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Dr Michel Boer (AnaEE-ERIC)29/09/2026, 09:00Oral
Presentation of the conference with AnaEE DG Michel Boër and welcoming words by local authority.
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Prof. Michael Bahn (University of Innsbruck)29/09/2026, 09:15
This talk will briefly introduce some key concepts related to ecosystem resilience and will illustrate on selected examples how ecosystem experiments have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms underlying drought resilience. The talk will end with some broader conclusions and recommendations highlighting the potential and limitations of enhancing ecosystem resilience in a changing world.
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Alexandru MILCU (CNRS)29/09/2026, 09:45Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldOral
The combined impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are reshaping how ecosystems function, but their interplay remains unclear. One critical gap in our understanding is the role of soil fauna biodiversity in helping ecosystems withstand droughts driven by climate change. To address this, we conducted a three-year ecotron experiment simulating a Mediterranean forest ecosystem. Our goal...
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Outi Meinander (Finnish Meteorological Institute)29/09/2026, 10:00Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldOral
Dust in the Arctic is an emerging topic related to ecosystem and climate impacts. The United Nations (UN) General Assembles and the UN Coalition to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have reiterated that the global frequency, intensity, and duration of Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) have increased in the last decade and that SDS have natural and human causes that can be exacerbated by desertification,...
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Prof. Marcelo Sternberg (School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University,)29/09/2026, 10:30Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldOral
Forecasting ecosystem stability under climate change requires moving beyond precipitation totals toward a mechanistic understanding of how rainfall amount and timing, atmospheric demand, soil properties and biological legacies interact. This is especially critical in Mediterranean ecosystems, where annual plant communities experience strongly seasonal rainfall, high interannual variability and...
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Michael Bahn (University of Innsbruck)29/09/2026, 10:45Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldOral
Humans have become a geological and ecological force on the planet Earth, leading to numerous pressing environmental challenges threatening the continued well-being of humankind. Biodiversity loss and land use change, climate change, eutrophication and pollution, and unsustainable use of resources demand urgent attention, simply because they threaten the long-term viability and habitability of...
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Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy (INRAE)29/09/2026, 11:30
Examining innovations in experimental design to test sustainable practices in agricultural systems, this session emphasizes nutrient cycling, soil health and microbiome, developing restoration options, and plant productivity under varying environmental pressures.
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Mr Xian Wang (China Agricultural University)29/09/2026, 12:00
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum (FOC) poses a serious threat to greenhouse cucumber production. This study applied a Biochar-loaded Bacillus inoculant to suppress soilborne disease. High-temperature fir wood biochar (HPB, 800°C) achieved a loading efficiency of 98.86% for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BA), attributed to its well-developed pore structure and its...
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Laura Puura (University of Tartu)29/09/2026, 12:15Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Land use intensification strongly affects grassland biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, yet its long-term effects on soil-mediated responses to environmental change remain poorly understood. We investigated whether soil communities originating from extensively and intensively managed grasslands generate contrasting responses to fertilisation and drought in experimental grassland...
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Anna Marija Firere (University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences)29/09/2026, 13:30Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Background and objectives
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Population growth increases food demand and this has been maximised over time through breeding varieties with higher yield. In parallel, the widespread use of pesticides and fertilisers can reduce the diversity and abundance of soil organisms. Concerns about biodiversity loss highlight the need for sustainable food production. One approach to achieve this is to... -
Mónica Pinto (CITAB - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro)29/09/2026, 13:45Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Mediterranean farm-scapes are frequently portrayed as trade-offs between crop output and conservation, yet their fine-grained heterogeneity may already deliver the multifunctionality sought by Nature-based Solutions (NbS). We surveyed thirteen 1-ha plots along a land-use gradient in the Côa Valley that ranges from organically managed montado-like and riparian galleries to mechanised vineyards...
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Roland Pieruschka29/09/2026, 14:00Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Agroecological transition aims to redesign agricultural systems based on ecological principles while maintaining productivity and ecosystem service provision under increasingly heterogeneous and dynamic environmental conditions. Achieving this transition requires quantitative approaches capable of assessing crop performance, stability, resilience, and service delivery within complex,...
