Kursus ini merangkumi persekitaran, iklim dan mikroiklim, struktur, fungsi, biodiversiti dan komponen pelbagai jenis hutan tropika. Pensampelan, penzonan, kekalaan, fenologi, sebaran biji benih, percambahan, regenerasi, penguraian dan sesaran dibincangka(This course covers environment, climate and microclimate, structure, functions, biodiversity and components of various types of tropical forests. Sampling, zonation, periodism, phenology, seed dispersal, germination, regeneration, decomposition and succe)