Monday 11th October 2021

8:30-9:30 - Registration of participants (Foyer area)

9:30-10:00 - Opening remarks by Evgenios Agathokleous (in Greek, organizer), Pierre Sicard
(organizer), Alessandra De Marco (IUFRO), and Elena Paoletti (IUFRO).

10:00-10:30 - Opening remarks by The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos

Anastasiades, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus, Prof.
Costas Kadis, and the president of the Association of Tulip Friends, Dr Antonakis Nicandrou.

10:30-11:00 - Coffee break (Asteras deck)

11:00-11:30 - Dr. Chrysanthos Savvides, “Air Quality in Cyprus” on behalf of the Ministry of
Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance.

11:30-12:00 - Dr. Anastasios Matsikaris, “Past and future climate and challenges in the
Mediterranean region” on behalf of the Cyprus Department of Meteorology.

12:00-13:30 - Lunch (Fontana restaurant)

13:30-15:10 - Session 3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling, and

risk assessment Chair: H. García-Gómez

13:30 Poduška Z., Air pollution and forest vitality with particular focus on mountain
Serbia forests.
13:50 Juráň S., Effect of drought events on ozone fluxes in mountainous Norway
Czech Republic spruce forest of the Czech Republic.
14:10 Eghdami H., Ozone Risk of Midrange Mountains Forests in Rhineland-
Germany Palatinate.
14:30 Vollenweider P., On winners and losers: Species-specific plasticity in Swiss
Switzerland wooded pastures under ongoing climate change.
14:50 García-Duro J., Development of a forest monitoring ecophysiological system for
Romania anticipating drought effects on Carpathian forests in the context
of climate change.

15:10-15:40 - Coffee break

15:40-17:00 - Session 3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling, and
risk assessment Chair: H. García-Gómez

15:40 Kozlov M.V., The underestimated danger of biases in ecological research.

Finland
16:00 De Marco A., Assessment of forest yield losses in Northern Hemisphere.
Italy
16:20 Dobre A., Risk assessment through forest structural and ecological indices.
Romania
16:40 Radu R.G., Reaching the GHG EU targets in the context of socio-economic
Romania and climate pressure on forest ecosystems in Romania.

17:00-18:20 - Poster session and voting for the best poster award

18:30-20:30 – Cypriot specialties discovery (Asteras deck)

Tuesday 12th October 2021

9:00-10:30 - Session 1. CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems

Chair: V. Calatayud

9:00 Keynote speaker Phenomenology and origin of ozone episodes in the Western
X. Querol Mediterranean.
9:30 Cakaj A., Evaluation of perspectives to use new bioindicators for heavy
Poland metals pollution.
9:50 Carreira J.A., Role of N:P imbalance in forest responses to atmospheric N
Spain deposition: a view from the ecosystem to the molecular levels.
10:10 Ruiz-Checa R., Sensitivity to tropospheric ozone of an endemic species of the
Spain Spanish Central Mountain range: Erodium paularense.

10:30-11:00 - Coffee break

11:00-12:00 - Session 1. CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems

Chair: V. Calatayud

11:00 Morillas L., Assessing the roles of nitrogen supply and ecosystem
Portugal specificities on litter decomposition in Mediterranean shrublands.
11:20 Capozzi F., Transplanted cryptogams and R. pseudoacacia as proxi to
Italy evaluate pollution inputs in urban-rural Mediterranean
ecosystems.
11:40 Spagnuolo V., Response of Cynara cardunculus to Cd and Pb metal stress
Italy evaluated in hydroponic culture and in polluted soil.

