Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais

DISCIPLINAS OPTATIVAS: LINHA DE PESQUISA EM MANEJO FLORESTAL

Harvesting, Ergonomics and Forest Transport

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF001 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Luis Carlos de Freitas
Ementa: Introduction to the study of forest harvesting. Timber harvesting system. Forest harvesting planning. Machinery operating costs. Quality management in forest harvesting. Health and safety in forestry work. Ergonomic evaluation of forestry operations, machinery and equipment. Forest transport and its technical aspects.

Forest Economics

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF002 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Liniker Fernandes da Silva
Ementa: The Brazilian forestry sector. Supply and demand. Elasticity. Cost function. Financial mathematics applied to the forestry sector. Economic evaluation of forestry projects. Study of ELV (Expected Land Value). Payment series.

Phytosociology

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF007 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Alessandro de Paula
Ementa: Horizontal and vertical structure parameters. Methods for surveying herbaceous, shrubby and arboreal components. Statistics applied to phytosociological sampling.

Applied Geotechnology

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF023 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Odair Lacerda Lemos
Ementa: Main concepts and tools in geotechnologies. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS): Application of GNSS in data collection, storage and analysis. Applications of GNSS for subsidies in the forestry area. Remote sensing: characteristics and resolutions of images. Analysis of the spectral response of targets in satellite images. Image interpretation. Digital Image Processing. Vegetation Indices. Geographic Information System: Introduction and structure of a GIS. GIS operations, advanced data visualization and search in GIS, spatial modeling and visualization and presentation of forestry data. Spatial Statistics.

Forest Measurement

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF011 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Robson Borges de Lima
Ementa: Introduction, measurement of diameter and height, determination and estimation of basal area, volumetry, regression techniques applied to forest measurement, dry and green matter mass, crown, biomass and carbon measurement. Diametric distribution models.

Wood Quality

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF023 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Dalton Longue Júnior
Ementa: Quality concepts associated with wood. Plant cell formation and lignification. Microscopic wood structure. Macroscopic wood structure. Anatomical wood structure. Chemical, physical and mechanical properties of wood. Genetic variability in wood properties. Effect of cultural practices on wood quality. The influence of forest management on wood quality. Wood defects. Wood quality and use.

Water-soil-plant-atmosphere relationship

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF023 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: Cristiano Tagliaferre
Ementa: Properties of water and soil. Water in the soil. Water movement in the plant. Air humidity. Precipitation. Evaporation, transpiration and evapotranspiration. Water use efficiency. Water balance in agricultural crops.

Topics in Forestry Sciences I

Código / CH / Método: PPGCF017 - 60h - 4 theoretical credits
Professor: -
Ementa: The course has a variable schedule. A specific syllabus will be established each time the course is offered in the FIRST semester of each year. Its content will be related to topics not included in the syllabuses of regularly offered courses, but important for the student’s scientific training. The course may be offered in a condensed form and its program will be organized by the Responsible Professor, from the Institution or visiting.