Inceasing Sustainability of European Forests: Modelling for Seurity Against Invasive Pests ans Pathogens under Climate Change
- Boden und Landökosysteme
- Lebensraum und Landschaft
- Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und neue Technologien
- Beitrag für "Forschung für Entwicklung" (EZA)
- Forschungscluster "Landschaft & Entwicklung"
- Forschungscluster "Pflanzen"
- Forschungscluster "Globaler Wandel"
- Forschungscluster "Nachhaltigkeit"
Abstract
European forests are under unprecedented threat from the combined forces of climate change and large increases in the numbers of alien invasive pests and pathogens resulting from changes in patterns of global trade. Interactions between climate change, including likely changes in both mean temperatures and precipitation, will have serious impacts on the susceptibility of forest ecosystems to damage by pests and pathogens, and a large number of novel, unprecedented forest health problems are likely to occur in the near future. These problems will lead to reductions in primary production, with consequent losses in yields, biodiversity and other multi-functional roles of forests. Local extinctions of highly susceptible plant species may also result. The ISEFOR project will address these problems through: - the identification of key groups of potentially invasive alien organisms, - the development of accurate, state-of-the art diagnostic methods to detect and quantify both known and unknown threats, - an in depth analysis of the plant nursery trade, the major poorly controlled pathway for distribution of alien pests and pathogens, and - through the development of modelling software enabling the prediction of geographical areas at risk of attack by alien invasive pests and pathogens under climate change scenarios. The efficacy of the ISEFOR project will be enhanced through the use of the recently developed large databases of alien pest and pathogen threats, and interfacing with other EU-funded projects dealing with plant health issues. Results will be directed to the national plant protection organisations through targeted workshops.
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Project staff
Thomas Kirisits
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Thomas Kirisits
thomas.kirisits@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91601, 91611
BOKU Project Leader
01.09.2010 - 28.02.2014
Axel Schopf
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr.phil. Axel Schopf
axel.schopf@boku.ac.at
Sub Projectleader
01.09.2010 - 28.02.2014
Christian Stauffer
ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Christian Stauffer
christian.stauffer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91631
Sub Projectleader
01.09.2010 - 28.02.2014
BOKU partners
External partners
University of Neuchâtel
Dr. Lassaad Belbahri
partner
Instytut Badawczy Lesnictwa
Dr. Tomasz Oszako
partner
Ita-Suomen yliopisto
Dr. Timo Pukkala
partner
Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique
Dr. Alain Roques
partner
CAB International
Dr. Marc Kenis
partner
Saint-Petersburg State Forest Academy
Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Selikhovkin
partner
European State Forest Association
Mr. Martin Lindell
partner
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Dr. Sun Jiang-Hua
partner
Free University of Brussels (fr)
Dr. Jean-Claude Grégoire
partner
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Dr. Alberto Santini
partner
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes
Mr. Ben Gunneberg
partner
Confederation Europeenne des Proprietaires Forestieres ASBL
Mr. Morten Thoroe
partner
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitetet
Dr. Jan Stenlid, Dr. Stig Larsson
partner
Universita Degli Studi Della Tuscia
Prof. Dr. Andrea Vannini
partner
The University Court of the University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Steve Woodward
coordinator
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