Bordeaux, France, 26-29 April 2005 – Past event
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Organization:
The Conference will be organized by
IEFC (Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée), Bordeaux, France and
INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), Bordeaux and Paris, France
under auspice of
IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations), Division 8;
WWF (World Wildlife Fund), Forests for Life Programme;
EFI (European Forest Institute), Joensuu, Finland
Location:
CNRS, Centre de recherche Paul Pascal, Talence-Bordeaux, France
Tramway station : Doyen BRUS
(Under the D of Doyen on the Map)
Objectives:
During the past decades natural forests have continued to decline globally while the area of forest plantations has dramatically increased, to nearly 200 million hectares in 2000. In the meantime, biodiversity conservation and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability arose as major issues in both ecological sciences and public concern. Because the impact of plantation forests on biodiversity conservation is controversial, their ongoing expansion raises several questions: What threats and benefits to biodiversity can we expect from plantation forests? What is the functional significance of biodiversity in plantation forests? How could new practices help plantation forest to meet different objectives, including biodiversity conservation? The main objective of the conference will be to provide new scientific insights into this debate.
During the conference, biodiversity issues will be considered at the species, community and ecosystem levels. They will focus on three main types of plantation forests: short-rotation pulp and fuelwood systems, long rotation timber plantations and planted forests established for the protection of watersheds, mountain slopes or other fragile lands.
Conference format:
The expected attendance is 100 participants. Concurrent sessions will not be organized.
The Conference will be organized as a series of 5 sessions. A session lasts half a day (3 working hours). It consists in
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Wednesday 27 April |
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9.00 |
Welcome adresses: Jactel, H., Fauconneau, B., Carnus, J.M., Sayer, J., Parrotta, J., Franc, A. |
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Session 1: Biodiversity patterns and dynamics in plantation forests vs.other habitats |
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9.50 |
Quine, C. |
Keynote : Stand management and biodiversity: evidence, opportunities and constraints |
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10.20 |
Buscardo, E. |
The effects of afforestation on biodiversity of grasslands in Ireland |
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10.40 |
Coffee break |
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11.10 |
Coote, L. |
Epiphytes of Sitka spruce in Irish plantation forests |
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11.30 |
Mosseler, A. |
Pine plantations as nurse crops for development of late-successional forest types in eastern Canada |
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11.50 |
Smith, G.F. |
Biodiversity and management across the forest cycle in even-aged Sitka spruce and ash plantations in Ireland |
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12.10 |
Stephens, S.S. |
Do plantations reduce biodiversity? |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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Session 2: Plantation forests and biodiversity conservation at the landscape level |
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14.00 |
Brockerhoff, E. |
Keynote: Contribution of planted forests to biodiversity: Considerations at the landscape level |
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14.30 |
Barbaro, L. |
The scale-dependent role of spatial heterogeneity for biodiversity conservation in pine plantation forests |
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14.50 |
Berndt, L.A. |
Native beetles in an exotic landscape: investigating the conservation value of plantation forests |
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15.10 |
Deconchat, M. |
Vegetation dynamics in old and new woodlots : useful knowledge to improve plant diversity in plantations |
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15.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
Marchetti, M. |
Forest plantation and landscape ecology: a case study near Rome |
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16.20 |
Nasi, R. |
Impact of corridor design and management in a large-scale industrial tropical plantation landscape |
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16.40 |
Olson, D.H. |
Conservation strategy for a rare salamander species in a managed forest landscape |
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17.00 |
Poster session |
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Thursday 28 April |
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8.00 |
Field trip |
Maritime pine plantation forest management, experiments about biodiversity restoration and functional biodiversity at the landscape level, and conservation issues in public plantation forest on sand dunes |
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20.30 |
Banquet |
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Friday 29 April
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Session 3: Role of biodiversity on plantation forest functioning and resistance to perturbations |
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8.30 |
Parrotta, J. |
Keynote: Ecosystem functions in planted forests: the role of biodiversity |
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9.00 |
Branco, M. |
Effects of biodiversity in eucalyptus pest and their potential biocontrol agents |
