The concentration area and research lines of the Postgraduate Program in Forest Sciences have enabled professors and students to develop various teaching and research activities meeting different areas of expertise.

Silviculture:

  • Clonal Silviculture
  • Urban Forestry
  • Forest Improvement
  • Soil and plant nutrition
  • Forest Pathology

 Forest Management:

  • Biomass and Carbon
  • Dendrometry
  • Management of Natural Forests
  • Management of Planted Forests
  • Growth and Production Modelling
  • Forest Optimization

Ergonomics, Harvesting and Forest Transport:

  • Ergonomics and Safety at Work
  • Timber Harvesting
  • Forest Transport

Geotechnologies:

  • Photogrammetry and Photointerpretation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Geographic Information Systems

Technology and Use of Forest Products:

  • Industrialization of Forest Products
  • Wood Properties
  • Wood Chemistry
  • Industrial residues
  • Biomass Energy