The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research was well represented IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) World Congress in Stockholm.
Photo: PhD student Grace Handy is giving a talk on fine root dynamics at BIFoR-FACE
IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) 26th World Congress took place from June 23 - 29 in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 4000 delegates in attendance. This was a major forestry science, practice and policy event where scientists and stakeholders from across the globe came together to discuss priority areas of forest research, policy and management.
The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) was well represented by PhD students, research fellows and Professors. BIFoR members convened two sessions and presented eight talks and two posters.
Session: Experimental Underpinning for Projections of Forest Futures.
Conveners: A. Rob Mackenzie (University of Birmingham), Rossella Guerrieri (University of Bologna, Italy), and Virginie Baldy (Aix Marseille University, France)
Session: Towards a Global Observatory of Forest Dynamics
Conveners: Adriane Esquivel Muelbert (University of Birmingham) and Thomas A. M. Pugh (Lund University, and University of Birmingham)
Talks (*show presentations by early career researchers)
Carbon and Soil Nutrient Cycling Responses of a Temperate Forest to Seven Years of Elevated CO2 Fumigation.
Authors: Sami Ullah, A. Rob MacKenzie on behalf of BIFoR-FACE Team
Impact of Elevated CO2 and Heat Wave on Canopy Temperature and Leaf Heat Tolerance of Mature Quercus robur.
Authors: William Hagan Brown*, Sophie Fauset, A. Rob MacKenzie, Ralph Fyfe, Emanual Gloor.
Nutrient Limitation in Soils Regulate the Effects of Elevated CO2 on Soil N Cycling at BIFoR FACE (UK) and Euc-FACE (Australia)
Authors: Manon Rumeau*, A. Rob MacKenzie, Yolima Carrillo, Fotis Sgouridis, Michaela Reay, Sami Ullah
Atmospheric Exchanges of CO2, CH4 and N2O of Temperate Forest Soils Under Elevated CO2 Fumigation at BIFoR FACE
Authors: Alex Armstrong*, Liz Hamiton, Elena Vanguelova, Mike Morecroft, Nathan Basiliko, A. Rob MacKenzie, Niall McNamara
Root Dynamics Under Elevated CO2 in a Free Air Carbon Enrichment (FACE) Experiment
Authors: Grace Handy*, Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, Marie Arnaud, Angeliki Kourmouli, Carolina Mayoral, A. Rob MacKenzie
N and P Interactions in an Old-Growth Temperate Woodland Subjected to Long-term Free CO2 Enrichment
Authors: Carolina Mayoral*, Richard Norby, Liz Hamilton, Sami Ullah, Iain Hartley, Andy Smith, A. Rob Mackenzie
Who is Yor Supervisor? Dealing with Unconscious Bias in Forestry Academic Leadership
Authors: Estrella Luna
Impacts of Elevated CO2 on Interactions with Root Microbes for Enhanced Oak Growth and Defence Against Pathogens
Authors: Rosa Sanchez-Lucas*, Emma Platt, Victoria Pastor
Posters
Impacts of Enhanced CO2 on Oak Defences Against Powdery Mildew
Authors: Estrella Luna, Mark Raw, Rosa Sanchez-Lucas, Emma Platt, Victoria Pastor
Chemical Priming of Defence in Forest Health: Oak-powdery Mildew Interaction
Authors: Rosa Sanchez-Lucas*, Jack Bosanquet, Victoria Pastor, Estrella Luna
Professor of Biogeochemistry
Staff profile for Dr Sami Ullah, Senior Lecturer in Biogeochemistry and Physical Geography in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
Associate Professor in Plant Pathology
Dr Estrella Luna-Diez's work is aimed towards plant protection and biosecurity. Dr Luna-Diez studies the sophisticated immune system of plants in order to exploit their resistance capacity to a maximum.
Spanish Language Instructor
Biographical and contact information for Rosa Sanchez in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Birmingham
Honorary Research Fellow
Dr. Carolina Mayoral is a leading researcher in forest ecology and tree physiology, with nearly 8 years of postdoctoral experience at prestigious institutions like the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and BIFoR.
Director, Birmingham Institute of Forest Research
Staff profile for Rob MacKenzie, Professor of Atmospheric Science in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
Associate Professor in Global Forest Ecology
Staff profile for Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, Lecturer in Global Forest Ecology
Reader in Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange
Staff profile for Dr Thomas Pugh, Lecturer in Environmental Science, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Tom researches interactions and feedbacks between terrestrial biosphere and global climates
Postgraduate Researcher
Staff profile for Grace Handy, Postdoctoral Researcher at Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
