FoRisk: Program

Presentations are linked in session schedules

Organizing committee:

• Prof. Jarkko Hantula, Metla, Finland;
• Prof. Heikki Henttonen, Metla, Finland;
• Prof. Sune Linder, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden;
• Prof. Pekka Niemelä, University of Turku, Finland;
• Dr. Elina Vapaavuori, Metla, Finland

Program

Monday October 26, 2009

• arrival in Helsinki
• 17.00 – 19.30 bus transportation to Tvärminne Zoological Station
• Accomodation
• Registration
• 20.00 Mexican evening meal

Tuesday October 27, 2009

08.00-09.00 Breakfast

09.00 - 09.10 Opening of the meeting Prof. Pekka Niemelä (U. of Turku , Finland )

Session 1: Changing climate and consequent biotic risks on forests

Chair : Prof. Jarkko Hantula (Metla , Finland)

09.10 - 09.55 Dr. Kirsti Jylhä, FMI, Finland : Current climate change scenarios and risks of extreme events for Northern Europe
presentation (pdf, 9.3 Mb)

 09.55 - 10.40 Prof. Richard Hamelin, U. of British Columbia , Canada : Impact of climate change on the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic in British Columbia: current knowledge and anticipated future prospects

10.40-11.00 Coffee

Session 1, cont.: Changing climate and consequent risks on forests

Chair: Prof. Pekka Niemelä (U. of Turku , Finland )

11.00 - 12.00 Old and new forest pests and their risks in Northern Europe in future

11.00 - 11.30 Dr. Heli Viiri & Seppo Neuvonen, Metla , Finland : Does restoration increase spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) risk? – Experiences from Koli National Park, Eastern Finland

11.30 - 12.00 Prof. Paal Krokene: Effects of climate change on the interaction between Ips typographus and Norway spruce
presentation (pdf, 2.5 Mb)

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 14.10 Old and new forest pathogens and their risks in Northern Europe in future climate

13.00 - 13.30 Prof. Jarkko Hantula, Tuula Piri & Eeva Vainio, Metla , Finland : Heterobasidion parviporum - getting ready for the climatic change
presentation (pdf, 1.1 Mb)

13.30 - 13.50 Dr. Talis Gaitnieks, Silava, Latvia: Testing different tree species for susceptibility to Heterobasidion annosum and Phlebiopsis gigantea – possible scenarios for climate changes in Latvia

13.50 - 14.10 Prof. Märt Hanso & Rein Drenkhan, Estonian U. Life Sciences, Estonia : Forest health decline after the climatic extremes in Estonia

14.10 - 14.30 Coffee break

Session 1, cont.: Changing climate and consequent risks on forests

Chair: Prof. Sune Linder (SLU Alnarp , Sweden )

 14.30 - 15.00 Researcher Jaana Keränen, VTT, Finland : Analysing future risks due to climate change – case study in Kemijoki Oy
presentation (pdf, 660kb)

15.00 - 15.30 Prof. Seppo Kellomäki, U. Joensuu , Finland : Means of forest management to adapt to climate change
presentation (pdf, 1.3 Mb)

15.30 - 16.00 Prof. Jon Moen, Umeå University, Sweden : Future Forests – tasks and goals in the Swedish research program
presentation (pdf, 615kb)

16.00 - 16.30 Dr. Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, U. of Helsinki, Finland: Remote sensing as a tool for a survey of defoliation and yield losses
presentation (pdf, 3.9 Mb)

16.30 - 17.30 Dinner

17.30 - 19.00 Discussion of the previous presentations

Team work

• the teams will be provided by a few key questions on issues about climate change effects on forests, raised by decision makers

19.00 - Sauna

Evening meal: Seafood assortment Tvärminne style

Wednesday October 28, 2009

08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast

Session 2: Changing climate and consequent risks on forests

Chair : Prof. Jon Moen (Umeå University, Sweden )

08.30 - 08.50 Dr. Helena Henttonen, Metla, Finland : Annual variation in Scots pine diameter growth and its relation to weather variables in southwestern Finland in 1966-2007
presentation (pdf, 130kb)

08. 50 - 09.10 Dr. Tapio Linkosalo, Remko A. Duursma, Jukka Pumpanen, Raisa Mäkipää, Annikki Mäkelä, Metla, U. of Western Sydney & U. of Helsinki, Finland: Predicting the probability of severe droughts and changes in potential GPP under changing climate
presentation (pdf, 3.8 Mb)

09.10 - 09.40 Researcher Hilppa Gregow, FMI, Finland: Storm risks on forestry in Northern Europe - occurrence and risk management
presentation (pdf, 1.7 Mb)

09.40 - 10.00 Prof. Gustaf Egnell, SLU, Umeå, Sweden: Whole tree harvesting – facts and visions in regard to bioenergy production and environmental issues
presentation (pdf, 2.6 Mb)

10.00 - 10.20 Coffee

10.20 - 10.40 Dr. Helena Bylund, SLU,  Uppsala ,  Sweden : The pine weevil in a changing environment
presentation (pdf, 1.2 Mb)

10.40 - 11.00 Dr. Halldór Sverrisson: Increased damage by insect pests in Icelandic forests
presentation (pdf, 1.3 Mb)

11.00 – 11.20 Dr. Michael Müller: Are subpopulations of Heterobasidion parviporum differentiated by local climate?

11.20 – 12.00 Chair: Prof. Jarkko Hantula (Metla, Finland)

Discussion on the morning talks & general discussion

Conclusions of the meeting

12.00 End of the meeting

12.00 - 12.45 Lunch

12.45 - 15.00 Bus transportation to Helsinki-Vantaa airport

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