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Kirsi Järvenranta (Natural Resources Institute Finland)29/09/2026, 14:15Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Background and objectives
In livestock-dominated regions, cattle farming poses a risk of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) leaching into surface and ground waters. At the same time, it faces pressure to cope with challenging global conditions and a changing climate. Agroecological methods aim to sustain production while reducing dependence on fossil-based fertilisers and nutrient losses to...
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Dr Kaisa Torppa (University of Tartu)29/09/2026, 14:30Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
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Enhancing arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis in crops appears as a promising way to increase agricultural sustainability, as AM fungi can aid their host plants in nutrient uptake and protect them from pathogens and environmental stresses. Simultaneously, crop domestication and breeding have produced less AM-responsive crop varieties, which may only benefit from...
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Dr Toufic El Beaino (CIHEAM BARI)29/09/2026, 14:45Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Biscogniauxia mediterranea Isolates Associated with Almond Canker in Portugal
Ana Faustino¹˒², Liliana Marum¹˒², Orges Cara³, Marilita Gallo³, Toufic Elbeaino³
¹ CEBAL/IPBeja, 7801-908 Beja, Portugal
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Bart Muys (KU Leuven)29/09/2026, 15:30
How do forests respond to environmental stressors such as drought, pollution, and what is their resilience? This session integrates experimental forest research and ecosystem modeling.
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Dr Katja Rinne-Garmston (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke))29/09/2026, 16:00
Understanding drought-induced changes in tree carbon dynamics is crucial, as forests play a significant role in regulating the global carbon cycle. Tree-rings can serve as detailed archives of intra-seasonal environmental changes, such as intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) in their stable carbon isotope composition (δ13CRing). However, it remains unclear how multiple, simultaneous...
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Elena Paoletti (IRET CNR)29/09/2026, 16:15
Ozone is a major concern for people and ecosystem health. It is toxic to plants only when uptaken via stomata. The European Community has recently changed the ecosystem protection metric from how much ozone is in the air to how much ozone is uptaken into plants, the so-called stomatal ozone uptake or phytotoxic ozone dose (POD). A threshold y is suggested, above which no significant damage to...
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Ms Shihan Tang (Nanjing-Helsinki Institute in Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University; Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, University of Helsinki)29/09/2026, 16:30
Background and objectives: Boreal forests are important carbon stocks, but their stability is increasingly challenged by climate change and forest harvests. Detecting long-term harvest effects on resilience is difficult because they are mixed with changes in forest resilience due to climate change. We asked whether long-term harvest induces a detectable resilience shifting after accounting...
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Guoxiang Niu (Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz)29/09/2026, 16:45
As the most active and bioavailable fraction of soil organic matter (SOM), dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a key role in microbial transformations and the stabilization and accumulation of SOM. However, it remains unclear how nitrogen (N) deposition and alterations in plant resource alter soil DOM composition and their interactions with microbes, especially in old-growth tropical forest...
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Baig Abdullah Al Shoumik (Department of System Earth Scienec, Maastricht University)29/09/2026, 17:00
Abstract
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Forests play a crucial role in regulating the global carbon cycle and mitigating climate change by acting as major terrestrial carbon sinks. However, rising atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, increasing temperatures, more frequent drought events, and nutrient enrichment through fertilization and nitrogen deposition are simultaneously altering forest productivity and carbon cycling.... -
Domagoj Trlin (University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology)29/09/2026, 17:15
Forest ecosystems in Southeastern Europe have experienced increasingly frequent and severe natural disturbances over recent decades, particularly wildfires, windstorms, and ice storms. Climate change, manifested through rising average temperatures, prolonged drought periods, and more frequent extreme weather events, has significantly increased the vulnerability of forests to various types of...
