The 8^th European Conference on Ecological Restoration 

News

18.5.2012

Dear participants of ECER2012,

 The members of the Scientific Committee evaluated your abstracts. All abstracts were accepted, some of them after some revision. Some oral presentations were recommended as posters. We mostly respected your selection of Topics or Special Sessions, but there are some changes suggested.
In the case that these concern you, we will contact you soon individually. We will make small editorial changes in some of the abstracts ourselves.
Please, go ahead with the registration. The early registration is open until till May 30th.

With kind regards,
Karel Prach
on behalf of the organizers

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2.5.2012

The last call for Abstract submission for poster presentation - submit your abstract here.

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The Conference

The 8th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration - Europe (SER) will be held at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic from 9th - 14th September, 2012. This offers an outstanding opportunity to exchange knowledge, create contacts and build new potential cooperation.

The main theme is: "NEAR-NATURAL RESTORATION", which includes using spontaneous succession, regional seed mixtures, local genotypes, respecting local geodiversity, etc., but contributions on any other themes are very much appreciated.

The aim is to present and discuss the state-of-the-art in restoration ecology as a scientific discipline and in practical ecological restoration. The conference brings together scientists, practitioners, stakeholders and policy makers. It is a great opportunity to meet colleagues from different parts of the world during all the formal and informal meetings such as lectures, workshops, poster sessions, excursions etc. The local pubs are very suitable for casual get-togethers, fulfilled with an unforgettable atmosphere and one of the best beers in the world.

Themes of the Conference

1. Scientific background and the practical use of near-natural restoration
2. Restoration of habitat types
   Dry grasslands and other xeric habitats; Dump and wet meadows; Wetlands; Fresh water ecosystems; Marine and coastal ecosystems; Forests; Restoration in human-made habitats (industrial, urbanized and polluted areas).
3. Reintroduction and reinforcement of populations of endangered species; meta-population dynamics
4. Invasive organisms and ecological restoration; novel ecosystems
5. Landscape context of ecological restoration
6. Socio-economic, cultural and legislative dimensions of ecological restoration
   

Special workshops & sessions & minisymposia:

Special session


Part I: Guidelines for seed harvest and production (Nancy Shaw and Sabine Tischew)

Part II: Guidelines for grassland restoration using native seed mixtures (Anita Kirmer and Kathrin Kiehl)

Canoco program package – a practical use in restoration ecology
(Petr Šmilauer)
The role of wetland restoration in adapting ecosystems to climate change
(Kevin L. Erwin)
The Maya forest garden, a "near natural" subsistence system
(Anabel Ford and Betty Faust)
Mining operation and biodiversity protection - practical approaches
(Michael Rademacher)
Man-made effects and solution for ecological restorations in the marine environments
(Ehud Spanier)
Successful restoration projects in Central Europe with special focus on countries of Visegrad Group
(Viera Šefferová)
Special Workshop: Restoring Green Infrastructure in Europe
(Rudy van Diggelen and Ladislav Miko)
Minisymposium: Novel ecosystems - new normal or red herring?
(Coordinator:James Aronson, Moderator: Paddy Woodworth)
Soil, soil biota and belowground processes and their role in restoration
(Jan Frouz)
Functional approach to riparian landscape restoration
(Wiktor Kotowski)
Sharing Good Practice in River Restoration across Europe
Antonia Scarr

We are looking forward to seeing you in České Budějovice, Czech Republic in 2012!

On behalf of Local Organizing Committee
Karel Prach and Klára Řehounková