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Forest models for research and decision support in sustainable forest management
COST FP0603 Final meeting
Pierroton (Bordeaux), France - 1-2 March 2012
Programme
Welcome local organizers
WG1 – Identification and description of forest growth models available in Europe
WG2 – Biological scope to improve forest growth models towards multifunctional sustainable forest management
WG3 – Data-model interactions
WG4 – Use of forest models at different scales, from tree to landscape and to European level, scenario modelling
Session I – Forest models and model platforms in Europe
Session II – Biological scope to improve forest growth models
Session III – Data-model interactions
Session IV – Use of models at different scales
COST Action FP0603 Wrap up
Poster Session
More details about this meeting and registration at the local organiser website: EFI Atlantic.
Background
Forest growth models are important tools within research to investigate and understand key ecosystem processes and to support forest management decisions. Sustainable forest management requires detailed information on tree growth and forest dynamics, including structural development, biodiversity indicators, and effects of disturbances. This is reflected in increasing emphasis, throughout Europe, on more detailed, versatile forest growth models which are able to forecast forest growth, account for changes in growing conditions, address risks and society needs and explicitly address forest management and its role within sustainable development.
Objectives and target audience
This international conference will focus on the current state of knowledge on forest models and their use to support decision support in sustainable forest management. It will highlight the results of the COST Action FP0603 and discuss them in the context of the world research on this topic.
The conference is directed not only to researchers but provides also a forum for stakeholders where the support of models to forest management will be presented and discussed.
100 to 150 scientists, policy makers, planners, managers, specialized journalists, including representatives of a wide range of socioeconomic, ecological and institutional contexts are expected.
Topics addressed by the Conference
- How good are forest models in Europe?
Database for forest models in Europe, inventory of computer platforms for implementation of model
- Biological scope to improve forest growth models
Discussion of concepts: underlying theories, modelling concepts, data needs; simulation of the impact of natural hazards and other disturbances; adaptive forest management
- Data-model interactions
Data availability and data needs; using models for estimation of indicators of multifunctional sustainable forest management, model validation, limits and uncertainties
- Use of forest models at different scales
Identification of decision support needs at different scales; relationship between models used at different scales; scenario models
Scientific committee
Margarida TOMÉ, ISA/UTL, Portugal
Frits MOHREN, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Annikki MÄKELÄ, University of Helsinki, Finland
Hubert HASENAUER, Institute of siviculture, Austria
Marc PALAHÍ, EFIMED, Spain
Jean-Michel CARNUS, INRA, France
Céline MEREDIEU, INRA, UMR 1202 Biogeco, France
Organising committee
Margarida TOMÉ, ISA/UTL, Portugal
Christophe ORAZIO, EFIATLANTIC, France
Céline MEREDIEU, INRA, UMR 1202 Biogeco, France
Luís FONTES, ISA/UTL, Portugal
Sponsors:
COST
EFIATLANTIC – regional office of EFI
IUFRO – Division IV – Forest assessment, modeling and management
Conference Venue
Site de Recherches Forêt Bois de Pierroton
69 route d'Arcachon
33612 CESTAS Cedex
FRANCE
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