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AGF3201: FOREST INVENTORY AND MENSURATION: 2 units:
25% theory and 75% practical.
Definition of forest inventory, justification for. tree measurements and cost consideration; determination of horizontal distance by pacing and chaining. Principles and measurement of standing trees; determination of wood content by cord, weight and cubic volume; common sampling designs sample random, systematic, and stratified; sampling for discrete variables and problems.

AGF 3401 PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE AND PARK MANAGEMENT: 3 units
25% theory and 75% practical.
Principles and conceptions of wildlife management including forest resources, population analysis and manipulation of habitat; analysis and design.

AGF 3601 FOREST ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS): 3Units
20% theory; and 80% Practical
The concept of forest ecology; plant communities; plant communities synecology component of ecology, analysis and description of plant communities; plant succession and soil conservation; vegetation and natural ecosystems and the classification thereof; reading in forest soils and forest land management.

AGF 3302 FOREST AND WILDLIFE POLICY. LAW AND AMINSTRATION: 3 units
80% theory and 20% practical.
Forest and wildlife Policy in Nigeria, drawing Cross River State as a case study; the search for forest law-and regulations that will stabilize the forest resources base in Cross River State. Inter-relationship between forest and wildlife resources administration and the executive council in various states of the Federation of Nigeria.

AGF 3602 FOREST BIOMETRIC: 3 unit
30% theory and 70%
practical. Application of basic biometric techniques to problems of Forest Resource Management. Distribution, sampling and Tests of hypotheses.

AGF 4101 FOREST TAXONOMY AND SPECIE PRESERVATION AND WILDLIFE CLASSIFICATION: 3 units
25% theory and 75%
practical. Identification of Nigerian tree species using botanical classification and the use of herbarium techniques in the preservation of Nigeria flora; classification and identification of indigenous wildlife. Visit to National Park.

AGF 4401 FORESTS INVENTORY AND MENSURATION PRACTICES: 3 units
25% theory and 75 practical.
Closed traverse survey: Theoretical basis for using specific instruments in measuring tree heights sunto clinometer, hypsometers and relascope; timber cruising: strip and plot sampling methods; magnitude of inventory 5%, 10% Volume computation and ‘projection; the significance of form class.

AGF 4701 AGROFORESTRY PRACTlCES: 3 units
20% theory and 80% practical.
Natural agroforestry in natural forest stand; studies to reveal the natural interaction biotic factors; the most favoured biological entity; integration of various agricultural crops with forest trees in carefully determined combinations; yield and their relationship with the combined crops.

AGF 4202 WILDLIFE CAPTURE AND DOMESTICATION: 3 units
25 theory and 75% practical.
Techniques of capturing wildlife especially the dangerous ones; training in the use of fire arms, storage and handling, bullet loading and trigger release; fire arms lock, control and carrying. Wildlife maintenance, feeding, succulent fruits, protein grass, animals feed. etc.

AFG 4302 FOREST & WILDLIFE BIOMETRICS (PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN): 3 units
20% theory and 80% practical.
Application of simple biometric techniques to Forestry and Wildlife Management Problems, sampling analysis and predictions.

AGF 4402 FORESTIWILDLIFE ECOLOGICAL SURVEY: 3 units
20% theory and 80% practical.
Wildlife population assessment; carrying capacities in reserved areas and regulatory dynamics to provide a base for income generation, sustainability strategies forthe rare fauna species; selected terrestrial and aquatic project areas.

AGF 4502 PARK AND ZOO DESIGN MANAGEMENT: 2 units
20% theory and 80% Practical.
National parks, Principles, purposes and objective, public participation in park design and management; resource information base for planning, landscape architecture, zoo planning, Design and Development.

AGF 5021 FOREST BIOLOGICAL EROSION AND FIRE CONTROL: 2 units
20% theory and 80% practical.
Preservation of man-caused fires; Hazard reduction and fire suppression, soil care and control of erosion on cultivation lands. Rate of spread in different vegetations; seasons and effect on wildlife.

