18 - 22 September 2022
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9th International Beaver Symposium
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The 9th International Beaver Symposium
Across much of their former range, beaver populations have experienced a remarkable recovery due to targeted conservation efforts and/or natural recolonization. However, the size and density of beaver populations still varies from country to country and from region to region. Despite translocation efforts that meet conservation needs, the reintroduction of beavers may result in perceived negative outcomes, relative to both human-wildlife interactions and within ecological communities. For example, introduced North American beavers in Eurasia may compete with the native Eurasian beaver, the translocation of Eurasian beavers can result in genetic mixing among different long-isolated subspecies, and illegal and uncontrolled reintroductions can cause tensions between resource managers and landowners. The recovery of beaver populations across Eurasia and North America is exciting and enhances wetland ecosystem services. However, there is still much to learn about beaver habitat preferences, foraging and engineering behaviours, especially in managed and urban systems. Ongoing research and adaptive management are essential to enable beaver–human coexistence. Country-specific beaver management and riparian forest management plans that incorporate both the benefits and challenges of this coexistence can help mitigate beaver-caused flooding and vegetation damage as well as inform hunting and other legislative considerations. The 9th IBS brings together beaver experts from around the world to share their expertise, experiences and perspectives on all aspects of beaver biology and management to better facilitate beaver-human coexistence.
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FEES
Registration fee is 150 EURO. The fee includes access to the scientific sessions, welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks and the official dinner.
VENUE
The venue of the symposium is International Conference Center of the Transilvania University of Brasov (Aula Sergiu Chiriacescu). Address: Iuliu Maniu Str. 41A, 500091, Brasov, Romania.
Programme
- ● Arrival and Registration
- (Aro Palace hotel lobby from 6 PM-9 PM)
- ● 08:00 – 10:00 Registration (Aula Sergiu Chiriacescu)
- ● 10:00 – 10:30– local/regional/national authorities– local committee and organizers– IBS committee.
- ● 10:00 – 10:45 Romanian biodiversity, management and conservation of wildlife species.
- Presenter: Prof. univ. dr. Ovidiu Ionescu
- ● 10:45 – 11:00 Sediments in beaver ponds: influence of different land use types on chemical composition.
- Presenter: Asta Kovrigina
- ● 11:00 – 11:15 Beavers in anthropogenic landscapes: a blessing or a burden? A case study in the Netherlands.
- Presenter: Britt van Zeist
- ● 11:15 – 11:30 Beavermap: introduction of a new citizen science program.
- Presenter: Erika Juhasz
- ● 11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
- ● 11:45 – 12:00 Beaver (Castor fiber) population size in Plitvice Lakes National Park and its impact on the tufa.
- Presenter: Marko Augustinović
- ● 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break at Jon by Chef Jon Jordache
- ● 13:30 – 13:45 Does beaver activity affect space use by deer? A case study from Denmark.
- Presenter: Martin Mayer
- ● 13:45 – 14:00 Plant productivity as impacted by beaver damming.
- Presenter: Nicole Lynn Stoll
- ● 14:00 – 14:15 A conceptual model for beaver dams location based on the land topography – a case study in the Romanian Black River basin.
- Presenter: Alexandru Gridan
- ● 14:15 – 14:30 The hydrological impact of beaver restoration, on reducing peak flood levels, in the Milwaukee River watershed in Wisconsin, USA.
- Presenter: Robert Boucher
- ● 14:30 – 14:45 Observation of hydrological changes at beaver-dam-sites using time lapse cameras and correlations with rainfall and waterline data at local level.
- Presenter: Silvan Minnig
- ● 14:45 – 15:00 Local knowledge about the Eurasian beaver and perception of its impact on ecosystem services in the Carpathian basin.
- Presenter: Viktor Ulicsni
- ● 15:00 – 15:15 The impacts of re-introduced beavers on stream water quality in southwest england: a multi-site study.
