Dear all,
The International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of the IUFRO
task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree mortality,
continues the online seminar series.
You are invited to join on *FEB 22 *(11 pm, CET, 5 pm EST) [9 am Sydney
Feb 23):
*Prof. BELINDA MEDLYN*
_Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems: past, present and future_
_Abstract_: Australia is not only the driest inhabited continent, it
also experiences high interannual variability in rainfall, and severe
multi-year droughts. Tree death from drought is thus a recurring feature
of the Australian landscape. In this talk I will review our current
understanding of drought mortality in Australian ecosystems, including
the historical context, current field research on the extent and
mechanisms of drought dieback and recovery, and the development of
models to predict future drought mortality risk.
Please join us for this highly interesting seminar and register at:
https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYUlICVnRyyIhLQnKeLeJw
<https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYUlICVnRyyIhLQnKeLeJw>
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar series and/or have
suggestions for additional speakers, please contact us at:
treemortnet(a)gmail.com
_Belinda is Distinguished Professor at the University of Western
Sydney_. Her research focuses on how plants, especially forests, respond
to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change. She works
at the interface between experiments and models: her aim is to develop
evidence-based models of how ecosystem productivity, water use and
species composition will be affected by global change, and to do so she
works closely with a number of experimental teams world-wide to test and
improve ecosystem models.
Visit us at:
https://www.tree-mortality.net/https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
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Colleagues,
There are two postdoctoral positions available at ETH Zurich, with Prof. Dr. Verena C. Griess, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Sciences:
* Postdoc - 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality Creation of Natural Forest Environments: https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_LT9ThOTzRuy8yyseDS
* Postdoc - Forest management planning: https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_xoj3W0Cqm11BUw3kXV
These are 3-year full-time positions.
However, you have to be quick - The desired starting date is March 01, 2021 (a different starting date can be discussed), the positions are open until filled.
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Posted on behalf of Prof. Dr. Verena Griess by IUFRO Headquarters
Dear all,
the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of the IUFRO
task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree mortality,
is presenting the second lecture of the online seminar series.
You are invited to join on *Jan 19 (4 pm, CET)*:
*Dr Flávia Costa, *Brazilian National Institute for Amazonian Research
(INPA)
*Tree mortality in the Amazon across local hydrological gradients: how
water table depth may save or condemn trees as climate changes*
_Abstract_: Dr Costa will present results of 20 years of investigation
on patterns of forest response to soil hydrology (more specifically
water table depth) during normal and extreme climatic years to examine
the hypothesis that shallow water tables buffer forests from droughts
and forests in these conditions may even be benefited by droughts. Dr
Costa will also present some data on the hydraulic trait distributions
along hydrological gradients to analyse the shifting implications to
mortality during moderate to strong droughts.
Please join us for this highly interesting seminar and register at:
https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VjP6hujGRYGoLizdbAJe2A
<https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VjP6hujGRYGoLizdbAJe2A>
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar series and/or have
suggestions for additional speakers, please contact us at:
treemortnet(a)gmail.com
_Dr Flávia Costa, Researcher @ Brazilian National Institute for
Amazonian Research (INPA)_
Dr Flávia Costa is plant ecologist studying forest dynamics,
anthropogenic impacts, functional and historical ecology of the Amazon
for the last 25 years, based at the Brazilian National Institute for
Amazonian Research (INPA, Manaus). Dr Costa's current research focuses
on the effects of local hydrology on the structure, composition,
dynamics and function of the species and forests facing climate change.
Dr Costa also runs the long-term ecological site of Reserva Ducke in the
central Amazon.
Visit us at:
https://www.tree-mortality.net/https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
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Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de>
Phone:+49.3641.576294
Mobile:+49.171.8188273
Website:
https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann
<https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>
Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration
<https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_I
UFRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpg> Beschreibung:
https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_IU
FRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpgThe time is now to make forest
restoration (FLR) at scale a success. This study seeks to better understand
enabling governance and economic factors that can inform FLR implementation,
based on sound evidence gathered from diverse contexts.
Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration: The Roles of
Governance and Economics. Full Report with Case Studies
Published by WWF-Germany, November 2020
Author: Stephanie Mansourian, environmental consultant and Deputy
Coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force on Transforming Forest Landscapes for
Future Climates and Human Well-Being
WWF and IUFRO have come together to push the forest restoration agenda
forward using our combined scientific, policy and field implementation
expertise. Both of our organizations have been exploring lessons learned in
FLR (IUFRO FLR Snapshot and WWF FLR Field Experiences) to understand what
works and what doesn't as a basis for informing future implementation.
The purpose of this report is to identify the enabling factors at the
national or subnational scale (including specifically governance and
economic factors) that have motivated the initiation of forest restoration,
that have enabled its implementation at scale, and that are key to
sustaining it.
It reviews case studies of 10 locations that have scaled up forest
restoration (Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kenya,
Madagascar, Viet Nam, the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel, and
Brazil's Espírito Santo State) in order to identify possible enabling
factors related to governance and economics and thereby to guide future FLR
interventions.
Download report from:
https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2020/11/23/enabling-factors-to-scale-up-f
orest-landscape-restoration/
Dear all,
please note that the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative
of the IUFRO task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree
mortality, is organizing a series of online seminars. These seminars
will take place as online web seminars in regular intervals (6 to 8
seminars per year).
Our kick-off meeting took place on Nov 17 and the recording is now
available on the IUFRO youtube channel:
http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ <http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ>
*MATT HANSEN*, University of Maryland, author of the *GLOBAL FOREST WATCH*
*Global forest monitoring using satellite data*
_Abstract_: Earth observation data enable the monitoring of forest
extent and change from national to global scales. Consistent processing
of time-series images has made possible the operational production of
global tree cover extent, loss and gain products. However, attribution
of dynamics in the context 1) reference state, for example forest type,
2) change factor, for example fire or logging, and 3) outcome, for
example land use type or natural recovery, is more challenging. In
addition to mapping, the requirement to perform robust sample-based
analyses to report on all themes is underappreciated. This talk will
review our work on characterizing forest dynamics at the global scale
using multi-source satellite imagery, including mapping and sampling, in
the context of current operational versus future aspirational capabilities.
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar series and/or have
suggestions for additional speakers, please contact us at:
treemortnet(a)gmail.com
Visit us at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/https://www.tree-mortality.net/
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Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de>
Phone:+49.3641.576294
Mobile:+49.171.8188273
Website:
https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann
<https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>
