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We kindly invite you to listen to the workshop led by Dr. Paweł Horodecki, titled “Light and Darkness. Life and Death. Where Is My Place?”—asked the forest floor plants.
What is the significance of the intensity of diffuse light reaching the forest floor for understory plants, as well as for the natural regeneration of trees and shrubs? How should one carry out the measurements? What research equipment should be used? How should the results be interpreted? The LAI-2200 plant canopy analyzer is a device used, among other things, to measure the intensity of diffuse light and the leaf area index of a stand—parameters that serve as the core or an important backdrop for numerous ecological studies.
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We kindly invite you to listen to the workshop led by Dr. Weronika B. Żukowska and M.Sc. Dominika Robak, titled “Tracing DNA: from genetic material isolation to genotype determination.”
Methods of genetic research are developing at a very rapid pace. They also have a broad range of applications, among others in breeding, food production, medicine, and the judiciary. The first stage of genetic research is the proper preparation of tissues, for example leaves, blood, or bones. Next, the genetic material, i.e. DNA, is isolated. In genetic research, a specified set of DNA markers is usually used, which constitute a genetic profile that, just like a fingerprint, is unique to each organism.
We kindly invite you to listen to the workshop led by Dr. Błażej Wójkiewicz and Dr. Weronika B. Żukowska, titled “Parameters defining the level of genetic variation in a population.”
Genetic variability constitutes the foundation for further evolution and the survival of species on Earth. The development of molecular techniques enabling the exploration and analysis of DNA sequences has given scientists access to various types of molecular markers, by means of which we can estimate the level of genetic variability in the studied individuals and populations. Based on the obtained results, it becomes possible to draw basic conclusions about the demographic history and stability of the analyzed populations.
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We kindly invite you to listen to the workshop led by Porf. Daniel J. Chmura and M.Sc. Roman Rożkowski, titled “How do we study the response of tree populations to climate change?”
Provenance experiments, in which populations originating from different regions are transferred to new environmental conditions, are useful for analyzing and modeling how tree populations respond to climate change. Accurate climate data are also essential. By examining the variability of growth or phenological traits and their relationship to climatic parameters, we can draw conclusions about how well populations are adapted to the climate of their native regions and how they react to changed environmental conditions.
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We invite you to listen to the workshop by Dr. Łukasz Walas, titled "Modeling a potential range of a species."
The potential range can be determined using methods referred to as Species Distribution Modeling (SDM). These methods utilize known locations of the studied species and a set of environmental variables. Such an approach makes it possible to estimate the current potential distribution, predict the future range, and evaluate how that range has evolved in the past. Knowledge of how well conditions match the species’ requirements can be instrumental in developing both in situ and ex situ conservation strategies.
