European Union
The ecology and management of the giant alien
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
21-23 February 2005
Giant Alien Project
Final workshop of the EU project
'Developing a sustainable strategy for alien invasive plant management in Europe'
(EVK2-CT-2001-00128) funded within the 5th EU framework program
'Energy, Environment and Sustainable Developement' - Assessing and Conserving Biodiversity
Project-Homepage: http://www.flec.kvl.dk/giant-alien/
This international workshop will bring together contributions on all aspects of Heracleum mantegazzianum with a particular emphasis on its biology and ecology, management and control and the development of best practice on the basis of research dealing with alien invasive plants. Participation in the workshop is open to an international audience. We invite participation and submission of contributions to this conference by anybody working on the biology of Heracleum mantegazzianum.
Giessen University Conference Venue Travel to Giessen Accommodation
Registration Participants Abstracts, Talks and Posters Conference Program
Scientific Board
Hans Peter Ravn, Forest and Landscape Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wolfgang Nentwig, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
Matthew Cock, CABI Bioscience, Delémont, Switzerland
Max Wade, University of Herfortshire, Herts, Great Britain
Annette Otte, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Petr Pysek, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prúhonice, Czech Republic
Eckart Winkler, UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany
Ilze Priekule, Latvia State Centre of Plant Protection, Riga, Latvia
Last updated 2005-02-04 by L. Eckstein