A. J. Pereira, M.J. Pinto, H. Marchante, Elizabete Marchante,
C. Schreck, H. Freitas, Joao Ferreira,
M. A. Martins-Louçao, O. Correia, Cristina Máguas
(University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Two different patterns of Acacia spp . invasion in coastal
dune ecosystems (Portugal): with and without disturbance
16.15 - 16.30
Nicil Fuentes, Eduardo Ugarte, Stefan Klotz
(UFZ - Centre for Environmetal Research, Halle, Germany)
Reconstructing the spread of invasive species using herbarium data -
a case study from Chile
16.30 - 16.45
Bruce Osborne, Margherita Gioria
(University College Dublin, Ireland)
Gunnera invasions: a global perspective
16.45 - 17.00
Discussion
17.00 - 17.30
Tea/Coffee break
Afternoon session:
European invasions in Australia
S3
Chair of the session: Giuseppe Brundu
17.30 - 17.45
Emilie-Jane Ens, Kristine French
(University of Wollongong, Australia)
A crumbling health system: exotic bush affects the fitness and health
of Australian coastal flora
17.45 - 18.00
Paul O. Downey
(Department of Environment and Conservation, Australia)
The importance of long-term studies in the management and ecology of
alien plants - Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) 19 years on
18.00 - 18.15
Andy Sheppard
(CSIRO Entomology, France)
Invasive alien plant species of European origin in Australia: their importance, evolution and management history
18.30 -19.30
Workshop 1 Plant species originating from Europe as invasive aliens in Australia:
taxonomy and determination Moderators: Andy Sheppard & Giuseppe Brundu
20.00 - 24.00
Conference Dinner
Wednesday 7th September
Sessions & Posters
Morning session:
Invasibility of habitats and impacts
S4
Chair of the session:
Curtis C. Daehler
09.00 - 09.40
Invited keynote speaker - Philip. E. Hulme
(NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK)
Islands and Invasions: a Mediterranean Odyssey
09.40 - 09.55
Petr Pysek, Vojtech Jarosík, Mark Williamson,
Emili Garcia-Berthou, Daniel Sol
(Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
Factors affecting naturalization success: a global pattern
09.55 - 10.10
Elizabete Marchante, Annelise Kjrller, Sten Struwe,
Helena Freitas
(University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Soil microbiological effects of the invasive species Acacia
longifolia
10.10 - 10.25
Joao Ferreira, Maria A. Martins-Louçăo
(University of Lisbona, Portugal)
Exotic Acacia species alter soil properties and invasive
success in coastal sand dunes
10.25 - 10.40
Discussion
10.40 - 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 - 11.30
Margherita Gioria, Bruce Osborne
(University College Dublin, Ireland)
Soil seed bank dynamics and the long-term impact of three nvasive species
11.30 - 11.45
Gabriela Wozniak, Eleanor Cohn, Edyta Sierka
(University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Biotic (floristic) and abiotic conditions associated with Solidago
canadensis occurrence on post-industrial sites (coal mine sedimentation pools)(Upper Silesia,
Poland)
Seasonal dynamics of the colonization of Elodea species in
running waters of the Alsace Rhine floodplain
12.00 - 12.15
Jacques Haury, Brigitte Ruaux, Julie Coudreuse
(UMR INRA-Agrocampus, France)
Assessing the variability of colonisation by Water Primrose
(Ludwigia hexapetala)within an Atlantic marsh
12.15 - 12.30
Discussion
12.30 - 12.45
Zoltán Botta-Dukát, Vera Szántó
(Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary)
Scale dependent relationship between invasibility and species richness of functional groups in sandy old-field communities
12.45 - 13.00
Damian Chmura, Edyta Sierka
(Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Invasiveness and phytocoenotic relations of Impatiens parviflora: a study of nature reserves
13.00 - 13.15
Lindsey Norgrove
(University of Hohenheim, Germany)
Agents of deforestation or forest advancement? Impacts of the
invaders, Chromolaena odorata and Imperata cylindrica at the tropical forest - savannah boundary
in Central Cameroon
New approaches and techniques
in Fallopia ecology and control
S5
Chair of the session: Lois Child
16.00 - 16.15
Esther Gerber, Urs Schaffner, Craig Murrell,
Marco Moretti
(CABI Bioscience, Switzerland)
Ecological impact of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) in Western Europe
16.15 - 16.30
Marie S. Tiébré, Gregory Mahy, Olivier Hardy,
John P. Bailey
(Gembloux Agricultural University, Belgium)
Genetic diversity, cytology and morphology in the invasive alien complex Fallopia Adans. (Polygonaceae) in Belgium
16.30 - 16.45
James M. D. Smith, Lois E. Child, John P. Ward,
Markus R. Owen
(Loughborough University, UK)
Modelling the spatial spread of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) on a local scale in the United Kingdom
16.45 - 17.15
Tea / Coffee break
17.15 - 20.00
Workshop 2 & 3 (optional)
17.15 - 20.00
