Programme Abstracts Participants

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 21 October

-16.00	Registration
17.00 -	GET TOGETHER PARTY !!!

Thursday, 22 October

9.00 - 9.15	Opening
9.00 - 9.45	Integrating population abundance, dynamics and distribution into broad scale priority setting, AO Nicholls, CSIRO Wildlife & Ecology, Australia
9.45 - 10.15	Biodiversity in boreal forests- species dynamics in fragmented landscapes, Prof. Ilkka Hanski, University of Helsinki
10.15 - 10.45	Break
10.45 - 11.15	Corridors and connectivity in forest landscape management, Mikko Mönkkönen, University of Oulu
11.15 - 11.45	Small mammals, carabids and spiders in ecological corridors in managed forests in central Finland, Dr. Heikki Henttonen, METLA
11.45 - 12.15	Dispersal of old-growth forest specialised fungi Phlebia centrifuca, Mr Reijo Penttilä, Friendship National Park Research Centre, Finland
12.05 - 12.30	Structure and dynamics of epiphytic lichen populations on Populus tremula and Salix caprea. Mikko Kuusinen, University of Helsinki
12.30 - 13.20	Lunch
13.20 - 13.45	Large-scale issues in sustainable forestry: the role of the Canadian Sustainable Forest Management Network". Christian Messier, SFMN co-leader.
13.45 - 14.15	Forest landscapes in Finland: how to set the biodiversity goals in the landscape ecological planning? Prof. Jari Kouki, University of Joensuu
14.15 - 14.45	Coffee Break
14.45 - 15.15	How to complete conservation area network by landscape ecological forest planning, Ms Paula Siitonen & Mr Antti Tanskanen, Finnish Environment Institute
15.15 - 15.45	Incorporating ecological information into optimization calculations of forest planning, Dr. Jyrki Kangas & Dr. Annika Kangas, METLA
15.45 - 16.15	ECS-strategy for rational operationalization of forest biodiversity maintanence in Finland, Mr Sakari Mykrä & Dr. Sami Kurki,University of Turku, Finland
16.15 - 16.30	Landscape ecological planning in the Finnish Forest and Park Service, Mr Erkki Hallman
16.30 - 17.00	General discussion
17.00 - 18.30	Dinner
18.30 - 19.00	Discussion on a joint book project on forest planning and landscape ecology, Dr. Mari Walls, Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme FIBRE
19.00 - 20.00	Poster Session
20.00 -	Sauna

Friday, 23rd October

9.00 - 9.30	Landscape planning for biodiversity in managed forests - goals, planning models and harvest effects at Stora in Sweden, Dr. Börje Pettersson, StoraSkog, Sweden
9.30 - 10.00	Natural forest dynamics as a model for managing boreal forest landscapes, Dr. Timo Kuuluvainen, University of Helsinki
10.00 - 10.15	Simulation of disturbance dynamics of boreal Fennoscandian natural forest landscapes, Mr Juho Pennanen and Dr. Timo Kuuluvainen, University of Helsinki
10.15 - 10.45	Coffee break
10.45 - 11.00	Influence of ecological factors upon landscape of urbanized forests, Mr. Vasile Mahu, Director General of Moldsilva & Mr.Ion Palancean
11.00 - 11.15	Landscape ecological approach in research of forest soils for forest management planning,  V.M. Korsonov, Siberian Branch of the Russian Science Academy & Kirsi-Marja Korhonen, Finnish Forest and Park Service
11.15 - 11.30	Landscape ecological planning in UPM, Mr Juhani Pyykkönen
11.30 - 11.45	Experiences and expections of landscape ecological planning in ENSO, Mr Jukka Pekkarinen
11.45 - 12.00	Comments, Dr. Suvi Raivio, Forest Industries Federation
12.00 - 12.15	Comments, Dr. Timo Helle, Forest Research Institute
12.15 - 12.45	General discussion
12.45 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 16.00	Meeting of the research groups

 

Organizers:

Paula Siitonen, Finnish Environment Institute
Pekka Niemelä, University of Joensuu,  and
Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme, FIBRE