Abstract:

This Thematic Network will bring together a range of experts in forest pathology, forest ecology, modelling of forest systems, and forest managers to prepare a prototype decision-support tool for determining losses to Heterobasidion infection and decay in the range of forest types found in Europe. The Network will establish the output requirements of the end-users, collate the biological and management inputs required and construct a prototype simulation model, concentrating on adaptability and user-friendliness. The Network is perceived as a data collating and basic model construction prelude to development of a full model and extensive field testing under a future research programme.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Stephen WOODWARD / University of Aberdeen Dept of Forestry / UNITED KINGDOM

EC Scientific Officer

• Alexandros ARABATZIS / European Commission DG Research Theme 1 Key Action 5.3 / BELGIUM

Participant

• Piotr LAKOMY / August Cieszkowski University of Agriculture Poznan Department of Forest Pathology / POLAND
• Chris TOMICZEK / Federal Forest Research Centre Forest Protection / AUSTRIA
• Jim PRATT / Forest Research Agency Northern Research Station / UNITED KINGDOM
• Benoit MARCAIS / INRA Laboratoire de Pathologie Forestiere / FRANCE
• Kostas SPANOS / NAGREF - Forest Research Institute Lab of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding / GREECE
• Jan STENLID / Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology / SWEDEN
• G NICOLOTTI / Universita degli Studi di Torino Dipt di Valorizzazione e Protezione delle Risorce / ITALY
• Timo PUKKALA / University of Joensuu Faculty of Forestry / FINLAND