International Association of
Vegetation Science
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Pre-Symposium Excursion (22-29 July 2001)
The aims of the pre-symposium excursion are
(1) to introduce participants to the national
parks and nature reserves of NE and SE Germany,
(2) to give a survey of the
main forest types of the areas visited including their dynamics, and
(3) to
give insight into the scientific work carried out in these national parks and
nature reserves. The
Bavarian Forest National Park
is the oldest and best
developed national park of Germany, nearly completely covered with forests; on
the other hand the
Sächsische Schweiz National Park
is a rather young,
developing national park. The
Berchtesgaden National Park
, set in a
marvellous alpine landscape, offers a complete survey of the ecosystems of the
calcareous alps from mountain forests to alpine grassland. The biosphere
reserves (e.g.
Spreewald
) are protecting historical landuse practices and the
ecosystems resulting from such land use. During the excursion, scientific
projects concerning biodiversity, forest dynamics, windfall and large scale
bark-beetle attack will be presented, and the problems of developing national
parks in densely settled countries will be discussed. As a cultural heritage we
will visit the city of Dresden.
Organization: Anton Fischer
Costs: 1750 DEM / 895 
(including transport, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner,
boat trips, handbook)
Maximum number of participants: 44
Required: hiking boots, umbrella/rainwear, sun protection
Schedule
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Date
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Vegetation / Activities
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22 July
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Travel directly to
Dresden
(or use excursion bus leaving Freising in the morning). Evening: introduction
to the excursion topics.
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23 July
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Biosphere reserve Spreewald
: aims and problems of biosphere reserves, wet
forests, plant communities of lakes, boat trip.
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24 July
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Sächsische Schweiz National Park
: development of a young national park,
mountain forests on acidic soils, inversion of altitudinal belts.
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25 July
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Dresden
, a national heritage. Noon: transfer to South-Eastern Bavaria.
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26 July
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Bavarian Forest National Park
, the oldest German national park: forests on
their way back to "virgin forest", forest development following windfall,
near-natural spruce forests, montane mixed forests on silicate soils, raised
bog and transitional mire.
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27 July
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Bavarian Forest National Park
: natural high-mountain spruce forests and
bark-beetle attack; tasks of national parks. Noon: transfer to Berchtesgaden.
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28 July
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Berchtesgaden National Park
: vegetation of the calcareous Alps, boat trip on
the Königssee, main types of montane mixed forests, vegetation development
following destruction by snow avalanche.
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29 July
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Berchtesgaden National Park, Mt. Jenner
: vegetation of the alpine zone Noon:
transfer to Freising.
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Mid-Symposium Exursions
(1 August)
Participation in the mid-symposium excursion on Wednesday 1 August is included
in the Symposium fee.
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(A)
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Insect epidemics and wind fall in the montane forest
Bavarian Forest National Park
. This excursion includes sites which will also be visited during the
pre-symposium excursion.
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(B)
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Landscape and vegetation of the subalpine and alpine zone of the northern outer
Alps (
Brauneck, Lengries
). Good condition is required for this mountain hike with steep ascents and
descents. The excursion includes sites which will also be visited during the
post-symposium excursion.
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(C)
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Deciduous forests on calcareous soils in the
Altmühl
valley, historic
monastery Weltenburg at the Danube river.
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(D)
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Vegetation of alpine river floodplains and their dynamics - upper Isar
valley,
Ascholdinger Au
, Friedergries.
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(E)
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Dry grasslands in the lower Lech valley, urban vegetation and urban nature
conservation in
Augsburg
(historic city).
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(F)
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Vegetation and prealpine landscape around the "
Osterseen
" lakes south of
Munich.
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(G)
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Restoration of degraded fens in the "
Donaumoos
" near Ingolstadt: vegetation
development after rewetting and hay transfer; constructed wetlands with Typha
spp. as alternative crops.
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(H)
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Conservation and restoration of raised bogs in the prealpine landscape of
the
Chiemsee
region.
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(I)
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Species rich dry grasslands and temperate mixed forests in the valleys of
the rivers Laaber and Naab near
Regensburg
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(J)
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Grasslands and pine forests on calcareous soils north of Munich.
Restoration of species-rich grasslands in the vicinity of the nature reserve
"
Garchinger
Heide
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(K)
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Vegetation of arable landscapes and strategies for a sustainable land use
in Southern Bavaria (
Scheyern, Titting
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Hiking boots, sun protection and rainwear/umbrella are recommended for all
excursions. For excursions (G) and (H) rubber boots may be useful.
