Physiological and Molecular Adaptation to Climate Change in Forest Trees
The purpose of the workshop is to share knowledge and methodologies at the research frontier on adaptation mechanisms of forest trees to drought stress. Drought is one of the major constrains in future climate conditions, and drought-induced forest mortality is already reported in forests worldwide. The workshop will highlight physiological, eco-physiological, and molecular aspects of drought adaptation, including the demonstration of measurement techniques using advanced equipment. Physiological and molecular aspects will be taught from theory to practice. Leading speakers will present the latest advancements in the field, from their labs and others.
A 1-day excursion will take the participants to the research station at Yatir forest, a semi-arid pine forest on the dry timberline. Participants will visit multiple experimental plots in the forest, including a provenance trial, a forest thinning experiment, an irrigation experiment, and a forest flux tower.
* The workshop organizers encourage European PhD and MSc students to attend the workshop in the frame of EvolTree Network. Participants may claim reimbursement through EvolTree up to 600 Euros. At the workshop, each student will be required to present his/her own research in a 15 min. presentation. Participants will learn specific approaches and methods that can be used to comprehensively study about drought adaptation in forest tree species.
LIST OF SPEAKERS:
Prof. Steven Jansen, Ulm University, Germany
Prof. Nathan G. Swenson, University of Maryland, USA
Prof. Dan Yakir, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Prof. Menachem Moshelion, Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Israel
Dr. Uri Hochberg, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Shabtai Cohen, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Tamir Klein, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Rakefet David-Schwartz, Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Organizers
Rakefet David-Schwartz, Tamir Klein, Adi Faigenboim and Shabtai Cohen
A 1-day excursion will take the participants to the research station at Yatir forest, a semi-arid pine forest on the dry timberline. Participants will visit multiple experimental plots in the forest, including a provenance trial, a forest thinning experiment, an irrigation experiment, and a forest flux tower.
* The workshop organizers encourage European PhD and MSc students to attend the workshop in the frame of EvolTree Network. Participants may claim reimbursement through EvolTree up to 600 Euros. At the workshop, each student will be required to present his/her own research in a 15 min. presentation. Participants will learn specific approaches and methods that can be used to comprehensively study about drought adaptation in forest tree species.
LIST OF SPEAKERS:
Prof. Steven Jansen, Ulm University, Germany
Prof. Nathan G. Swenson, University of Maryland, USA
Prof. Dan Yakir, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Prof. Menachem Moshelion, Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Israel
Dr. Uri Hochberg, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Shabtai Cohen, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Tamir Klein, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Rakefet David-Schwartz, Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Dr. Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Organizers
Rakefet David-Schwartz, Tamir Klein, Adi Faigenboim and Shabtai Cohen