The Tree-Ring Laboratory at Argentinean Institute for Ice, Snow and Environmental Sciences (IANIGLA) is pleased to host the Third American Dendrochronology Conference - AmeriDendro 2016. Located in the Cuyo region in western Argentina, Mendoza is the center of the Argentinian wine industry, known as one of the great wine capitals of the world. With its generous geography of mountains, eternal snow, valleys, rivers, deserts and oasis Mendoza offers different possibilities to enjoy 365 days a year. It is also near the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas. Dendrochronological research has been carried out at the Tree-Ring Lab in IANIGLA since 1978, which is the first dendro lab in South America. IANIGLA has wide experience in hosting international meetings such as, the successful International Conference on Dendrochronology for the Third Millennium (2000) and the Second Binational (Argentina & Chile) Conference of Ecology (2004). During the Binational Conference of 2004, the numbers of participants surpassed 1200 people. ... [Information of the supplier]
Just a decade after the first forest tree genome sequence was published (that of black cottonwood in 2006), the rapidly evolving tools and methods of 'omics' and bioinformatics have advanced our understanding of the following topics: tree growth and development; the responses of trees to intrinsic and extrinsic factors; the remarkable buffering capacity of trees, enabling them to cope with chronic stresses and extreme events; the molecular basis of genetic variation within and between species and the way in which this variation has been shaped by evolutionary forces and its relationship to phenotypic variation and adaptation. Genomics will undoubtedly play a major role over the next decade and beyond, not only to further understand the mechanisms underlying the adaptation and evolution of these organisms, but also to develop and implement innovative management and policy actions to preserve the adaptability of natural forests and intensively managed plantations. Knowledge gained through the use of 'omics' technologies can thus have a huge potential impact when helping forests adapt to the main challenges they will face in the future (e.g. increasing wood demand, pressure to conserve forest areas, climate changes and associated threats). Therefore, the objective of this conference - bringing together researchers from the four working parties of IUFRO subdivision 2.4 (Forest Genetics) - is to present and discuss new scientific findings in the area of population, quantitative and evolutionary genetics and how they can be applied in genetic resource conservation and breeding. Participants may submit contributions from empirical, experimental and theoretical pieces of works, that address key leading scientific and applied issues. ... [Information of the supplier]