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Nadia Soudzilovskaia (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium)30/09/2026, 08:30
Highlighting the value of ecotrons - inside the future climate - ecosystems in ecotrons. This session explores how ecotrons and other controlled-environment facilities enable precise manipulation of global change drivers-such as elevated CO₂, warming, drought, and nutrient inputs-to reveal ecosystem functioning and resilience under future climate scenarios.
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Pauline Sophie Rummel (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium)30/09/2026, 09:00Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
European heathlands are unique natural landscapes, providing a wide range of ecosystem services, however ongoing climate change threatens plant health and ecosystem functioning. Without conservation management, heathlands would slowly be replaced by successional forests. However, under high N deposition, heather (Calluna vulgaris) dieback has been followed by increased growth of pioneer...
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Archana Manjunath (Middle East Technical University- Institute of Marine Sciences)30/09/2026, 09:15Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
Coastal lake ecosystems are vulnerable to climate warming and consequent salinity changes driven by seawater intrusions. Microbial loop is an important component of coastal food webs and plays a crucial role in carbon cycling within these lakes. However, little is known about how microbial communities respond to environmental stressors associated with climate change. Bacteria, heterotrophic...
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François Rincon (SETE, CNRS)30/09/2026, 09:30Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
In this presentation, I will first present the research possibilities offered by the experimental ecology facilities of the Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station of (SETE) Moulis, from the terrestrial and aquatic metatrons part of ANAEE France to microcosms, greenhouse, animal facilities, molecular and microbial labs supporting the scientific project conducted on the metatrons. I will...
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Vincent Leemans (Terra - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech - Université de Liège)30/09/2026, 09:45Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
The aim of the next Terra-Ecotron experiment, ECO³, is to assess short term and long term effect of the climate change on the crops and on the agro-ecosystem in general. This require to follow the plants development and to record the evolution in soil biology, chemistry and hydrology during a period of height years. But there are few, height, Controlled Environent Rooms (CERs) available and...
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30/09/2026, 09:45
From Local Datasets to Interoperable Resources: Metadata, Vocabularies and Domain-Specific Standards
Purpose: This workshop will introduce the technical principles for organising metadata standards and controlled vocabularies in environmental research. It will present how data families can be described through...
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Hans De Boeck (University of Antwerp)30/09/2026, 10:00Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
The Antwerp FATI is an experimental facility designed to study changes in precipitation and temperature in open air conditions. Precipitation is controlled by a combination of automated rainout shelters and programmable drip irrigation, while infrared heaters can be used to impose various levels of warming (up to +10 °C). On top of that, researchers can add further treatment factors (plant...
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Prof. TN Mikkelsen (DTU Sustain, Technical University of Denmark)30/09/2026, 10:15Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
Background and objectives
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Global tropospheric ozone concentrations have increased over the past two to three decades, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, tropical regions, and rapidly developing areas such as East Asia and India. Absorbed ozone can negatively affect plant growth by generation internal oxidative stress. Light is important for plant growth and can in theory modify ozone... -
Qiaoyan Li (Department of plant and environmental sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark)30/09/2026, 10:30Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyOral
Long-term ecosystem experiments are essential for capturing immediate responses to environmental change, assessing ecosystem resistance and resilience, and identifying persistent legacy effects. At the AnaEE experimental facility Brandbjerg (CLIMAITE) in Denmark, we investigated how elevated atmospheric CO₂ and prolonged drought altered ecosystem carbon and nitrogen dynamics.
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Dr YIWEI SHANG (Aarhus University)30/09/2026, 10:45Oral
With the accelerating transition toward a low-carbon bioeconomy, diverse biomass crops are increasingly introduced into traditional agricultural systems to support biorefinery or provide renewable bioenergy. However, how different crops and different cropping systems impact soil organic carbon (SOC) across the soil profile remains poorly understood, partly because few long-term field...
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Heba Sofia Ibrahim (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), Joseph Timkovsky, Roland Pieruschka (PHENET/Microbes4Climate)30/09/2026, 11:15Oral
Objectives: Showcase the real impact of Transnational Access on research in agroecology and climate change adaptation. Give voice to researchers who have directly benefited from TNA in both projects. Attract new applicants to AgroServ and Microbes4Climate. Foster connections between the plant science, agroecology and soil microbiome research communities. Demonstrate the complementarity of...
