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Programme Overview 14 6Th European Conference on Ecological Restoration SER - 8-12 September 2008 | Ghent (Belgium) 13 Programme overview 14 6th European Conference on Ecological Restoration Monday 8 September 17.00-21.00 Registration 18.30- Welcome Reception Tuesday 9 September 08.00-18.00 Registration / Information desk 09.00-09.40 Opening Ceremony Plenary Session 1 09.40-10.15 Keynote lecture: Spyropoulou R. Plenary Session 2 10.15-10.50 Keynote lecture: Miko L. 10.50-11.20 Coffee Break 11.20-12.40 Parallel sessions 1-7: 1. restoration of eroded or former mining areas (1) 2. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (1) 3. Natura 2000: environmental conditions and external influences on habitats 4. restoration of forest ecosystems (1) 5. restoration of dry and moist grasslands (1) 6. the challenge of climate change and natural dynamics (1) 7. restoration of wetlands (1) 12.40-14.00 Lunch Plenary Session 3 14.00-14.35 Keynote lecture: Winkler S. 14.35-14.40 Transition time 14.40-16.00 Parallel sessions 8-14: 8. restoration of eroded or former mining areas (2) 9. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (2) 10. identifying appropriate conservation and restoration objectives (1) 11. restoration of forest ecosystems (2) 12. restoration of dry and moist grasslands (2) 13. the challenge of climate change and natural dynamics (2) 14. restoration of wetlands (2) 16.00-16.30 Coffee Break & Poster Viewing 16.30-17.00 Poster Session 1 17.00-18.20 Parallel sessions 15-20: 15. restoration of eroded or former mining areas (3) 16. Drivers of change in ecological restoration 17. identifying appropriate conservation and restoration objectives (2) 18. restoration of forest ecosystems (3) 19. restoration of dry and moist grasslands (3) 20. restoration of rivers and floodplains(1) 18.30-19.30 SER Members Meeting SER - 8-12 September 2008 | Ghent (Belgium) 15 Wednesday 10 September 08.00-12.00 Registration / Information desk 08.30-09.05 Plenary Session 4 Keynote lecture: Harris J. Plenary Session 5 09.05-09.40 Keynote lecture: Opdam P. 09.40-10.10 Coffee Break Parallel sessions 21-26: 21. Estuarine restoration ecology along the path of changes 22. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (3) 23. restoration of heathlands (1) 24. restoration of forest ecosystems (4) 25. restoration of dry and moist grasslands (4) 26. Large river restoration: water framework directive versus stakeholder interests 12.10-12.30 Transition time to excursions 12.30-19.00 Excursions Thursday 11 September 08.00-18.00 Registration / Information desk Plenary Session 6 08.30-09.05 Keynote lecture: de Groot R. Plenary Session 7 09.05-09.40 Keynote lecture: Cunningham S. 09.40-10.10 Coffee Break 10.10-12.10 Parallel sessions 27-32: 27. restoration of tidal ecosystems (2) 28. Integrated restoration programs: How to maximize long-term monetary and political support for ecological restoration at the community, regional, and national levels 29. restoration of heathlands (2) 30. restoration of peatlands (1) national/regional approaches 31. restoration of dry and moist grasslands (5) 32. restoration of rivers and floodplains (3) vegetation ecology 12.10-13.30 Lunch Plenary Session 8 13.30-14.05 Keynote lecture: Keulartz J. 14.05-14.10 Transition time 14.10-15.30 Parallel sessions 33-38: 33. restoration of tidal ecosystems (3) 34. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (4) 35. One step beyond: creating futures, a relevant ecology 36. restoration of peatlands (2) 37. Combining restoration and agriculture in semi- natural grasslands: benefits and constraints 38. restoration of rivers and floodplains (4) 16 6th European Conference on Ecological Restoration 15.30-16.00 Coffee Break & Poster viewing 16.00-17.00 Poster session 2 17.00-18.00 Parallel sessions 39-44: 39. restoration of tidal ecosystems (4) 40. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (5) 41. The emperor’s new clothes: Can you see them? Placing your work in a true cultural context 42. restoration of peatlands (3) fauna 43. restoration of coastal grasslands 44. restoration of rivers and floodplains(5), invasive species 18.00-19.00 Open Session: Preparation Conference Conclusions 20.00-23.30 Conference Banquet Friday 12 September 08.00-12.00 Registration / Information desk Plenary Session 9 09.00-09.35 Keynote lecture: Pullin A. Plenary Session 10 09.35-10.10 Keynote lecture: Putwain P. 10.10-10.40 Coffee Break 10.40-12.20 Parallel sessions 45-50: 45. restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems 46. socio-economic and policy issues of ecological restoration (6) 47. Biogeochemistry in Restoration Ecology 48. restoration of peatlands (4) 49. restoration of coastal dune ecosystems 50. restoration of rivers and floodplains(6) 12.20-13.20 Lunch Plenary Session 11 13.20-13.55 