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9.20 |
Hawkins, C. |
Impacts of glyphosate herbicide treatment on species diversity, tree growth, and forest health |
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9.40 |
Jactel, H. |
Increasing tree diversity can enhance pine plantations resistance to forest pest at different spatial scales |
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10.00 |
Koricheva, J. |
Effects of tree stand diversity on insect herbivory |
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10.20 |
Coffee break |
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Session 4: Effects of plantation forest sylviculture on biodiversity |
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10.50 |
Pawson, S. |
Impact of clearfell harvest size on coleopteran biodiversity |
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11.10 |
Seabra, C. |
Effects of slash management on the abundance and diversity of soil fauna from a Eucalyptus plantation |
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11.30 |
Wang, D.H. |
Thinning practice influence on microclimate, ground vegetation and stand structure on Taiwania plantation |
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11.50 |
Wessell, S.J. |
Effects of thinning and leave islands on biodiversity in US Pacific Northwest managed forests |
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12.10 |
Werntze, A. |
Modelling the effects of different harvesting scenarios on biodiversity and economic values in NZ plantation forests |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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Session 5: Towards better practices for plantations: Biodiversity and Sustainable Management |
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14.00 |
Sayer, J. |
Keynote: Towards better practice for conserving biodiversity in plantation forestry |
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14.30 |
King, H. |
Managing forest plantations for biodiversity conservation and timber production in Taiwan |
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14.50 |
Marjokorpi, A |
Management of biodiversity in tropical fast-growing forest plantations: a review |
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15.10 |
Maturana, J. |
Diversity and importance of natural resources for communities living in areas of fast-wood tree plantations |
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15.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
Rusch, V. |
Integration of spatial scales for the conservation of biodiversity in forest plantations |
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16.20 |
Salas Gonzalez, R. |
Relationship between biodiversity and structure indices in Maritime pine forests – usefulness in forest management |
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16.40 |
Wagner, S. |
Alternative silvicultural strategies for forest plantation establishment, management and functional conformity |
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17.00 |
General discussion |
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Posters
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Branco, M. |
Biodiversity of arthropods sheltered in Pine Processionary Moth nests |
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de Somviele, B. |
Dead wood helps: the role of woody debris in controlling insect outbreaks |
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Fry, D.A. |
Biodiversity impacts of short rotation willow coppice in upland Wales, UK |
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Govender |
Biodiversity and conservation perspectives in the management of indigenous scarabaeid plantation forestry pests |
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Huff, R.D. |
Survey and Manage: a thorough evaluation of a rare species management program |
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Lasserre |
Possible scenario for the restoration of plantation and forest landscape in Central Italy |
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Olson, D.H. |
Riparian reserves and aquatic-riparian vertebrates in Oregon managed forests |
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Olson, D.H. |
Biodiversity issues in US Pacific Northwest managed forests |
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Radoglou |
Plantations and Sustainability Criteria of the 4th MCPFE: A typology of plantation planning through scenario analysis |
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Rayabocon |
Target programs of reproduction of Scotch Pine raw materials base |
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Razavi |
The effect of “N” “P” “K” fertilizers on hand planting of Pinus pinea in coastal zone of Caspian sea |
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Rousi, M. |
Is clonal forestry risky – a case study with white birch |
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Scherrer-Lorenzen, M |
A global network of biodiversity experiments in plantation forests |
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Suchomel, J. |
Biodiversity of small mammals of plantage forests ecosystem of south Moravia (Czech Republic) |
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Van Halder, I. |
Species diversity of butterflies in pine plantation forests |
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Wessell, S.J. |
Community structure of vascular plants, arthropods, amphibians, and mollusks in managed forests of the US Pacific Nort |
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Vehviläinen, H. |
Moose and vole browsing patterns in experimentally manipulated pure and mixed forest stands |
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Augustin, S. |
Ground beetle biodiversity in poplar stands of the Picardie Region. |