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Livia Madureira (CETRAD (Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies); UTAD (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro))30/09/2026, 11:45
The agroecological transition is not only a technical and environmental challenge but also a societal transformation driven by the decisions, interactions, and values of actors across agri-food systems. While technological and ecological innovations are essential to address climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and rural sustainability, their successful development and...
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Francesca Floccia (ISPRA)30/09/2026, 12:15Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and MitigationOral
Fungi play essential roles in ecosystem functioning, nutrient cycling, soil health, plant interactions and habitat quality, yet they remain largely underrepresented in biodiversity monitoring systems and environmental decision-making processes. Across Europe, monitoring frameworks have traditionally focused on flora and fauna, while fungal diversity has received limited operational use despite...
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Ms Eloise Eguerinel (Plan Bleu), Pilar Montaner Pastor (Plan BLeu)30/09/2026, 12:30Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and MitigationOral
Background and objectives
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The Mediterranean is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions, facing increasing pressures from biodiversity loss, land degradation, water scarcity and extreme climate events. Although research has significantly advanced the understanding of ecosystem functioning and Nature-based Solutions (NbS), integrating this knowledge into environmental policies... -
Livia Madureira (CETRAD (Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies); UTAD (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro))30/09/2026, 12:45Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and MitigationOral
The agroecological transition is not only a technical and environmental challenge but also a societal transformation driven by the decisions, interactions, and values of actors across agri-food systems. While technological and ecological innovations are essential to address climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and rural sustainability, their successful development and...
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Amélie Saunier (StellaMare)30/09/2026, 14:15
Investigating the role of water in ecosystem health, with sessions on hydrological cycles, aquatic-terrestrial linkages, and drought experiments.
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Janko Arsić (AnaEE-ERIC), Pilar Montaner (PlanBleu)30/09/2026, 14:15Oral
Enhancing Resilience in Mediterranean Forests through Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Purpose: This workshop aims to strengthen the interface between ecosystem research and policy development by bringing together researchers, policymakers, forest managers, and regional stakeholders working on Mediterranean forest...
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Laurane Hennequin (Institut Agro Montpellier)30/09/2026, 14:45Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsOral
Coastal wetlands are worldwide valuable ecosystems that provides numerous ecosystem services, including flood regulation, carbon storage, water purification, and habitat provision. They are however increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climate change which are altering hydrological regimes, soil processes and ecological dynamics. Mediterranean coastal wetlands are biodiversity...
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Chiara Mercier (CRBE)30/09/2026, 15:30Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsOral
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a powerful tool for monitoring freshwater biodiversity. However, its reliability remains strongly influenced by methodological choices throughout the analytical workflow and by the degradation and transport of environmental nucleic acids (eNAs) after their release. Within the PEPR One-Water ALIQUOT project, we aim to better understand the eNA life cycle and...
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Léa Lorrain-Soligon (Sorbonne univeristé; CEREEP-ECOTRON IDF)30/09/2026, 15:45Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsOral
Aquatic ecosystems are particularly exposed to urban and agricultural pollution. Importantly, some intestinal parasites, acanthocephalans, have the remarkable ability to accumulate pollutants from their host. These parasites could prove beneficial to their fish host if the benefits associated with pollutant sequestration, and thus the mitigation of ecotoxicological effects, outweigh the costs...
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Maxime STANISLAWEK (SETE - CNRS)30/09/2026, 16:00Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsOral
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Warming and the loss of genetic diversity are two major components of global change for which the combined effects on the productivity and the size distribution of ectotherms have rarely been investigated. However, because genetic diversity should make populations more resilient to environmental changes, the loss of genetic diversity within populations could amplify the impacts... -
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Restaurant: La Mandibule (adr.: [1014 Promenade du Soleil, Menton][1])
- Welcome drink: Aperol Spritz OR Blackcurrant Kir, served with appetizers
- Starter: Italian platter with cured ham, tomatoes, mozzarella, salad, onions OR mixed salad (veg.)