Keynote lecture: Hobbs R. Closing Plenary Session 12 13.55-15.00 Keynote lecture: Hoffmann M. 15.00-15.30 Coffee Break and Farewell Tuesday 9 September Parallel Session 1-7 11.20-12.40 Auditorium 003 Ecological succession after 004 Reassessment of different 005 Assessment of revegetation 006 Revegetation of roadsides in restoration of eroded or reclamation treatments on eroded methods for revegetation of efforts: a suggestion for an Central Spain: factors controlling former mining areas (1) area in South-Iceland sandy slopes in continental evaluation scheme seed germination and plant Northern Norway establishment Van Rysselberghe 007 Dealing with ethics in 008 Ecological footprint of tourism 009 Stay at home: cultural 010 Bringing people together socio-economic and restoration in a pluralistic society in protected areas tourism of the local through Natura 2000. Tell me and policy issues of ecological I will forget .... Show me and I restoration (1) may remember.... Involve me and I will understand Van der Goes 012 Ecological requirements of 013 External environmental 014 Critical limits of nitrate for 015 Implementation of monitoring Natura 2000: habitats in Dutch Natura 2000 influences on Natura 2000 sites in the favourable conservation of ‘Structure & Function’ in the environmental conditions sites the Netherlands status of transitio mires Netherlands SER -8-12September2008|Ghent(Belgium) and external influences on and quaking bogs (7140), habitats Cratoneurion (7220) and Alkaline fens (7230) Hubert Van Eyck 016 Restoration of woodpastures 017 Recovering herb layer 018 Multispecies approach 019 Restoration of wild forested restoration of forest on former agricultural land in vegetations in post-agricultural supporting management practice areas in floodplains through ecosystems (1) Flanders (N-Belgium) forests: are forest plants able to in the forest of the low Campine. application of naturalness recruit after introduction? Naturalist volunteer meets concepts professional manager Jan Van Eyck 020 The importance of the 021 Understanding distribution 022 Campylopus introflexus as 023 Restoration of an extensively restoration of dry and geomorphological footprint in patterns of invertebrates within a nitrogen deposition dependent grazed alluvial landscape – moist grasslands (1) planning landscape restoration; a inland drift sands using life- ecosystem engineer in inland résumé after six years case study of inland drift sands in history tactics and feeding guilds dunes the Netherlands Bauwens 024 Identifying climate change 025 Ecological restoration and 026 Floodplain forests and climate 027 Impact of climatic the challenge of climate proof ecological networks and climate change: legal challenges change – current state and future warming on larval development change and natural priority adaptation zones patterns of Pelophylax esculentus dynamics (1) (Amphibia, Ranidae) tadpoles from two different habitats, and acclimatation ability Baekeland 028 Integrating objectives for 029 Sustainable compensation 030 Ecological restoration with 031 Nature restoration and restoration of wetlands (1) the restoration of wetlands in measures for wetland restoration ecoremediation in protected area management in a coming Nature intensively irrigated territories Park Aamosen, NW-Zealand, Denmark – A multidisciplinary approach 17 18 6th Conference onEcologicalRestoration European Tuesday 9 September Parallel Session 8-14 14.40-16.00 Auditorium 033 How does surrounding 034 Early growth dynamics of 035 How can earthworms help 036 A geomorphic approach for restoration of eroded or vegetation influence succession in some frequently hydroseeded us with revegetation of disturbed the ecological restoration of Kaolin former mining areas (2) disturbed sites? Consequences for species in coal reclamation: areas? mines at the Upper Tagus Natural restoration the influence of aspect in Park (Spain) Mediterranean environments Van Rysselberghe 037 Innovative legal instrument 038 Transdisciplinary approach in 039 View from the ground: the 040 Economic effects of raising the socio-economic and for ecological restoration participative processes to a local dirty work of restoration on water level policy issues of ecological scale management of landscape private property restoration (2) resources Van der Goes 041 Bottom-up ecological 042 The GraS-Model (Grassland- 043 Iteratio: from vegetation 044 Applying species distribution identifying appropriate restoration of habitats: when the Succession-Model) – A simulation map to abiotic patterns and modelling for the conservation of conservation and spatial and temporal configuration model for the succession of processes the threatened saproxylic Stag restoration of ecological resources do matter grassland biotopes under various Beetle
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