Workshop 2 Oenothera genus in Europe: invasion through hybridisation
(including: collection of Oenothera species in Herbarium of (University of Silesia) Moderator: Krzysztof Rostański
Introduction lecture: Krzysztof Rostański
(University of Silesia, Poland) Introduction to the taxonomy of Oenothera in Europe
17.15 - 19.30
Workshop 3 New approaches and techniques in Fallopia ecology and control Moderators: Lois Child & John Bailey
Introduction lecture: Djamila H. Djeddour, H. Evans, Richard Shaw, Rob Tanner, D. Kurose (CABI Bioscience, UK) Biological control of Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse
Decraene: project update and progress so far
Thursday 08.09.2005
Sessions & Posters
Morning session:
Control, risk assessment, prediction & legal instruments - part 1
S6
Chair of the session: John Brock
09.00 - 09.40
Invited keynote speaker - David M. Richardson
(University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Practical biogeography - making invasion ecology understandable to managers and legislators
09.40 - 09.55
Alicia Prowse, Kerry Morrison
(Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Who owns the landscape? Public outreach via collaboration between a plant ecologist and an environmental artist
09.55 - 10.10
Carole Ropars-Collet, Louis-Pascal Mahé,
Philippe Le Goffe,
Jacques Haury, Alain Dutartre, Aurélien Million
(Agrocampus, France)
Importance of stock externalities in management strategies for invasive species
10.10 - 10.25
Gabrielle Thiebaut, P. Gierlinski, J. N. Beisel
(Paul Verlaine University, France)
Interactions between invasive aquatic plants and exotic/autochthonous macroinvertebrates
10.25 - 10.40
Max Wade
(RPS Environmental Consultancy and Giant Alien Team, England)
A review of detailed studies of Heracleum mantegazzianum: what lessons can be learned in developing strategies for other alien invasive species?
10.40 - 10.55
Discussion
10.55 - 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 - 11.30
Richard H. Shaw
(CABI Bioscience , UK)
The impact of European legislation on the biological control of weeds, with particular reference to the UK
11.30 - 11.45
Maria Talik
(University of Silesia, Poland)
Alien plant invasions, LMOS and biodiversity protection. International, EC and Polish legal framework
11.45 - 12.00
Timothy L. Widmer
(European Biological Control Laboratory, France)
Strategies for the use of plant pathogens in invasive weed management
12.00 - 12.15
Paul O. Downey
(Department of Environment and Conservation, Australia)
Alien plant management under the New South Wales threatened species legislation: Chrysanthemoides monilifera: a case study
12.15 - 12.30
Sanjay Bhatia, Rajani Choudhary, Manjot Singh
(University of Jammu, India)
Current status of invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) and impact of defoliation by the biocontrol agent Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Jammu , (J&K), India
Afternoon session:
Invasive species databases
S7
Chair of the session: Philip Hulme
12.30 - 12.45
Frank Klingenstein
(Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Germany)
Accepting the challenge of invasive alien species: significance, numbers, impact, pathways, measures and activities in Germany
12.45 - 13.00
Ludmila V. Khoroon, Dmitry D. Sokoloff,
Alexander A. Notov
(Tula Leo Tolstoy University, Russia)
The historical model of the dynamics of alien flora of several regions of Central Russia
13.00 - 13.15
Keith Douce, David J. Moorhead, C. T. Bargeron,
C. W. Evans
(University of Georgia, USA)
Invasive.org: providing invasive species information and images at a global level
13.15 - 13.30
Zbigniew Mirek, Barbara Tokarska-Guzik
(Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Plant and fungi invasions in Poland
13.30 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 15.30
Workshop 4 Invasive species databases: including distribution and negative ecological and economic effects Moderators: Philip Hulme & Petr Pyšek
Introduction lecture: Philip Hulme (NERC Centre for Ecology& Hydrology, UK) Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe: the DAISIE project
Afternoon session:
Control, risk assessment, prediction & legal instruments - part 2
S8
Chair of the session: John Brock
15.30 - 15.45
Martin Krivánek, Petr Pysek, Vojtech Jarosík
(Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
Predicting invasions by woody species: the importance of history, propagule pressure and species traits
15.45 - 16.00
Heinke Jäger, Scott Henderson
(Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, Ecuador)
Does road and trail construction in the Galapagos Islands create plant invasion corridors?
16.00 - 16.15
Llewellyn C. Foxcroft
(Savanna Ecol.Res.Unit, South African NP, South Africa)
Integration of invasive species management: lessons from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
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