- Main Course: Beef ribeye, potatoes and vegetables OR Sea bream fillet with rice and vegetables OR Spaghetti with mixed vegetables (veg.)
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Prof. Federica Mandreoli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)01/10/2026, 09:10Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
Recent advances in manufacturing environments have stimulated the development of intelligent assistants that support human decision making through natural-language interaction, AI-assisted analytics, and seamless access to complex data ecosystems. Meanwhile, Research Infrastructures (RIs) and experimental ecosystem science are becoming increasingly data-intensive, generating large volumes of...
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Augustin de la Brosse (CNRS)01/10/2026, 09:30Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
Adult emerging aquatic insects provide ecosystem services at the landscape scale. Their emergence from water areas represents a transfer of energy from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems. In particular, their carcasses and excreta subsidize terrestrial systems with organic matter. Agricultural intensification is reshaping aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, impacting sensitive taxa, such as...
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Marco Bascietto (CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics)01/10/2026, 09:45Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
Ecological research infrastructures increasingly require environmental context to support ecosystem experiments, biodiversity analyses and cross-site syntheses. Open satellite archives and cloud platforms now provide unprecedented access to Earth Observation (EO) data. However, these products often remain difficult to integrate into ecological workflows because they require substantial...
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Dr Glory Oden (North West University Potchefstroom)01/10/2026, 10:00Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
Africa made significant advances in palynological research, spanning multiple research fields such as paleoecology, palaeoclimatology, archaeology, petroleum exploration, aerobiology, melissopalynology, biodiversity conservation, and environmental management. However, research capacity and disciplinary focus vary across the continent. In Southern Africa, South Africa hosts the most...
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Alexis Comar (Hiphen)01/10/2026, 10:15Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
High-throughput plant phenotyping has generated unprecedented volumes of heterogeneous data originating from field platforms, drones, proximal sensors and controlled-environment facilities. While research infrastructures have made remarkable progress in developing standards, data management practices and interoperable digital ecosystems, an important challenge remains: transforming these...
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Nicola D'Ascenzo (RE IMAGING)01/10/2026, 10:30Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingOral
Background and Objectives - Crop growth models are essential for modern Decision Support Systems (DSS) to optimize water and nitrogen (N) management. However, conventional models rely strictly on macro-scale inputs (weather, soil, and satellite imaging), ignoring the rapid metabolic and biophysical pathways that trigger within 5 to 120 minutes of fertilizer application. This research aims to...
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01/10/2026, 11:15Oral
Environmental Sampling Equipment - DMR
Poul Larsen, PhD, Department Manager
DMR Equipment develops and manufactures high-quality equipment for soil and groundwater investigations, environmental monitoring, and automated sampling, delivering reliable solutions for researchers, industry, and public authorities. [LINK][1]**Hiphen - Plant Phenotyping and Crop Image Analytics...
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Dorra Gharbi (AnaEE-ERIC), Dr Michel Boer (AnaEE-ERIC)01/10/2026, 14:00Oral
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Prof. Jayaraju Nadimikeri (Yogi Vemana University, KADAPA)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
India has 7,516 km of coastline, of which the mainland accounts for 5,422 km. The shoreline is one of the rapidly changing linear features of the coastal zone which is dynamic in nature. The issue of shoreline changes due to sea level rise over the next century has increasingly become a major social, economic and environmental concern to a large number of countries along the coast, where it...
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Mrs Nathalie Hilmi (Monaco Scientific Centre)Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsPoster
The Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) is an independent scientific network assessing climate and environmental change risks in the Mediterranean Basin. As a unique science-policy interface, MedECC provides region-specific information to stakeholders, governments, and citizens for informed decision-making. In 2024, MedECC published the Special Report on Climate...
