Forest Adaptation 2008

Session 2. Climate-induced changes in forest ecosystems

Chair: José Antonio Prado

Oral presentations

• An Indicator of Tree Migration in Forests of the Eastern United States - Woodall C.W., Oswalt C.M., Westfall J.A., Perry C.H. and Nelson M.D.
• Present Vulnerability and Future Trends of Changes for Pinus cembra L. in the Alps - Casalegno S. and Reithmaier L.M.
• Disturbance-Driven Land Cover Changes in Western Canada Under Observed and Projected Climate Change - Wang Xianli and Hamann Andreas
• A Conceptual Model for Studying the Effects of Landscape Connectivity on Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change in Central America - Locatelli Bruno and Imbach Pablo
• Forest Trees Composition, Fisheries and Wildlife Status of Omo Biosphere Forest Reserve, Ogun State, Nigeria - Akegbejo-Samsons Y., Alegbeleye W.O. and Ojo L.O.
• Major Conifers Distribution in Russia in a Warming Climate - Tchebakova N.M. and Parfenova E.I.
• Impact of Future Droughts on Forested Mountain Catchments: Carbon Storage and Hydrology - Wolf A. and Bugmann H.
• Persistence of the Fog-Dependent Fray Jorge Forest in Semi-Arid Chile during the Past Two Centuries - Gutiérrez Alvaro G., Barbosa Olga, Christie Duncan A., del-Val Ek., Ewing Holly A., Jones Clive G., Marquet Pablo A., Weathers Kathleen C. and Armesto Juan J.
• Effect of Global Climate Change on Rare Trees and Shrubs in the Southern United States - Devall, M.S.
• Impact of Climate Change on Indian Forests: A Short- and Medium-Term Assessment - Chaturvedi Rajiv Kumar and Tiwari Rakesh
• Disturbance in Sudanian Savanna Woodlands and Ecological Responses under Climate Change: The Contribution of Long-term Ecological Research on Fire, Grazing and Selective Tree Cutting - Zida Didier, Savadogo Patrice, Tiveau Daniel, Dayamba Djibril, Sawadogo Louis, Tigabu Mulualem and Odén Per Christer
• Studies on Population Structure and Regeneration of Woody Species in Dry Afromontane Forest, South Eastern Ethiopia - Girma A. and Mosandl R.

Posters

• Examination of Tree Mortality in Semi-Arid Central Anatolian Region of Turkey during the Last Six-Year Period (2002-2007) - Semerci A., Sanlı B.N., Sahin O., Çelik O., Balkız B., Ceylan S. and Argun N.
• Climate Change Impact on Spruce (Picea abies L.) and Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Growth Potential in Slovakia - Baláž Peter and Hlásny Tomáš
• National Inventory of Landscapes in Sweden (NILS) as a Platform for Monitoring Impacts of Climate Change in the Swedish Mountain Areas - Heiskanen J., Olsson H., Sundquist S., Nilsson B., Allard A., Moen J., Holm S. and Mäki A.-H.