Session 1. Physiological responses of trees to climate

Chair: Jan-Erik Hällgren

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Oral presentations

  • Effects of Climate Change on Wood Properties: Overview of Current Knowledge - Kostiainen Katri, Kaakinen Seija, Saranpää Pekka and Vapaavuori Elina
  • Reaction of Growth and Litterfall of Fagus sylvatica to Climatic Variability - Eichhorn Johannes, Dammann Inge and Paar Uwe
  • Stand Level Variation in Leaf Area to Sapwood Area Ratio along an Aridity Gradient in the Jarrah Forest of South-Western Australia - Pekin Burak, Boer Matthias, Macfarlane Craig and Grierson Pauline
  • Experimental Frost and Drought Affect Fine Root Dynamics and Carbon Input to the Soil in a Spruce Forest - Gaul Dirk, Hertel Dietrich, Leuschner Christoph
  • Unraveling the Influence of Temperature, Latitude and Local Environment on the Reproduction of Six Forest Herbs along a Latitudinal Gradient - De Frenne P., Kolb A., Verheyen, K., Hermy, M. and Graae B. et al.
  • Simulated Regional Effects of Climate Change on Net Primary Production for Forests in Sweden - Bergh J., Nilsson U. and Karlsson M.
  • Analysis of the Shifting of Phenophases of Common British Wild Plants in Response to Climate Change - Faisal Arif M., Davy Anthony J. and Sparks Tim
  • Drought Responses of Different Tree Species in Bavaria: Evidence from Tree Ring Growth and Wood - Zang Christian, Rothe Andreas and Pretzsch Hans

Posters

  • Mathematical Analysis of Change in Forest Carbon Use Efficiency With Stand Development: A Case Study on Abies veitchii - Kazuharu Ogawa
  • Plant Water Relation and Growth Response of Cordia africana Lam. Seedlings of Three Seed Sources Exposed to Different Water Regimes - Seyoum Yigremachew and Fetene Masresha
  • Monitoring the Masting Behaviour of Beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Flanders (Belgium) - Sioen G., Roskams P., Verschelde P, Van der Aa B. and Verstraeten A.
  • Responses to Flooding of Poplar Clones Planted in the Paraná River Delta, Argentina - Luquez V.M.C., Achinelli F.G., Cortizo S. and Guiamét J.J.
  • Simulation of Photosynthetic Production of Beech (Fagus crenata) Trees Affected by Temperature Oscillation Amplitude - Chiba Y., Migita C. and Han Q.
  • Photosynthesis Rate and Antioxdant Enzyme Activities in Polluted and Non-Polluted Areas in The Philippines - Woo S.Y., Lee D.K., Lee Y.K., Ryang S.Z., Lee S.H., Je S.M., Cheng C.H., Baek S.G. and Lee E.D.
  • Fruit Dormancy in Ceriops decandra: An Adaptation to Overcome Climate Adversary? - Nagarajan B., Krishnamoorthy M. and Pandiarajan C.
  • A Phenology Model to Predict Spring Canopy Onset of Vegetation in Korea Using MODIS - Kim Sohee, Kang Sinkyu and Lim Jong-Hwan
  • Flowering Calendar of a Protected Forest: a Case Study of Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya - Sande Susan, Nicolson Sue and Gordon Ian
  • Effect of Soil Temperature Fluctuations on Root Respiration Under Global Warming - Je S.M., Woo S.Y., Ryang S.Z., Park J.H. and Sung J.H.

Abstracts accepted but not presented

  • Phenological Response to Changing Environmental Conditions of Western Ghats, Southern India - Krishnamurthy Yelugere L., Nanda, A. and Prakasha Hiregouja M.
  • Mediterranean Forest Under Climate Change Scenarios: the Response to Increase of Drought - Ripullone F., Borghetti M., Raddi S. and Magnani F.
last updated:  Thursday, October 2, 2008