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Dear Colleague,

this is a kind reminder inviting you to submit an abstract to the 11th International IUFRO Beech Symposium (18-21 September 2018, Viterbo, Italy): almost 1 month to deadline (30 April 2018)! Please check the website for more information: www.iufrobeech2018.com.

The conference is open to scientists/practitioners/policy-makers and welcomes all contributes related to:

- Beech biology and ecology (including genetics, physiology, biogeography)

- The natural dynamics of old-growth beech forests, and their role in conserving biodiversity

- Beech forest management, and their role in providing crucial ecosystem services.

Large sessions for discussion among experts planned during the conference.

Within each session, the most innovative abstracts shall be selected as "Invited Talk" and given extra time for presentation.

During the conference, we'll visit some of the UNESCO old-growth beech forests.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Prof. Neil Pederson, Harvard Forest, USA
The Dynamics of Temperate Old-growth Forests and Climate Change Impacts

Prof. Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Biodiversity and its Conservation in Old-growth Beech Forests

Prof. Hanns Knapp, European Beech Forest Network, Germany.
The importance of the inscription of old-growth beech forests to UNESCO World Heritage

On behalf of the organizing committee,

Alfredo Di Filippo

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ALFREDO DI FILIPPO, PhD
Assistant Professor in Botany and Plant Ecology
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Group 1.01.07 – Ecology and silviculture of beech
DendrologyLAB, Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE)
Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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