12:00-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-15:40 - Session 3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling, and

risk assessment Chair: A. De Marco

13:30 Keynote speaker Forest ecosystems in a changing and polluted world: research and
G. Matteucci monitoring between mitigation and adaptation.
14:00 Anand J.S., Evaluating the effect of tropospheric O3 on Gross Primary
UK Productivity over Europe using satellite data.
14:20 García-Gómez H., Dynamic modelling for forest conservation in a context of global
Spain change (project MODICO).
14:40 Hoshika Y., To develop stomatal conductance modeling under elevated ozone
Italy and drought in Mediterranean forest trees.
15:00 Jákli B., Phytotoxic ozone fluxes – a unique phytotron approach for forest
Germany tree risk assessment in future climate scenarios.
15:20 Sicard P., An epidemiological study to derive critical levels and proxies for
France ozone risk in European forests.
15:40-16:10 - Coffee break

16:10-17:50 - Session 4. Atmospheric deposition: consequences for plant ecosystems

Chair: M. Kozlov

16:10 Zhiyanski M., Biomonitoring of ecosystems from the polar region of Livingston
Bulgaria island (Antarctica) under global changes.
16:30 Schröder W., Mapping atmospheric deposition and critical loads using mosses
Germany as biomonitors and chemical transport models.
16:50 Schröder W., Potential future developments of forest ecosystems due to climate
Germany change and nitrogen deposition.
17:10 Munzi S., The contribution of the lichen Cladonia portentosa to
Portugal environmental policy.
17:30 Domingos M., Evidence of long-term effects of nitrogen and metal atmospheric
Brazil deposition on the nutrient cycling in the Atlantic Rainforest.

19:00 to midnight (option) “Fireworks Night Cruise” (Meeting point: Annabel hotel, transfer by
bus).
Wednesday 13th October 2021

9:00-10:20 - Session 2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
Chair: R. Alonso del Amo

9:00 Cariñanos P., Effect of air pollutants on bioaerosol (pollen) in urban

Spain environments.
9:20 Choël M.,
Particulate air pollution of birch catkins and pollen grains.
France
9:40 Visez N.,
Chemical modifications of pollen grains by ozone.
France
10:00 Zaldei A., AIRQino: an innovative low-cost air quality stations as a
Italy supporting means for NBSs assessment.

10:20-10:50 Coffee break

10:50-12:00 - Session 2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
Chair: R. Alonso del Amo

10:50 Sauret N., For a better urban agriculture strategy: PAHs air mapping and
France crops contamination monitoring.
11:10 Ledauphin J., Presence and distribution of PAHs in fruits and vegetables
France grown in urban and rural areas.
11:30 Prigioniero A., Exploration of the leaf surface: discovering functional traits
Italy useful in PM and PAHs air phytoremediation.

12:00-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-15:10 – Session 6. Genetic, biochemical, and physiological mechanisms underlying

stress responses of plant ecosystems Chair: E. Agathokleous
13:30 Baêsso Moura B., Experimental assessment of ozone effect on ecotypes of the
Italy tropical tree Moringa oleifera.
13:50 Joffe R., Characterizing mesophyll conductance of P. canadensis after
France chronic exposure to ozone.
14:10 Oksanen E., Betula species as a model system for acclimation and adaptation
Finland of northern forest ecosystem to changing environment.
14:30 Cotrozzi L., Hyperspectral monitoring of English oak responses to drought
Italy and ozone.
14:50 Hayes F., Impact of ozone and nitrogen on grassland nutrient cycling.
UK

15:10-15:40 - Coffee break

15:40-17:20 - Session 6. Genetic, biochemical, and physiological mechanisms underlying
stress responses of plant ecosystems Chair: E. Oksanen

15:40 Turc B., Subcellular dynamic of stress responses to phytotoxic O3 doses

France within tree foliage: the EFFECTO3-Flux project.
16:00 Cabané M.,
Tree response to ozone: a transcriptomic approach.
France
16:20 Marchica A., Defense mechanisms in Salvia officinalis under chronic ozone
Italy exposure.
16:40 Alam M.S., Genome-wide association study identifies genomic regions linked
Germany with the ozone tolerance in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
17:00 Pleșca I.M., Forest genetic resources adaptation and mitigation responses to
Romania climate change.

