Day Program
9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome coffee & registration
9:30 – 9:45 – Opening remarks
9:45 – 10:00 – Keynote: Annelies Jacobs - Biodiversity and Nature Restoration Research Associate – Natuurpunt
10:00 – 10:15 – Lea Mouton - ULiège
Does air pollution still impact epiphytic bryophytes in the post acidic rain era? Insights from spatial variation of community composition in southern Belgium
10:15 – 10:30 – Hannes Wilms - INBO
Seed orchards as the source for future Belgian forests
10:30 – 10:45 – Jules Sougnier - ULiège
Reconstruction of the alpine flora demographic history for a better evaluation of its dispersal capacity in the context of global changes
10:45 – 11:00 – Alix Milis - ULiège
Towards the automatized identification of moss species from their spore morphology
11:00 – 11:15 – Keynote: Prof. Dr. Bart Van de Vijver - Plantentuin Meise
11:15 – 11:30 – Adèle Hotermans - ULiège
Impacts of climate change on bryophyte distribution: a comprehensive assessment at fine spatial resolution across Europe
11:30 – 11:45 – Hugo Counoy - Earth and Life Institute - UCLouvain
Evaluating lichen diversity along an anthropogenic pressure gradient for environmental quality assessment in Wallonia
11:45 – 12:00 – Clara Petrosino - ULiège
Integration of population genetics and ecological niche modelling into the conservation of the iconic laurel forest of the Canary Islands
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch & Group photo
13:00 – 13:15 – Keynote: Vincent Merckx - Scientific director- Naturalis biodiversity Center
13:15 – 13:30 – Kelly Theunissen - ULiège
High-resolution modelling of the microclimatic effect in alpine environments: impact on bryophyte community composition
13:30 – 13:45 – Yves Bawin - Meise Botanic Garden
eDNA metabarcoding for plant diversity monitoring in a changing world
13:45 – 14:00 – Coen Sarane - Utrecht University
Cliffs and climbers: The ecological impacts of rock climbing on Belgium’s limestone cliffs
14:00 – 14:15 – Sarah Verbeke - Ghent University
Rethinking Drought Physiology in Wheat: Stem Water Potential as a Stable Indicator in a Changing Flemish Climate
14:30 – 14:45 – Claire Cantiran - Université de Lille
Reproductive success in an insect-pollinated plant of patrimonial value: the dune pansy (Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii)
14:45 – 15:00 – Fien Vandermeulen - Ghent University
Long-term experimental warming and light addition shape understorey taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity trajectories
15:00 – 15:15 – Luiza Teixeirac - Meise Botanic Garden / Meertens Instituut
Global change effects on the eco-physiology of a keystone species (Viscum album)
15:15 – 15:30 – Arthur Macedo - University of Coimbra
Three new species of Rhipidoglossum Schltr. (Angraecinae: Orchidaceae) from Central Africa
15:30 – 15:45 – Lore Hostens - KULeuven/ Meise Botanic Garden
On the edge of extinction: Delayed plant genetic response to forest edge dynamics
15:45 – 16:00 – Chiel Salaets - Ghent University
Tracing the fate of water following foliar uptake in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) using positron imaging
16:00 – 16:15 – Hannes Wilms - INBO
MigFoRest: assisted migration to increase forest resilience in Belgium and North-West Europe
16:15 – 16:30 – E. Van Rompaey Award Ceremony
16:30 – 18:00 – Reception & networking
During the reception, the award for the best student presentation will be presented.