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S. Monaco (CREA-IT Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Turin, Italy)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
Introduction
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The EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CF) Certification Framework (Reg. EU/2024/3012) demands transparent methodologies to quantify net carbon benefits. Tier-3 Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems are required for CF practices, but data scarcity limits model scalability across heterogeneous, fragmented agricultural landscapes. Within the MRV4SOC project,... -
Dr Manuel Acosta (Global Change research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences)Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsPoster
In agricultural cropping systems, the larger part of the carbon is stored in the soil. Improving agricultural practices has great potential to increase the amount of carbon sequestered in cropland soil. Promising approaches in recent years are changes in management practices and biochar application. We conducted soil CO2 emissions (SCO2) measurements on four identical plots with different...
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Jacopo Manzini (IRET-CNR)Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyPoster
Tropospheric ozone (O₃) is one of the most important air pollutants affecting urban and peri-urban vegetation, particularly in the Mediterranean region, where climatic conditions favor its formation and accumulation. Traditional ozone risk assessment methods, such as the concentration-based AOT40 index, do not account for the actual uptake of ozone by plants. Flux-based approaches, including...
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Ms Alicja Fudali (Univeristy of Warsaw)Session 6: Aquatic-terrestrial and coastal ecosystem interactionsPoster
The ability to associate environmental cues with specific outcomes is vital for survival, influencing foraging and predator avoidance. Contextual learning allows animals to link stimuli with their broader environment, facilitating adaptive responses to dynamic ecological conditions. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of contextual learning in two evolutionarily distant aquatic...
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Dr Ghulam Sarwar (Saudi Aramco)Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldPoster
Wetlands in arid environments provide critical biodiversity and ecosystem services despite their limited extent. Saudi Arabia lies at the convergence of major migratory flyways supporting approximately three billion migratory birds annually. However, wetlands face increasing pressures from land-use change, hydrological alteration, and industrial development.
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Dr Mohamed Thani IBOUROI (Groupe de Recherches et de Protection de la Faune et de la Flore des Iles de l'Océan Indien (GRPFOI)/ Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'ïlot Mbouzi, Les Naturalistes, Environnement et Patrimoine de Mayotte)
Extreme climatic events are increasingly recognized as major drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem reorganization in tropical island ecosystems. Following Cyclone Chido, which struck Mayotte in December 2024 and caused extensive forest damage, we investigated the demographic responses, habitat selection, and spatial distribution of two key vertebrate seed dispersers: the Brown Lemur...
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Vojtech LukasSession 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsPoster
Technological advances in agricultural machinery, sensing technologies and spatial data analysis provide new opportunities to characterize field variability and adapt crop management practices to site-specific conditions. These approaches are particularly relevant for agricultural systems characterized by large field sizes and high spatial variability, such as those in the Czech Republic,...
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Prof. Björm Klöve (University of Oulu)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
DIWA (Digital Waters) Flagship is Finland’s national flagship programme for water research and digitalization, bringing together the University of Oulu, University of Turku, Aalto University, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Through its source-to-sea and critical-zone research framework, DIWA...
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Neusa Martins (Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR/CIMAR LA), Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal)Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and MitigationPoster
Kelp forests underpin nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation through biodiversity support, coastal productivity, carbon sequestration and contributions to the blue economy. However, ocean warming and increasingly frequent marine heatwaves are driving widespread declines, reducing their capacity to deliver these benefits. Enhancing kelp thermal resilience is therefore...
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Abiola Bridget ADEWUYI (UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA,ITALY)Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldOral
Background and objectives:
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Mediterranean shrubland faces increasing pressure from recurrent wildfire, yet its capacity to recover vegetation structure following fire-driven degradation remains poorly understood. This study examines patterns of fire-driven land cover degradation and subsequent recovery across Sicily, Italy.
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Omobola Eko (University of Tuscia)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
Environmental research infrastructures (RIs) generate extensive datasets on ecosystem processes, biodiversity, and climate dynamics. However, despite major advancements in open data accessibility and FAIR principles, translating these data into actionable knowledge for planners, policymakers, and land managers remains a critical challenge. This study aims to identify key barriers to the...