17:30-19:00 – Business meeting for IUFRO RG 8.04.00 officers only (Aphrodite, 1st floor)
Thursday 14th October 2021

9:00-10:30 - Session 2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
Chair: P. Cariñanos

9:00 Petrušić N.,

Serbia Urban Forestry of Belgrade.

9:10 Leca S.,

Periurban forest: trees response to ambient air pollution.
Romania
9:30 Conte A., The role of urban parks in carbon, ozone, and PM sequestration.
Italy
9:50 Brilli L., An integrated approach to assess the carbon neutrality target in
Italy the municipality of Prato.
10:10 Coulibaly F., Detection, Classification and Estimation of Structure Variables
France of Individual Urban Tree from Very High-Resolution Satellite
Images.

10:30-11:00 - Coffee break

11:00-12:20 - Session 2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
Chair: P. Cariñanos

11:00 Manzini J., Assessment of tree species ability to remove atmospheric

Italy pollutants in urban environment within the AIRFRESH project.
11:20 Papapolychronou S., Evaluation of different plant species as vegetation barriers for
Greece the noise reduction in urban tissue.
11:40 Tzortzi N., Green Facades for Pollution and Climate Altering Gases.
Italy
12:00 Saxena P., Nature-based Solutions for Mitigation of Toxic Air Pollutants by
India Common Roadside Ornamental Plant Species in Urban
Metropolis of Northern India.

12:20-14:00 - Lunch

14:00-15:00 – Session 5. Crops and trees: productivity and ecological processes

Chair: O. Badea

14:00 Keynote speaker - Ozone as an "environmental disruptor" of plant-insect

T. Koike communication: a case study with "leaf beetles".
14:30 Watanabe M., Influences of elevated CO2 on growth and photosynthesis of
Japan three birch species native to northern Japan.
14:50 Agathokleous E., Ozone effects on plant communities, plant-insect interactions
China and plant-soil feedbacks: threats to terrestrial biodiversity.
15:10 Fares S., Ozone impact on ecophysiological processes of forests assessed
Italy with the AIRTREE model.
15:30-16:00 - Coffee break

16:00-17:20 – Session 5. Crops and trees: productivity and ecological processes

Chair: O. Badea

16:00 Chang-Espino M.C., Nitrogen fertilization limits ozone effects on a modern O3-
Spain sensitive Mediterranean wheat cultivar.
16:20 Wolffe M., Megacities, PM and Diffuse Light Impacts on Crop Yields in
UK the North China Plains.
16:40 Roberts H.R., An integrated approach to establishing the effects of elevated
UK tropospheric ozone on two varieties of Brassica napus (L.).
17:00 Burkey K.O., Breeding for ozone tolerance in soybean.
USA

17:20-17:50 - Closing ceremony with delivery of the best poster award by Pierre Sicard,
Evgenios Agathokleous, and the Mayor of Paphos, Honorable (Mr) Phedon Phedonos.

19:00 to Midnight - Gala dinner (Meeting point: Demokritos tavern)

Friday 15th October 2021

A full-day excursion spent far away from the coast in the Green Heart of Cyprus where
everyone will discover that the island is one full of contrasts!

8:15-9:45 Drive to Kykkos Monastery via Paphos Forest

9:45-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:45 Visit of the Kykkos Monastery & Throni
10:45-11:15 Transfer by bus to Amiantos via Troodos Square
11:15-11:45 Visit of Troodos Geopark with a talk:
“Priceless flora, endemic plants of Cyprus and threatened plants in Cyprus”
11:45-12:30 Visit of the Troodos Botanical Garden
12:30-13:00 Transfer by bus to Agros
13:00-14:30 Lunch in a Traditional Tavern in Agros village
14:30-15:00 Visit of the rose factory & Niki’s sweets place
15:00-15:45 Transfer by bus to Omodos
15:45-16:45 Omodos - Coffee break and visit of the village
16:45-17:45 Transfer by bus to Paphos