AGF 5501 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN NATURAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM: 2 units
40% theory and 60% practical.
Definition of the type of natural ecosystems forest operation; logging, forest plantation development, forestry nursery development, access- routes and forestry villages establishment etc. General description of the area, soil type. Vegetation, wildlife composition, slopes, water courses or lakes; ground map covering the operational area; silviculture prescription to prevent erosion, water siltation and maintenance of drainage; soil and wildlife conservation and control; presentation of rare flora and fauna.

AGF 5111 WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION: 2 units
30% theory and 70% practical
Protection of wildlife against poachers, diseases and pests; genetic and environmental control; use of fire, control of pesticides and theory asverse effects on the reproductive system of wildlife.

AGF 5311 EGOCENTRIC BEHAVIOUR OF TROPICAL WILDLIFE IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENT: 2units hours
70% theory and 30% practical.

GF 5102 FOREST AND WILDLIFE BIOMETRICS 2 units
3% theory and 70% practical.

AGF 5502 RANGE ECOSYSTEM AND MULTIPLE LAND USE: MANAGEMENT 2 units
30% theory and 70% practical.
Integrated use of land for wildlife, fisheries and forestry. Dynamic planning to accommodate human residence, small scale and commercial crop production; general agricultural land use management, construction of management tables.

AGF 5112: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION: 3 unit
30%theory and 70% Practical.
Principles of wildlife management, habitat analysis, evaluation and improvement practices. Animal behaviours and predators problems; capturing and utilization of wild animals, taxidermy.

AGF 5312: FISH/WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS: 2 units
20% theory and 80% Practical.
The niche concept, adaptation of animals and fish to specialized habitats; wildlife productivity, fish and animals census methods in different habitats. The importance of population structure and tables of population ecology.

AGF 6501 -Range Management and Fire Ecology - 2CR
Rangeland vegetation types: range improvement practices. Grazing systems. Control of animals on a rangeland. Multiple uses of rangeland resources.

AGF 6601-Advanced Forest,Biometrics and Regression Methods - 3CR
Common multivariate statistical distributions, component analysis, factor analysis, conical analysis, discriminant analysis. Fixed and Random effects of variance; confounding and fractional replication in factional experiments, distriminant functions; response surface analysis. Matrix algebra of relevance to regression analysis, algebra and inference of multiple linear and curcilinear regressions, applications to forestry and related field; computer programming exercise.

AGF 6302- Wildlife Domestication Techniques 1CR
Wildlife capture methods. Management of wild animals in captivity. Snail and cane ratfarming, bee keeping. Mushroom growth.

AGF 6402-Advanced Forest Resources Economics 2CR
Course Content: Economic approach to forest production, organizationfor resources ‘decisions and investment allocations discussion and examination of selected current issues in forest economic and management.

AGF6502 - Agroforestry Systems for Environmental Management - 2CR
Principles of Agro-forestry, forest-tree crop interaction, environmental and economic implications of Agro-forestry, case Studies of Agro- forestry systems.

AGF 0611:Wildlife Conservation and Management 2CR
Wildlife Principles and case studies of Wildlife conservation. Wildlife Management tools and their uses. Objectives of Wildlife conservation and mamagement. Wildlife conservation laws and treaties.

AGF0621: Forest and Wildlife Protection
Description and control methods of major tropical forest and wildlife pest and diseases. Fire control. Control of illegal logging and poaching.

AGF 0612: Forest and Wildlife Biometrics 3CR
Measurements in Forestry and Wildlife, Data collection and analysis, Population studies, Measurement of conditions trends in forests and wildlife habitats.

AGF 0622: Agroforestry for Environmental Management 2CR
Principles of Agro-forestry, Forest-tree crop interaction, environmental and economic implications of Agro-forestry

AGF 0632: Forest and Wildlife Recreation and Ecotourism
Identification of scenic beauty sites. Development of recreation and tourism sites. Control of visitors on a recreation site. Signage

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