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91. From Field to Region: Digital Research Infrastructures for Multi-Scale Agro-Ecosystem MonitoringMargot Verhulst (VITO)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
Understanding agro-ecosystem dynamics across spatial and temporal scales remains a major challenge in agricultural and environmental research. Experimental facilities and phenotyping platforms provide detailed observations of ecosystem processes and crop performance, while Earth Observation (EO) systems enable continuous monitoring across larger spatial extents. VITO has developed and operates...
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Dr Thi Ly Mai (Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems (AnaEE-ERIC))Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldPoster
AnaEE-ERIC is a European research infrastructure connecting experimental facilities, analytical platforms, and modelling tools to investigate ecosystem functioning and responses to environmental change. As new monitoring technologies, phenotyping tools, and digital data systems rapidly emerge from research projects, European research infrastructures face the challenge of translating these...
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Dr Karel Klem (1Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic 2 Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic)Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsPoster
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Regenerative agriculture based on no-till management, cover crops, and organic amendments is increasingly promoted as a climate-smart strategy improving soil health and drought resilience. However, its short-term impacts on greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange under future climate conditions remain insufficiently understood. This study investigated how regenerative... -
Elina Sahlstedt (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Laser ablation isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LA-IRMS) offers a unique tool for investigating changes in the stable isotope composition of organic materials at a very high resolution. Stable isotope compositions of carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) are well-established proxies in ecophysiological research as these elements connect plant and animal tissue to changes in environmental conditions....
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Marco Sozzi (Università di Padova)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
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Digital characterization of agricultural spraying can provide high-resolution data to support more precise and predictive management of pesticide application in agroecosystems. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) systems are increasingly used in variable-rate spraying because they regulate flow rate while maintaining a relatively stable operating pressure. However,... -
Dr Alicja Wiora (Silesian University of Technology)Poster
Accurate measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) are essential for studying ecosystem processes and understanding global environmental change. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with compact gas sensors offer a flexible approach to acquiring spatially distributed CO₂ data. Their use is particularly attractive in areas where conventional monitoring remains difficult or costly....
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Rachel Burns (AnaEE-ERIC)Oral
AnaEE TechUp! is a concept where companies and research innovators present their latest technologies and methodologies that may help you enhance your research capabilities within experimental ecology. Three distinct companies will join us for this session and present their latest innovations.
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Florent Massol (CNRS)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
The ISIA web application is a project management tool designed for research teams and staff at our experimental facilities.
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ISIA enables the networking of research infrastructure installations and offers a wide range of features, from a service catalog to the collection of FAIR metadata. -
Dr Alessandro Oggioni (National Research Council of Italy (CNR))
From field data to forecasts: tools, models, and databases supporting predictive understanding of ecosystem responses.
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Joseph Timkovsky (AnaEE-ERIC)Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and MitigationPoster
MICROBES-4-CLIMATE (M4C) is a Horizon Europe INFRASERV project. It aims to deepen the comprehension of the complex relationships among microorganisms, plants, and soil within the framework of Climate Change. By offering access to advanced Research Infrastructures, training, and assistance, the project seeks to encourage research tackling the multifaceted challenges presented by Climate Change...
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Chloë Vercauteren (Hasselt University - Ecotron group)Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsPoster
Nitrogen (N) is a fundamental nutrient ensuring crop health and productivity, yet future climate threatens to disrupt the N cycle, increasing N losses and reducing crop resilience. This project addresses an urgent environmental challenge in Belgium by investigating N-cycle fluxes across three agri-economically important systems: pear, winter wheat, and soybean.
Using the...
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François Rincon (SETE, CNRS)Session 7: Digital Ecosystems – Data Integration and ModelingPoster
There is a pressing need for a quantitative understanding of how biodiversity reacts in space and time to strong anthropogenic and global warming pressures, and for innovative large-scale ecological conservation strategies integrating the strongly-coupled, collective (many-species), multi-scale character (in space and time) of the problem at hand. A prerequisite for this however is to gain...
