Forest Soil Science
| Title | Δασική Εδαφολογία / Forest Soil Science |
| Code | 33Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019423 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 100
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600275761
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600275761
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=1478
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- ONLY IN GREEK
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the soils as a medium of forest vegetation growth.
• Understand the basic functions of the soil organisms and the ecology of the forest soils.
• Know the importance and the decomposition cycle of organic matter in forest soils.
• Know about the soil nutrients and ways of managing them to improve the fertility and productivity of forest soils.
• Understand how water works and its impacts on forest soils.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Soil as a medium of forest vegetation growth. Biological properties of forest soils, organic matter - forest floor - soil organisms. Nutrient recycling in forest-soil ecosystems. Forest soils and hydrological cycle. Effects of clear-cutting and thinning, grazing, agricultural cultivation and wild fires on forest soils. Forest nursery soils. Soils provide plants with the elements they need, mainly in the form of dissolved inorganic ions or inorganic nutrients. Nutrients include both metals, such as calcium, potassium, iron and copper, and non-metals, such as nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and boron. The plant takes up these nutrients from the soil solution and incorporates most of them into thousands of different organic compounds, which constitute plant tissues.
The general chapters of the course are the following:
• Organisms and ecology of the soil
• Soil organic matter
• Nitrogen and sulfur in soils
• Phosphorus and potassium in soils
• Calcium, magnesium and micronutrients
• Nutrient management practices
• Soil erosion and its control
Keywords
Forest soils, organic matter, nutrients
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
There are used video and slideshow presentation programs (VLC media player, PowerPoint etc.), while there is also communication with the students via e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 75 | 2.5 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 43 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Internship | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The achievement of the learning objectives will be assessed based on the written examination of the course at the end of the semester.
In order to secure a passing grade (at least 5), it is required to achieve a passing grade on the final examination which includes Multiple Choice and Extended Answer questions from the taught course material.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. N.C.BRADY, R.R. WEIL:ΕΔΑΦΟΛΟΓΙΑ, η φύση και οι ιδιότητες των εδαφών, Εκδόσεις, ΕΜΒΡΥΟ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑΔΗΣ ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΣ, 2011
ISBN 9789608002623, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 12536597
2. Διαφάνειες παραδόσεων μαθήματος(μορφή αρχείου pdf)
Last Update
27-06-2025
