Forest Ecology Course
Explore forest ecology through practical fieldwork measuring disturbances, light levels, soils, plants, wildlife, and fungi. Transform raw field data into insightful analyses and actionable management strategies that foster resilient, biodiverse forest ecosystems. Ideal for building expertise in post-disturbance forest recovery and conservation.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips participants with essential skills to comprehend and manage temperate mixed forests following disturbances. Key topics include gap dynamics, succession processes, plant functional traits, light competition, and understory diversity. Students acquire practical field techniques, effective sampling strategies, R-based data handling, and statistical methods for interpreting findings to inform science-driven forest management.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Forest gap analysis: evaluate microclimate, dead wood, and successional phases.
- Light and trait modeling: forecast regeneration via PAR, traits, and niches.
- Field survey design: establish plots, measure trees, and track abiotic factors.
- Biodiversity sampling: assess understory, fauna, fungi using strong statistics.
- Data to decisions: execute ecological models and apply results to management.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course workload?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course