Programme June 3 – 8  2012

Detailed programme

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Detailed programme per theme:

Theme I

Theme II

Theme III

Theme IV

Theme V

Theme VI

Theme VII

Theme IX

Theme X

VIII Cultural aspects of peat and peatlands
(Insufficient No. of abstracts submitted to have a Session!)

 

I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands (Chair L Lundin )
I.1 Mire ecology and biodiversity (Chair: H Rydin)
I.2 Mire hydrology and hydrochemistry (Chair: L Lundin)
I.3 Peatlands as historical archives (Chair: G Sohlenius)
I.4 Mire conservation and wetlands for landscape functionality (Chair: E Lode)
I.5 Peatland Ecosystem Services (Chair: A Bonn)
 
II.   Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses (Chair: G Schmilewski)
II.1 Peat for horticulture (Chair: G Schmilewski) 
II.2 Peat for energy (Chair: P Fitzgerald) 
II.3 Peat harvesting and processing technology (Chair: K Mutka)
 
III.  Agricultural use of peat and peatlands (Chair: L W Szajdak)
III.1Special session: MYRKLIMA - mitigation of climate change impacts of cultivated peat soils (Chair: K Berglund)

IV. Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of peat (Chair: J Schoenherr)
IV/VI Joint session: Medical applications (Chair: J Schoenherr/R Korhonen)

V.  Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands (Chair: C Farrell)
V.1 Sphagnum farming (Joint II & V) (Chair: C Farell; G Schmilewski)
V.2 Special session: Mountain Peatlands - restoration, sustainable use, and Ecosystem services (Chair: C Trettin)

VI.   Balneological, medicinal and  therapeutical use of peat (Chair: R Korhonen)

VII.  Ecology and management on forested peatlands (Chair: H Hökkä)
VII.1Peatland forestry and surface water quality (Chair: A Laurén) 
VII.2Management methods for peatland forestry (Chair: F Renou-Wilson)

IX.   Tropical peatlands (Chair: J Rieley)
IX.1  Sustainability of tropical peatlands: Assessment of the present and prognosis for the future (Chair: S Page)
IX.2   Carbon balance and GHG fluxes in tropical peatlands (Joint IX & X) (Chair: J Rieley)
IX.3   Social and economic uses of tropical peatlands  (Chair: M Silvius)

X.  Peatland carbon budgets and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes (Chair: M Nilsson)
X.1 Carbon balance & GHG fluxes in natural/seminatural peatlands (Chair: M Nilsson)
X.2 Carbon balance & GHG fluxes in disturbed and cut-over peatlands (Chair: E-S Tuittila)

SPRM-session – Strategy for Responsible Peatland Management




 

 

 

 

 

 

Themes/Subthemes

I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands (Chair L Lundin)

I.1  Mire ecology and biodiversity (Chair: H Rydin)

I.2  Mire hydrology and hydrochemistry (Chair: L Lundin)

I.3  Peatlands as historical archives (Chair: G Sohlenius)

I.4  Mire conservation and wetlands for landscape functionality (Chair: E Lode)

I.5  Peatland Ecosystem Services (Chair: A Bonn)

 

II. Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses (Chair: G Schmilewski)

II.1  Peat for horticulture (Chair: G Schmilewski) 

II.2  Peat for energy (Chair: P Fitzgerald)

II.3  Peat harvesting and processing technology (Chair: K Mutka) 

 

III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands (Chair: L W Szajdak)

III.1  Special session: MYRKLIMA - mitigation of climate change impacts of cultivated peat soils

(Chair: K Berglund)

 

IV. Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of peat (Chair: J Schoenherr)

 

V. Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands (Chair: C Farrell)

V.1  Sphagnum farming (Joint II & V) (Chair: C Farell; G Schmilewski)

V.2  Special session: Mountain Peatlands - restoration, sustainable use, and Ecosystem services

(Chair: C Trettin)

 

VI. Balneological, medicinal and  therapeutical use of peat (Chair: R Korhonen)

VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands                                                                                                               VII.1  Peatland forestry and surface water quality (Chair: A Laurén; H Hökkä) 

VII.2  Management methods for peatland forestry (Chair: F Renou-Wilson

 

IX. Tropical peatlands (Chair: J Rieley)

IX.1  Sustainability of tropical peatlands: Assessment of the present and prognosis for the future (Chair: S Page)

IX.2  Carbon balance and GHG fluxes in tropical peatlands (Joint IX & X) (Chair: J Rieley)

IX.3  Social and economic uses of tropical peatlands  (Chair: M Silvius)

 

X. Peatland carbon budgets and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes (Chair: M Nilsson)                                   

X.1  Carbon balance & GHG fluxes in natural/seminatural peatlands (Chair: M Nilsson)

X.2  Carbon balance & GHG fluxes in disturbed and cut-over peatlands (Chair: E-S Tuittila)

I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands (Chair L Lundin )
I.1  Mire ecology and biodiversity (Chair: H Rydin)
I.2  Mire hydrology and hydrochemistry (Chair: L Lundin)
I.3  Peatlands as historical archives (Chair: G Sohlenius)
I.4  Mire conservation and wetlands for landscape functionality (Chair: E Lode)
I.5  Peatland Ecosystem Services (Chair: A Bonn)

II. Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses (Chair: G Schmilewski)
II.1  Peat for horticulture (Chair: G Schmilewski) 
II.2  Peat for energy (Chair: P Fitzgerald)
II.3  Peat harvesting and processing technology (Chair: K Mutka) 

III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands (Chair: L W Szajdak)
III.1  Special session: MYRKLIMA - mitigation of climate change impacts of cultivated peat soils
(Chair: K Berglund)

IV. Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of peat (Chair: J Schoenherr)

V. Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands (Chair: C Farrell)
V.1  Sphagnum farming (Joint II & V) (Chair: C Farell; G Schmilewski)
V.2  Special session: Mountain Peatlands - restoration, sustainable use, and Ecosystem services
(Chair: C Trettin)

VI. Balneological, medicinal and  therapeutical use of peat (Chair: R Korhonen)

VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands (Chair: H Hökkä)
VII.1  Peatland forestry and surface water quality (Chair: A Laurén; H Hökkä) 
VII.2  Management methods for peatland forestry (Chair: F Renou-Wilson