Knowledge:

The student should gain knowledge of structure, ecology, and composition of species (diagnostically important species and any rare/red-list species) and central ideas on variation and distribution of Norwegian vegetation types. The students should maintain an understanding on how vegetation types reflect environmental conditions.

Skills:

Use the knowledge of vegetationtypes to describe the properties of an area - soil conditions, hydrology, fertility, grazing value, endurance ability, extent and type of cultural influence. Analysing the consequences that different encroachments on nature have on vegetation and species diversity. Understanding field and theoretical ecological vegetation methods, including modern digital tools (GIS). The candidates should be able to use their knowledge about Norwegian vegetation types and nature types to identify and manage these in practical nature management situations at all levels (from municipalities/schools/local environments to the Fylkesmann/DN). In a management situation, students should be capable of identifying and limiting the boundaries of current vegetation/nature types in connection with nature protection, biological diversity, use ect.

General competence:

The course will develop the understanding of nature management and sensible management of biological diversity that students have gained throughout their whole study of nature management, especially by focusing on the responsibility that preservation authorities, municipalities and different sectors of society have for managing valuable nature types and the species diversity.

Lecture, in addition to the following, available in norwegian only:

Forelesninger.

Natur i Norge (NiN 2.0) - en innføring i teorien og systemet.

NiN 2.0 Kartleggingsveileder, del A and C.*

Artikkel 1, del A og B.**

Litteratur og forelesninger vil bli lagt ut på studentenes Canvas. All litteratur om NiN ligger i tillegg på www.artsdatabanken.no. Studentene anbefales å bruke artsdatabankens nettsider «Utforsk Natur i Norge» til utfyllende informasjon. Det tas forbehold om endringer i forhold til ny litteratur som utarbeides om NiN.

*Bryn, A. & Halvorsen, R. 2015. Veileder for kartlegging av terrestrisk naturvariasjon etter NiN (2.0.2). Veileder versjon 2.0.2a. (Artsdatabanken, Trondheim; http://www.artsdatabanken.no.)

**Halvorsen, R., Bryn, A. & Erikstad, L. 2015. NiNs systemkjerne - teori, prinsipper og inndelingskriterier. ¿ Natur i Norge, Artikkel 1 (versjon 2.0.3): 1¿328 (Artsdatabanken, Trondheim; http://www.artsdatabanken.no.)