Network of Climate Change Risks on Forests (FoRisk)

SNS Workshop, August 29, 2008, Umeå, Sweden

 

Organizers: Jarkko Hantula, Heikki Henttonen, Pekka Niemelä, Elina Vapaavuori, Sune Linder

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Sessions and topics:

08.15 - 08.20 Opening of the meeting Prof. Pekka Niemelä (Joensuu , Finland)

 

08.20 - 09.40 Risks of pest insects on forest Chair: Prof. Pekka Niemelä (Joensuu, Finland)

08.20 - 09.00 Prof. Mathew Ayres (Dartmouth, NH, USA), invited speaker: Pest insects and climate change in forest ecosystems, current knowledge and anticipated future prospects


09.00 – 09.40 short notice by each Nordic country: Seppo Neuvonen (FIN); Bjørn Økland (NOR); Halldor Sverrisson (IS); Helena Bylund (SWE); Iben Thomsen (DK)

09.40 - 10.00 Coffee

 

10.00 - 11.40 Risks by pathogens Chair: Dr. Michael Müller (Vantaa, Finland)

10.00 – 10.40 Prof. Pia Barklund (Uppsala, Sweden), invited speaker: Forest pathogens in Nordic forests, current status and future threats with a changing climate

 

10.40 – 11.40 short notice by each Nordic country: Pia Barklund (SWE); Michael Müller (FIN); Halvor Solheim (NOR); Halldor Sverrisson (IS); Märt Hanso (EST); Rimvydas Vasaitis (LIT); Iben Thomsen (DK)

11.40 - 12.15 Forest risks by mammals: Chair: Prof. Heikki Henttonen (Vantaa, Finland)

11.40 – 12.15 Prof. Göran Ericsson (invited speaker): Climate change and its effects on moose population dynamics

12.15 - 13.15 Lunch

 

13.15 - 14.10 Forest risks by mammals Chair: Prof. Göran Ericsson (SLU, Sweden)

13.15 – 13.50 Prof. Heikki Henttonen and Otso Huitu (invited speaker): Role of small mammals e.g. voles in Nordic forest ecosystems in future climate

 

13.50 – 14.10 short notice & discussion:

Sauli Härkönen (FIN)

14.10– 14.25 Coffee

 

14.25 – 15.45 Forest management Chair: Prof. Sune Linder (SLU, Sweden)

14.25 – 15.00 Prof. Gert-Jan Nabuurs (Wageningen, Netherlands), invited speaker: Silviculture, forest management and forest planning actions in promoting forest health

 

15.00 – 15.45 short notice by each Nordic country: Tomas Lundmark (SWE); Heli Peltola (FIN); Halldor Sverrisson (IS); Iben M. Thomsen (DK)

15.45 - 16.30 General discussion Chair: Prof. Pekka Niemelä (Joensuu, Finland)
- conclusions
- planning of future actions / continuation of the network operation / new application to SNS

 

16.30 End of meeting

 

 

Program (pdf, 15kb)

 

 

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