Annals of Forest Science seminar: Forests in a changing world

Registration only with invitation.

Annals of Forest Science organises special events at Nancy (IONRAE Champenoux and AgroParisTech) and at Zürich (WSL-Birmensdorf). We warmly invite you to follow the Mini Symposiums at Nancy and Birmensdorf.

On the 30^th March, the Editors-in-Chief of Annals of Forest Science will meet in Birmensdorf. The Program is as follows:

08:40-09:00: Welcome coffee.

9h00-11h30: “Annals of Forest Science seminar: Forests in a changing world-part 2”

09:00-09:10 - Welcome and context, Erwin Dreyer, INRAE Nancy, France and Marco Ferretti, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

09:10 – 09:35 - Editing forest science: new initiatives in a rapidly changing world, Erwin Dreyer, INRAE Nancy, France

09:35 – 10:00 - The problem of space and pattern in the wood density variations: the XyloDensMap project, Jean-Michel Leban, INRAE Nancy, France.

10:00 – 10:25 - Understanding forest dynamics across scales to better serve societal need: patterns, drivers, and consequences, Shuguang Liu, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China (by video).

10:25 - 10:50 – Impact of non-native tree species in Europe on soil properties and biodiversity: a review, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

10:50 – 11:15 – Elevation dependent response of soil organic carbon stocks to forest windthrow, Frank Hagedorn, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.

11:15-11:30   Conclusion of the Seminar

11:30-12.30 EiCs visit to the Stable Isotope Lab (Matthias Saurer, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL) and WSL Campus.

12.30-13:30 Lunch at WSL Cantine

13:30-17:00: EiC visit Experimental Plantations test site. Kathrin Streit and Barbara Moser, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.