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Post-Symposium Exursion
(4-15 August 2001)
The route of the post-symposium excursion follows a transect from Munich via
Innsbruck to Lake Garda and Verona. It gives an overview of the temperate zone
of deciduous forests in Central Europe, the vegetation of different altitudinal
belts in the eastern Alps and the vegetation of the submediterranean zone in
northern Italy. Transport is by bus. Good condition, resistance to vertigo, and
adequate clothing (trekking boots, rainwear, warm clothes) are required since
the excursion includes several mountain hiking tours with steep ascents and
descents. Normally, accommodation is in twin rooms, in mountain hostels more
than two persons will have to share a room. At some sites, a limited number of
single rooms can be offered for additional expenses.
Organization: Jörg Pfadenhauer, Brigitta Erschbamer, Harald Albrecht
Costs: 2380 DEM / 1217
(including transport, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner,
handbook).
Extra fee for a single room (if available): 200 DEM / 103 €
Maximum number of participants: 44
Required: hiking boots, umbrella/rainwear, warm clothes, sun protection
Schedule
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Date
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Vegetation / Activities
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4 Aug.
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Departure from
Freising
to
Lenggries. Brauneck / Benediktenwand
: landscape and vegetation of the subalpine and alpine zone of the northern
outer Alps, mountain hike.
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5 Aug.
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Benediktenwand mountain
: descent from the alpine zone through subalpine
and montane forests of the northern outer Alps.
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6 Aug.
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Werdenfelser Land
near
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
: Farmhouse museum
"Glentleiten", vegetation of wet meadows, fens, springs, and rock-falls in the
Loisach valley; calcareous grassland "Buckelwiesen" (´hump meadows´) near
Mittenwald.
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7 Aug.
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Karwendel massif
: descent by foot from the western Karwendel peak
(2370 m) down to Mittenwald (910 m). Landscape and vegetation of different
altitudinal belts on limestone formations in the northern Alps.
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8 Aug.
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Innsbruck
: Sight-seeing tour.
Inn valley
: Scots pine forest succession
on a rock-fall.
Ötztal:
montane spruce forests of the inner Alps.
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9 Aug.
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Ötztal Alps
near
Obergurgl
: plant communities in the subalpine zone of
the inner Alps (Swiss stone pine forests, dwarf shrub heaths, green alder and
tall forb communities, grasslands, bogs).
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10 Aug.
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Ötztal Alps
,
Hohe Mut
(Mt. High Pluck) /
Rotmoosferner
glacier: plant communities of
the alpine and nival zone, primary succession and global warming experiments in
the glacier foreland, mountain hike.
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11 Aug.
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Upper Inn
and
upper Adige valley
: vegetation of hedgerows, floodplains,
and dry grassland of the inner Alps; afforestation projects.
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12 Aug.
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Adige valley
: submediterranean downy oak forests and dry grasslands.
Dolomites: montane coniferous forests near Lago di Carezza, alpine vegetation
and endemic plants on limestone formations in the Torri di Cantinaccio range.
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13 Aug.
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Dolomites
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Adige valley
: vegetation of bogs, wet meadows and ponds in
the southern Alps.
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14 Aug.
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Lake Garda region
: landscape and altitudinal belts from the
mediterranean holm oak forests to the alpine belt of the southern Alps.
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15 Aug.
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Lake Garda
/
Verona
: Bus transfer and sight-seeing tour. Stop at Verona
Central Station at approx. 14.00 h (good connections to Milan, Venice, Bologna
and Verona Airport). Drive back to Munich (arrival at approx.
22.00 h).
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Booking
The number of participants in both the pre- and post-symposium
excursion is limited (each excursion: 44 participants). Therefore, early
booking and paying is recommended. Preliminary acceptance to the pre- and/or
post-symposium excursion will be according to the date of receipt of the
registration form. Definite acceptance will be confirmed upon receipt of the
excursion fees (deadline: 15 January 2001). Notices about acceptance will be
sent by February, 2001. Further information (meeting points, logistics) will be
communicated later to participants.
The final date for the cancellation of excursions is 31 March 2001. After this
date, cancelled places will be filled up with persons from the waiting list. If
such a replacement is impossible, a part of the excursion fees must be kept to
pay fixed expenses.
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