes by which soil fertility can be enhanced or degraded.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Describe the hydrological functions of forests<\/strong>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Describe the hydrological cycle and how it can be affected by forest cover<\/li>\n<li>Explain the different ways that water can flow down a hillslope<\/li>\n<li>Explain the possible impacts of forest cover removal on hillslope hydrology<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Explain how forest management can affect water supply<\/strong>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Explain the concept of streamflow regimes<\/li>\n<li>Explain how changes in forest cover can affect the quantity and quality of water draining from an area<\/li>\n<li>Explain how forests affect geomorphological processes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identify some potential geomorphic risks<\/strong>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Identify where landslides might happen<\/li>\n<li>Identify some of the signs of past debris flow and debris torrent activity<\/li>\n<li>Identify where snow avalanches are likely<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The objective of this module is to deal with two important aspects of the natural environment of forests. By the time you have completed this module, you will have a good understanding of some of the physical and biological determinants of forests, particularly if you have also completed Module II. Relevant Components The development of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":469,"featured_media":0,"parent":60,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-491","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491\/revisions\/873"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/apfnet01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}