Summer school - "Do Mediterranean forests compite for water resources? A scale approach from leaf to landscape"
Organisers: EFIMED and
MAICh
Date: 23 - 28 June 2008
Venue: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Crete),
Greece
Objectives
Water is one of
the main limiting factors for Mediterranean‐type ecosystems.
Changes in annual precipitation and/or annual rainfall patterns are
affecting negatively to Mediterranean forests. Less rainfall and
uneven episodes of severe rainfall are expected according to the
outputs of most General Circulation Models (GCMs).
The aims of the Summer School are to understand the ecophysiological role of water in Mediterranean forests, to discuss the trade‐off between water yield and water used in evapo‐transpiration and to explore how to adapt forest management to the new climate frame to optimize water yield and forest productivity and to provide the fundamentals for an ecophysiological based integrated watershed management.
Program
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Participants
16 participants from different Mediterranean institutions have
taken part in the course. They were mainly Master or PhD students
with Forestry, Agronomy, Environmental Sciences background. Pictures >>
Scholarships
EFIMED will cover the travel and accommodation expenses of the
selected students.
More information:
Marc Palahí
marc.palahi (at) efi.int
www.chania.gr