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GMC auf IPCS in Weihenstephan
Overview of our contributions
10/09/2024 From 18th-21st September, the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences is hosting the International Peatland Science Conference (iPSC). Naturally, numerous GMC employees will be taking part with presentations and posters. Here is an overview of them:
Thursday 19th September
14:45 More than a paper tiger: Paludiculture pilot projects in paper production - Clemens Kleinspehn
15:00 Paludiciulture can support biodiversity conservation in rewetted fen peatlands - Hanna R. Martens
Friday 20th September
8:30 Opening with environmental Art ‘MoorReaktor’ - MONAS collective in cooperation with GMC
13:20 Keynote People make Peatlands - practical projects and political processes towards peatland rewetting - Prof. Dr Gerald Jurasinski:
11:15 The relevance of drainage ditches as breeding habitat for mosquitoes in Northern Germany - Felix Sauer
15:30 Water Management for Spaghnum and Typha Paludiculture - Matthias Krebs
15:30 Spaghnum paludiculture sites as surrogate habitats for bog species of many species groups - results of long-term investigation in Northwest Germany - Dr Greta Gaudig
16:00 Bright spots in peatland conservation and restoration Renske Vroom
16:00 Putting Paludiculture into practice - six years of large scale Typha cultivation in Northeast Germany - Josephine Neubert
16:15 Peat formation potential of Typha spp. on a Paludiculture pilot site - Meline Brendel
16:30 PEATMAP: Prototype model for the study of peatland and swob distribution, ecology and carbon dynamics in the Iberian Peninsula lanscaoe mosaic - Miguel Geraldes
16:30 Paludiculture and biomass quality of cattail on a 10 ha Paludiculture Pilot site in Northeast Germany - Nora Köhn
Dr Franziska Tanneberger, GMC co-director and winner of the German Environmental Award 2024, is a member of the Scientific Committee. The conference will take place at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) campus in Freising. Further information in the detailed programme.