Conference Schedule
Monday, 4 May 2026 | 19:00 – 21:30 Welcome drink at Akademis Academia (conference location, free event) |
Tuesday, 5 May 2026 | 08:30 – 17:45 FORECOMON 2026 - Keynote presentations and common presentations 18:00 – 20:00 Guided city tour (free of charge) Free evening |
Wednesday, 6 May 2026 | 08:00 – 18:00 Excursion (Lunch included) Free evening |
Thursday, 7 May 2026 | 09:00 – 17:30 ICP Forests Task Force Meeting (on invitation) 19:00 – 22:00 Social dinner |
Friday, 8 May 2026 | 09:00 – 12:00 Task Force Meeting (on invitation) 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch |
Programme
Tuesday, 5th May 2026
Opening
Moderator: Lars Vesterdal
08:30 – 08:35 // Opening of FORECOMON 2026 (Lars Vesterdal)
08:35 – 08:40 // Welcome and technical announcements by local organizers (Tamara Jakovljević and Nenad Potočić)
08:40 – 08:45 // Welcome by ICP Forests Chair
Session 1 - Remote Sensing in Forest Ecosystem Monitoring
Moderator: Nathalie Cools
08:50 - 09:20 // Invited talk: Cornelius Senf - Earth observation for forest monitoring - what has been achieved and where are we heading?
09:20 - 09:30 // Mc Kenna et al.: Challenges in linking field-measured observations of tree vitality and crown condition from operational surveys to Sentinel-2 satellite data
09:30 - 09:40 // Schwartz et al.: Dynamic mapping of forest trees across France over the last decade using SPOT 6/7 imagery and deep learning algorithms
09:40 - 09:50 // Kozamernik et al.: The potential use of remote sensing for mapping and monitoring selected small-scale forest habitat types
09:50 - 10:00 // Satta et al.: Modelling drought-induced forest dieback in Mediterranean ecosystems
10:00 - 10:30 // Coffee break
10:30 - 11:10 // Poster pitch, part I (Moderator: Anne-Katrin Prescher)
11:10 - 11:20 // Bogdanić et al.: Comparison of physiology and spectral reflectance of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) on a climatic gradient of three ICP Forests Level II plots
11:20 - 11:30 // Gonzalez-Cascon et al.: Using multi-temporal Pléiades Neo very high resolution imagery to monitor disease symptoms in Mediterranean Quercus ilex open forests
11:30 - 11:40 // Dirnböck et al.: eLTER Sites as long-term, integrated observation platforms for Remote Sensing applications
11:40 - 11:50 // Ecke et al.: UAV-based Forest Health Monitoring in Bavaria
11:50 - 12:00 // Further questions to all Session 1 speakers
12:00 - 13:00 // Lunch
Session 2 - Forest Ecosystem Monitoring in a Changing World
Moderator: Vít Srámek
13:00 - 13:30 // Invited talk: Marco Ferretti - (Re)inventing forest monitoring
13:30 - 13:40 // Bastrup-Birk, Viehweger et al.: Integrating Ground and Remote Sensing Data for Forest Resilience: Pan-European Biomass Mapping in Austria, Sweden, and Denmark
13:40 - 13:50 // Bose et al.: A microcosm of forest responses: Historic and future physiological drought stress across climatic gradients
13:50 - 14:40 // Poster pitch, part II (Moderator: Elena Vanguelova)
14:40 - 15:10 // Coffee break
15:10 - 15:20 // Delhaye et al.: Temporal shift in ectomycorrhizas across Europe
15:20 - 15:30 // Verstraeten et al.: Rainfall intensity and diameter determine stemflow volume at the individual tree level
15:30 - 15:40 // Gharbi et al.: AnaEE Research Infrastructure: Enhancing Understanding and Resilience of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate
15:40 - 15:50 // Buksha, Pyvovar et al.: Perspectives for Resuming Forest Monitoring under the ICP Forests Programme in Ukraine
15:50 - 16:00 // Kirova et al.: Three decades research study of natural soil evolution in an old-growth Norway spruce forest in “Parangalitsa” Reserve (1990-2025)
16:00 - 16:10 // Further questions to all session 2 speakers
16:10 - 16:30 // Final Conclusions of the Conference (Marcus Schaub and Lars Vesteral)
16:30 - 16:40 // Mentimeter survey - and end of orals (Marcus Schaub and Lars Vesteral)
16:40 - 17:45 // Poster session with refreshments
Posters Session 1
1 // Bertini et al.: Vertical forest structure of ICP Forests Italian plots from Ground Based and Remote Sensing approaches
2 // Bratanova-Donchevaet al.: Co-location of the LTER-BG and ICP Forests Level II Network in Bulgaria: a Win-Win Strategy for integrating ground - based and remote sensing forest monitoring
3 // Dempewolf et al.: Submeter Georeferencing of Forest Plots Using UAV LiDAR for Tree Height Error Quantification
4 // Dewasseige: CLMS HRL Small Landscape Features 2021
5 // Freitas Beyer et al.: Comparing Forest Area Estimates in Germany: Insights from National, European, and Global Datasets
6 // Ghafarian et al.: Deforestation risk assessment using long-term VHR imagery and time series analysis
7 // Ivanovs et al.: Assessing Aboveground Forest Carbon Stocks in Hemiboreal Forests Using ALS and Remote Sensing
8 // Korakaki et al.: Nowcasting Mediterranean forest resilience in Greece through Integrated ecohydrological and remote sensing monitoring: the EnhanceForMed project
9 // Kranefeld al.: WaldVital: Multispectral cameras for tree vitality assessment
10 // Kükenbrink et al.: Multi-temporal laser scanning for forest structural monitoring - are we there yet?
