Blog 8. A very interesting topic: Silviculture.

Hello, today I am going to comment on one of the topics that I enjoyed learning in the University during this semester: silviculture.

Silviculture could be defined as the scientific discipline that seeks to manage the forest, and  it serves to intervene in the forest adequately to get products and services for society. The goods and services that can be obtained thanks to these interventions are multiple: improvement of water quality, soil stability, oxygen production, wood production, etc. Even this tool helps us to be better prepared to the climate change.

I like study this subject because it is an indispensable professional tool for the forestry engineer, and the teachers who have teach it are excellent.

We must bear in mind that it is a complex issue to understand and that biological and ecological bases are needed to be able to master it.

A visit to plantations, thanks to the "Silviculture" course.

Finally, I want to comment that there is still a lot to investigate in the native forest in terms of forestry, and especially in our Mediterranean forests. 

Thank you for reading.