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.
Announcement of a workshop series – “Climate for Biodiversity”
In 2022–2023, the Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences is carrying out a project titled “Climate for Biodiversity,” funded by the Ministry of Education and Science’s “Social Responsibility of Science” program (no. SONP/SP/513422/2021).
The goal of this project is to raise awareness of the Institute’s scientific activities and to share the findings of its research. As part of this initiative, our specialists have prepared a series of 18 workshops that will present—through accessible audiovisual and graphic materials—state-of-the-art techniques and research methods used in the Institute’s laboratories.
Very soon, these materials will be available on our website and on social media—here on Facebook, as well as on our YouTube channel.
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.
We invite you to listen to Dr. Katarzyna Sękiewicz’s lecture entitled “Endemic species and climate change.”
Climate change is proceeding at an alarming rate, leading to a loss of biodiversity. An important component are endemic species, which are particularly vulnerable to these changes. Preservation and protection of endemic woody species is of the greatest concern. Due to their longevity, many trees may not be able to adapt to these changes. Therefore, the preservation of endemics that represent the unique biological heritage of an area is becoming a priority in global conservation strategy.
We invite you to listen to Dr. Anna Napierała-Filipiak’s lecture entitled “Elm trees, biodiversity, climate.”
Elm trees significantly affect the forest ecosystem, shaping the forest litter and undergrowth. Research in the Netherlands on a species of mountain elm has identified 79 species of insects associated with it, highlighting its contribution to biodiversity. Graphiosis and climate change are severely limiting the resources of these trees. Prolonged summer droughts and extreme temperature fluctuations in January and February pose serious threats, negatively affecting seedling development, flowering and seed setting. Protecting against disease and adapting to a changing climate are becoming crucial to maintaining their ecosystem role.
