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Section Contents
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- Schools & departments
- School of GeoSciences
- Atmosphere & Environment
- BSS Atlantic Oakwoods
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND
SYMPOSIUM ON ATLANTIC OAKWOODS
PROGRAMME
DAY 1: Wednesday 14th September 2005
| 09.15 - 09.50 | Registration and Coffee |
| 10.00 - 10.15 | INTRODUCTION Douglas Malcolm (University of Edinburgh & President, BSS) |
| DEFINITION AND DISTRIBUTION Chair: Douglas Malcolm (UoE & BSS) |
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| 10.15 - 10.45 | Atlantic oakwoods in Great Britain: factors influencing their
definition, distribution and occurrence Phil Baarda (Highland Birchwoods) |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Woodland on the western fringe: Irish oakwood diversity and the
challenges of conservation Daniel Kelly (Trinity College, Dublin) & John Cross (National Parks and Wildlife Service, Dublin) |
| GENETIC HISTORY Chair: Joan Cottrell (Forest Research & BSS) |
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| 11.15 - 11.45 | Postglacial history of deciduous oakwoods in Europe from fossil
pollen data Simon Brewer (CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France) |
| 11.45 - 12.15 | Combining top down and bottom up approaches in molecular ecology to
examine oak postglacial colonisation dynamics in the British Isles Andrew Lowe (CEH, Edinburgh) & Joan Cottrell (Forest Research) |
| 12.15 - 12.45 | Combining simulation modelling and molecular data to investigate
organelle genetic structure in oak populations following postglacial
recolonisation Samantha Davies (CEH, Edinburgh), A. White (Heriot-Watt University) & A. Lowe (CEH, Edinburgh) |
| 12.45 - 13.45 | Lunch |
| CULTURAL HISTORY Chair: Paul Jarvis (University of Edinburgh & BSS) |
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| 13.45 - 14.10 | Use and ecological change, 1000 to 2000 AD - a
palynological-historical investigation Philip Sansum (Queen’s University, Belfast) |
| 14.10 - 14.35 | Structure and utilisation of the early oakwoods Peter Quelch (Forestry Commission) |
| 14.35 - 15.00 | Oak as a commercial crop in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries Chris Smout (University of St Andrews) |
| 15.00 - 15.20 | Tea |
| PRESENT STRUCTURE/COMPOSITION (1) Chair: John Birks (Bergen University & BSS) |
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| 15.20 - 15.50 | Overall biodiversity and spatial patterns of Atlantic
oakwoods Duncan Stone (Scottish Natural Heritage) |
| 15.50 - 16.20 | Hybridisation and colonisation dynamics in European
oaks Antoine Kremer (INRA, France) |
| 16.20 - 16.50 | Woodlands at the edge: A European perspective on the Atlantic
oakwood plant communities John Rodwell (University of Lancaster) |
| 16.50 - 17.45 | Poster Session |
| 19.00 for 19.30 | CONFERENCE DINNER in the Cathedral Hall, Curran Esplanade |
DAY 2: Thursday 15th September 2005
| PRESENT STRUCTURE/COMPOSITION (2) Chair: David Chamberlain (RBGE & BSS) |
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| 09.30 - 09.55 | Fern diversity in Western woodlands Mary Gibby (RBGE & BSS) |
| 09.55 - 10.20 | Oceanic bryophytes in Atlantic oakwoods Gordon Rothero (BSBI & BBS) |
| 10.20 - 10.45 | Lichens—the biodiversity value of Western woodlands Brian Coppins (RBGE & BLS) |
| 10.45 - 11.10 | Querciphilous mycota of the Western Scottish woodlands Roy Watling (RBGE & BSS) |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | Coffee |
| FAUNAL RELATIONSHIPS Chair: Michael Usher (University of Stirling) |
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| 11.30 - 11.55 | Role of ungulates in Atlantic oakwood regeneration Steve Palmer (CEH, Banchory) |
| 11.55 - 12.20 | Changes in bird abundance within some Scottish Atlantic oakwoods
between the 1980s and 2000s Arjun Amar (RSPB) |
| 12.20 - 12.45 | The biodiversity and ecology of the invertebrates of Atlantic
oakwoods Alastair Sommerville (Biodiversity Solutions) |
| 12.45 - 13.45 | Lunch |
| CONSERVATION/MANAGEMENT POLICY Chair: Sandy Kerr (Scottish Wildlife Trust) |
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| 13.45 - 14.10 | Habitat Action Plans and Ecological Networks Jonathan Humphrey (Forest Research) |
| 14.10 - 14.35 | Restoring planted ancient woodland sites - assessment,
silviculture and monitoring Richard Thompson (Forest Research) |
| 14.35 - 15.00 | Encouraging communities to become involved in managing woodland:
some general principles Max Hislop (Forest Research) |
| 15.00 - 15.25 | Conservation and rural development: conflicting or complementary
agendas? Jamie McIntyre (Forestry Commission, Lochaber Forest District) |
| 15.25 - 16.30 | GENERAL DISCUSSION Chair: Rob Soutar (Forestry Commission) |
| 16.30 - 16.45 | SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Douglas Malcolm (UoE & BSS) |
| 16.45 | Tea |
DAY 3: Friday 16th September 2005
| Field Excursion to Glen Nant and Visit to Bonawe
Furnace Departing Oban at 09.30 and returning to Oban at 17.00 |