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Justine Laoué (CNRS-IMBE-O3HP)
Climate change in the Mediterranean region is leading to hotter and drier summers, with an estimated 30% decline in annual precipitation by the end of the XXIst century (Zittis et al., 2021). To cope with drought, trees modulate their leaf chemical and physical traits (Franco-Navarro et al., 2025; Laoué et al., 2022). This study examined if long-term drought (> 10 years) under Mediterranean...
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Dr Timo Domisch (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke))
Background and objectives
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Tree fine roots are a major pathway of carbon (C) transfer to the soil and play a central role in nutrient uptake and C allocation. In boreal regions, climate change is expected to increase temperatures, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme rainfall events. In peatland forests, this may increase the occurrence of short-term soil waterlogging (WL), exposing... -
Andrew Ikingura (University of Life Sciences in Lublin)Session 1: Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing WorldPoster
Urban ecosystems are shaped by a mosaic of spatial conditions that influence how they absorb disturbance and recover over time. This study explores how spatial heterogeneity, reflected in the coexistence of built up areas, informal green patches, and transitional open spaces, can create resilience pathways within cities. Rather than focusing on engineered interventions, the work highlights how...
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Prof. Lívia Maria Costa Madureira (CETRAD - UTAD)
Cibele Silva e Souza¹, Ana Raquel Cabral de Almeida¹, Octávio José Rio do Sacramento¹, Lívia Maria Costa Madureira¹
¹Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies (CETRAD)Traditional agroforestry systems combine trees, crops, and livestock, supporting biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and food production. As climate change and biodiversity loss threaten ecosystem stability, these systems are...
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YIWEI SHANG (Aarhus University)Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsOral
With the accelerating transition toward a low-carbon bioeconomy, diverse biomass crops are increasingly introduced into traditional agricultural systems to support biorefinery or provide renewable bioenergy. However, how different crops and different cropping systems impact soil organic carbon (SOC) across the soil profile remains poorly understood, partly because few long-term field...
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Juho Kinnunen (Natural Recourses institute Finland)Session 2: Sustainable Agroecology and Soil-Plant SystemsPoster
In Finland, around 10 % of fields are on drained peatlands, yet these areas contribute to more than 50 % agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With target for carbon neutrality by 2035, there is significant pressure to reduce GHG emissions from cultivated peatlands. The local significance of these peatlands presents socio-economic challenges due to their uneven distribution across the...
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Hans Frederik Engvej Hansen (Global Wetland Center, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen)Session 4: Experimental Approaches to Global Change EcologyPoster
Accurate quantification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for evaluating the climate impacts of agricultural systems. However, methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) fluxes often exhibit substantial temporal variability that may not be captured by conventional manual chamber campaigns, which are typically conducted during daytime hours and at relatively low sampling frequencies....
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Ms Dorra Gharbi (AnaEE-ERIC), Dr Michel Boer (AnaEE-ERIC)
How to use AnaEE services and become part of AnaEE network (ISIA, access, benefits of being AnaEE member, strategy of AnaEE).
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Rachel Burns (AnaEE-ERIC)Oral
Adapting Best Practices for Measurement Standardization, Protocols, and Collaborative Infrastructures
Purpose: This workshop aims to bring together Facility Managers (FMs) across the AnaEE network to collaboratively develop shared protocols for key research domains. It serves a dual purpose: advancing technical...
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Mr Janko Arsić (AnaEE-ERIC)
Scope: This stakeholder workshop aims to examine how ecosystem research outputs can be effectively translated into policy-relevant evidence through structured stakeholder engagement, supporting the development of actionable policy briefs or policy papers, supporting the SDG's. It aligns with Session #5 on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by strengthening the link between scientific evidence...
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Janko Arsić (AnaEE-ERIC), Pilar Montaner (PlanBleu)Oral
Enhancing Resilience in Mediterranean Forests through Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Purpose: This workshop aims to strengthen the interface between ecosystem research and policy development by bringing together researchers, policymakers, forest managers, and regional stakeholders working on Mediterranean forest...
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