Conferences
3 December 2020, Online
Forests Webinar | Emerging Principles of Tree Biology
The ability of trees to adapt acutely and chronically to changing environmental conditions is essential to the sustainability of natural ecosystems globally and managed ecosystems locally, as well as the services they provide. However, many tree species in forests and orchards around the world are being decimated by exotic pests, diseases and climate change. The ability to respond effectively to these forest health issues is limited by our current level of understanding of the unique biology of trees as long-lived woody perennial plants.
The webinar speakers will introduce a Forests Special Issue and associated seminar series dedicated to identifying key, emerging principles of tree biology that urgently need to be addressed through a concerted, integrated, cross-disciplinary effort of geneticists, ecologists, physiologists, pathologists, entomologists, silviculturists, and data modelers employing powerful research tools from ecological genomics, phenomics, metabolomics, imaging, remote sensing, data sciences, and geospatial modeling.
The following experts will present and speak:
- Prof. Dr. John E. Carlson, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Prof. Dr. Sally Mackenzie, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Prof. Dr. Albert Abbott, University of Kentucky, USA
