Dear colleagues,



the results of the 17th Needle/Leaf Interlaboratory Test are available on the FFCC homepage. The qualification reports can be downloaded from the ringtest web-interface. You had to login here with your lab code and your password. The following ICP-Forests laboratories (=laboratories analysing monitoring samples from…

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In 2010–2012, an extensive study was performed in forest sites of Mount IDA (Kazdagi)/Edremit 26 years after the Chernobyl accident. The 137Cs activity concentrations were determined by gamma-ray spectrometry in the forest soil layers (OL, OF + OH and A horizons) separately. Based on 341 surface soil samples and 118 soil profiles, activity concentrations of 137Cs in OL horizons varied between 0.25 ± 0.14 and 70 ± 1 Bq kg−1, while the ranges of 137Cs activity concentrations in OF + OH and A… Continue

Dear colleagues,

The ICP Forests 2013 Executive Report is now available online. If you have not received a personal copy of this report by October 20 but would like to have a printed version of it, please send a request to my colleague Serina Trotzer (serina.trotzer@ti.bund.de).

With best wishes
Alexa

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What kind of lysimeter are you using for intake of soil solution samples. You know , we need to use can be done of the DOC analysis which should be lysimeter. I would appreciate if you could give the name of the company.

Best regards,

The presentations of the 3rd ICP Forests Scientific Conference 2014 are now available online. All presentations from a session have been saved in a ZIP file and can be downloaded from the page with the event descriptions at http://icp-forests.net/events/walter-seidling.

Best wishes,
Alexa

Dear colleagues,

the results of the 16th Needle/Leaf Interlaboratory Test are available on the FFCC homepage (http://bfw.ac.at/rz/bfwcms2.web?dok=4008224). The qualification reports can be downloaded from the ringtest web-interface (http://bfw.ac.at/ws/ring_nadel.login), you had to login with your lab code and your password. Please, keep in mind that re-qualification for…

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The Special Issue of Forest Ecology and Management based on the papers arising from the ICP Scientific Conference 2012 held in Warsaw is now in press. The SI include five papers plus one editorial. They are listed below and can be accessed on line:

 

Editorial

Ferretti M., Schaub M. Monitoring European Forests – Detecting and Understanding Changes. Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Ecol. Manage. (2013),   …

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The International Cross Calibration Course on Crown Condition for Mediterranean Countries was held in Italy, hosted by the structures of the School of National forest Service “Marsiliana” (Follonica) from 30th September to 2nd October. The Course has been organized by Italian forest Service in cooperation with the University of Florence and the Soc. Linnaea - Florence.

Four Countries accepted the invite to participate (Italy, Croatia, Spain, Turkey) with a prevision of 19 …

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On 19.-20. September 2013 the Meeting of the Heads of the Labs took place in Zadar, Croatia.

It was a very fruitful meeting with 27 presentations from members of the group. The results of the last ring tests have been discussed. Many interesting information about problems with analytical methods, method comparisons and new methods have been presented. Problems with the…

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On 1 October 2013, PCC of ICP Forests has been allocated to the Institute of Forest Ecosystems in

Eberswalde, Germany. Its address, however, will be retained until further notice. The significance of PCC

for the Lead Country and for Thünen Institute will not change and the capacities and the functioning of

PCC will be completely maintained.

For more Information see …

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