11 // Leca et al.: Developing the ForestWard Observatory: The ROAKS Project and the Air-Water-Soil-Tree (AWST) Nexus for Oak Forest Monitoring
12 // Rosas et al.: Forest structural development on abandoned agricultural land: insights from drone-borne LiDAR
13 // Rybár et al.: Continuous tree growth monitoring and adaptability in Carpathian forest ecosystems - a call for research cooperation
14 // Sitková et al.: Satellite-based assessment of forest damage and carbon stocks in the Tatra Mountains
15 // Štāls et al.: Long-term UAV-based RGB monitoring of tree phenology in a mixed-species forest plantation
16 // Surjanac et al.: Assessment of the Impact of Wildfire on the Physiological Condition of a Black Pine Stand Using Satellite and UAV Multispectral Imagery
17 // Titeux et al.: Exploring the potential use of RGB pictures from UAV for individual tree crown assessment to complement ICP-forests networks
18 // Viehweger et al.: Collaborative Forest Disturbance Detection in FORbEST: Merging Practitioner Feedback with Machine-Learning Approaches
19 // Vilhar et al.: Challenges in Multi-Scale Ecohydrogeological Monitoring of Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Karst Critical Zones
20 // Visacki et al.: Ground and Remote Sensing Integration for Forest Ecosystem Monitoring: Spatial Matching, Spectral Indices, and Machine-Learning Calibration
21 // Zorić et al.: From Mediterranean to Continental: Monitoring Pine Processionary Moth Outbreaks with UAV Thermal Imaging in Croatia
Posters Session 2
22 // Baesso Moura et al.: Ozone flux-based response functions for visible foliar injury and photosynthetic traits in bioindicator plants, Viburnum lantana L.
23 // Bussotti: Chlorophyll fluorescence analysis on ICP Forests Level II plots in Italy and Romania: preliminary results on tree vitality assessment
24 // Butorac et al.: Assessment of water availability in Mediterranean black pine forests
25 // Carrasco Molina et al.: Phytotoxic Ozone Dose Risk Assessment for Spain’s National Air Pollution Monitoring Network under the EU NEC Directive
26 // Chivulescu et al.: Climate-Driven Forest Vulnerability in Romania: ICP Forests Monitoring Reveals Critical Levels
27 // De Marco et al.: Evaluating Mediterranean forests of Croatia Responses to Ozone Through Data-Driven Approaches
28 // Dirnböck et al.: The eLTER Standard Observation’s framework linkage to ICP Forests
29 // Galić et al.: Soil Moisture Conditions in two Level II Plots in Serbia
30 // Gartner et al.: Measurement of Highly Sensitive Point Dendrometers in Parallel with Robust Band Dendrometers at Three ICP Forests Plots in Austria
31 // Gimpel et al.: Installation, Setup and Calibration of Point Dendrometers at Austrian ICP Forests Level II Sites
32 // Gollobich et al.: Acoustic Monitoring of Birds and Bats combined with insect trapping near the ICP Forests Plot “Klausenleopoldsdorf”
33 // Herinckx et al: Nitrogen deposition selects for P-efficient ectomycorrhizas in Europe’s pine forests
34 // Hoshika et al.: Integrating experimental and field monitoring to assess ozone-induced foliar injury in Mediterranean forests
35 // Levanič et al.: FORBEECH - enhancing FORest monitoring of BEECH forests in South-East Europe
36 // Limić et al.: Chemical composition and seasonal variations in rainfall and stream water of a small Mediterranean catchment on the eastern Adriatic coast
37 // Lupescu et al.: Variability and trends of atmospheric deposition, climate conditions, and radial tree growth in Romanian ICP Level II Plots
38 // Pavlendová et al.: More than 30 years of ozone monitoring at the ICP Forests site Poľana – Hukavský Grúň
39 // Pentjuša et al.: Monitoring changes in the functional diversity of forest roadside vegetation
40 // Pollastrini et al.:Why Mediterranean forests are vulnerable to climate change
41 // Püspök et al: Comparing Ground Vegetation and Ellenberg Indicator Values Between ICP Forests Core Sites and Open Land Stations in Austria
42 // Ried et al.: Quantifying Drivers of Root Depth and Distribution in European Forests: Species, Soil, and Climate Effects
43 // Tričković et al.: Tree Growth Onset and Cessation Changes within the 2010–2024 Period on the ICP Level II Monitoring Plots in the Czech Republic
44 // Ugarković et al.: The Relationship Between Climatic Elements, Drought, and Crown Defoliation in Pubescent Oak and Aleppo Pine
45 // Vilhar et al.: Throughfall dynamics across contrasting vegetation types characterised by high-frequency drop size distribution
46 // Wambsganss et al.: Belowground strategies under drought: fine roots and mycorrhiza in six tree species
47 // Žemaitis et al.: Long-term monitoring in coniferous-dominated forest reserve: tree mortality and vegetation dynamics
48 // Zuševica: Integration of soil health monitoring methods across European regions: insights from the European Soil Mission project BIOsevicES

