, » Scientific research in the broader area of the Lake Kerkini National Park National Kerkini Lake the of area broader the in research Scientific for the purpose of Park management « Park of purpose the for Thursday and Wednesday Akritochori, Hotel, Belles Villa 24 and 25 April 2013 April 25 and 24 09:00 am 09:00

RKINI KE E LAKE KERKINI Regional Operational Programme of -Thrace 2007-2013 K A Management and Operation of the protected area of lake Kerkini L MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

REGION OF Intermediary Managing MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT Authority European Union ENERGY AND CLIMATE European Regional Development Fund K CHANGE N R Co- nanced by and the European Union A PA TIONAL

14:20-14:40 14:00-14:20 13:40-14:00 13:10-13:40 12.50-13:10 12.30-12.50 12:10-12.30 11:50-12:10 11:30-11:50 11:00-11.30 10:40-11:00 10:20-10:40 10:00-10:20 09:45-10.00 09:30-09:45 09:00-09:30 Wednesday, 24April CONFERENCE PROGRAMME TheGreekBuffaloinKerkini.E.Komninou, Centrefor theGenetic Wintering waterfowl atLakeKerkini.S.Kazantzidis, Instituteof Resourcepartitioning between buffalo (Bubalusbubalis)andLesser Questions-Discussion InsectfaunaoftheKerkiniwetland. Th.Naziridis, ThefishofLakeKerkini. Ecologicalqualityupstream anddownstream ofKerkinidam. Break Questions-Discussion CombinationofIKONOShighresolutionspatialanalysissatellite Break MonitoringactionsatLakeKerkiniNationalPark. Phenologyandidentificationofthelesserwhite-frontedgoosein LakeKerkiniNationalPark. Thetriptych for themanagementofa Addresses Arrivals-registrations O. Petriki and D. Bobori. School of Biology,M. Lazaridou,School ofBiology, AristotleUniversity ofThessaloniki Aristotle University of Lake KerkiniManagementAuthority forest ofLakeKerkini.I.Tsolakidis, M.DavisandN.Katselas, images andGISincalculatingthenumberoftreesriparian A. Eliadis,LakeKerkiniManagementAuthority Chr. Intzidou,A.Dimaki,S.Mountzelos,P. Chatziyiannidisand M. Davis,Th.Naziridis,G.Tsolakidis, K.Papadopoulos, N.Katselas, Aristotle University ofThessaloniki goose, andM.Lykaki, studentattheSchool of Biology, Scientific HeadoftheLIFEprogrammefor thelesserwhite-fronted Greece. M.Panayiotopoulou, HellenicOrnithological Society, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lakewetland towards biodiversity conservation.A. Chatziathanassiou, Kerkini Management Authority (NAGREF), Th.Naziridis,LakeKerkini ManagementAuthority Forest Research-NationalAgricultural ResearchFoundation Research Institute, National AgriculturalI. Karmiris,S.Kazantzidis,P. PlatisandTh.Papachristou.Research Forest Foundation (NAGREF) White frontedGoose(Ansererythropus)inLakeKerkini,Greece. Lake KerkiniManagementAuthorityandG.Ramel of RuralDevelopment &Food Improvement ofAnimalsNeaMesimvria,Thessaloniki.Ministry

14:50-16:30 13:30-14:50 13:00-13:30 12:40-13:00 12:20-12:40 12:00-12:20 11:40-12:00 11:20-11:40 10:50-11:20 10:30-10:50 10:10-10:30 09:50-10:10 09:30-09:50 Thursday, 25April 15:20-15:50 15:00-15:20 14:40-15:00 Round table discussion –Conclusions Break Questions-Discussion Flora andvegetation atLakeKerkiniNationalPark: researchand Belasitsa Mountains–onthewaytonatureconservationand Presentationoftheecologicalsituationsurfacewater Break Questions-Discussion Analysisofpressureintheriver basinofStrymonasriver. I.Chronis, MorphologicalchangesinLakeKerkini.K.Vouvalidis, A.Cundy, TheneedtorevisethewaterbalanceofLakeKerkini. Theimportanceofaneuralnetwork for maintainingthelevel of Questions-Discussion Thedevelopment oftourisminthebroaderregion oftheKerkini G. Fotiadis, Technical EducationInstitute ofLamia(Karpenissi) future managementprospects. Topalova-Rzerzycha. Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation sustainable development (BulgarianCaseStudy). Latinka Changes in the Ichthyofauna of (Strimon) River Biology,and AristotleUniversity ofThessaloniki the role of Balkan EnvironmentCentre,SchoolofAgricultureand of Eſth. Lazaridou,G.Zalidis,M.A.Tsirika andI. Chronis, systems ofStrymonasriver basin. Agriculture and School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki G. ZalidisandM.Lazaridou,BalkanEnvironmentCentre,School of University ofThessaloniki,LakeKerkiniManagementAuthority K. AlbanakisandTh.Naziridis,SchoolofGeology, Aristotle Central Macedonia P. Anastassiadis,DirectorateofTechnical ProjectsoftheRegion D. Marinos.Forestry ServiceofSidirokastro populations ofitsspeciesandfor theprevention offloods. Lake Kerkinifor thesurvival,protectionandmanagementof of Lake Kerkini National Park. S. Parthenopoulou, N. Parthenopoulou, Carrying capacity assessment and managementDevelopmental CompanyofSerres plan for users - visitors wetland. K.Grigoriadis andI.Kalogeroudis, Kerkini Reservoir. Tihomir Stefanov, National Museum of Natural History - Sofia P. Karkavitsas, P. Kravaras. "π architects, planners & developers”