- Presenter: Gareth Brasbury
- ● 15:30 Excursion at Natura 2000 site ROSCI 0170 Eutrophic forests and marshes from Prejmer
- ● 19:00 Dinner at Vila Bran
- ● 09:00 – 09:15 Developing understanding of the hydrological impacts of beaver reintroduction in Great Britain
- Presenter: Alan Puttock
- ● 09:15 – 09:30 Living with abundant beavers from social and ecological perspectives
- Presenter: Alius Ulevičius
- ● 09:30 – 09:45 Intruder or resource? A bibliometric analysis of methods and approaches in the context of beaver management
- Presenter: Anna Treves
- ● 09:45 – 10:00 Renewed coexistence: learning to live with reintroduced beavers in England
- Presenter: Auster Roger
- ● 10:00 – 10:15 An early perspective of beaver reintroduction in England
- Presenter: Claire Howe
- ● 10:15 – 10:30 Initial assessment of beaver damages in the Olt River basin
- Presenter: Claudiu Pasca
- ● 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
- ● 10:45 – 11:00 „I am curious…” pathways of local ecological knowledge-acquisition about a recently reintroduced salient species, the Eurasian beaver
- Presenter: Dániel Babai
- ● 11:00 – 11:15 The action plan for beaver (Castor fiber) population conservation in Romania
- Presenter: Georgeta Ionescu
- ● 11:15 – 11:30 Artificial beaver lodges – An underestimated tool to mitigate human-beaver-conflicts
- Presenter: Niels Hahn
- ● 11:30 – 11:45 Beavers and humans as boundary builders and breakers
- Presenter: Inge Dekker
- ● 11:45 – 12:00 The beaver management in the Czech Republic
- Presenter: Jitka Uhlíková
- ● 12:00 – 12:15 Scotland’s beaver strategy 2022-2045 – Finding a way forward
- Presenter: Martin Gaywood
- ● 12:15 – 13:30 Lunch break at Jon by Chef Jon Jordache
- ● 13:30 – 13:45 Beaver in buffer zones of wetlands
- Presenter: Olgirda Belova
- ● 13:45 – 14:00 Population development and management of beavers in Scotland to present
- Presenter: Roo Campbell
- ● 14:00 – 14:15 Castor controlled the Chesapeake Bay in North America: Using historical evidence from the fur trade to infer Castor canadensis distribution, density, and ecological influence within the Chesapeake Bay watershed
- Presenter: Scott McGill
- ● 14:15 – 14:30 Keeping the Netherlands dry; mitigating conflicts with beavers
- Presenter: Vilmar Dijkstra
- ● 14:30 Excursion at Piatra Craiului National Park
- ● 19:00 Gala Dinner at Cheile Gradistei Restaurant
- ● 09:00 – 09:15 Mammals in beaver burrows: Effect of meteorological condition and lunar phases
- Presenter: Arūnas Samas
- ● 09:15 – 09:30 Genetic structure of Eurasian beaver in Romania: Insights after two decades from reintroduction
- Presenter: Ancuta Fedorca
- ● 09:30 – 09:45 Disease surveillance of free-living Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in England
- Presenter: Sophie Common
- ● 09:45 – 10:00 Level ponds: Alternative beaver management and aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity
- Presenter: Glynnis Hood
- ● 10:00 – 10:15 Does sap flow in trees influence species selection and autumn food caching?
- Presenter: Peter Busher
- ● 10:15 – 10:30 Foraging strategy and impact of the Eurasian beaver in floodplains threatened by invasive woody species
- Presenter: Erika Juhász
- ● 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
- ● 11:00 – 12:30 Poster Session
- ● 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break at Jon by Chef Jon Jordache
- ● 14:00 – 16:30 Poster Session
- ● 16:30 Photo Session
- ● 19:30 Traditional dinner prepared by the hosts at field station – trout farm Garcin (Transilvania University of Brasov)
- ● Departure or other free activities
- ● If you postpone your departure to visit the stunning city of Brasov, we recommend you the following guided tours:
- • https://www.getyourguide.com/brasov-l2003/brasov-sightseeing-tour-t63123/?date_from=2022-09-23&date_to=2022-09-23• https://www.carpathian-travel-center.com/en/offers/city-tour-brasov-in-english_33/If you prefer a self-guided tour, you may use the information from this link: https://www.ghid-brasov.ro/index-en.html.
Poster Session
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Poster Session |
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Title |
Session |
Participant |
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Habitats and macrozoobenthos
in beaver-influenced low mountain streams with special focus on beaver dams |
Beaver
and Environment |
Sara
Schloemer |
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Modification and spatial variation of riverine nutrient
concentrations due to beaver damming across Switzerland |
Beaver and Environment |
Annagret Larsen |
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The beaver
influence in the shaping of riparian habitats – case study in ROSCI 0415-Lunca
Bârsei |
Beaver
and Environment |
Georgeta
Ionescu |
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Large mammals
at beaver sites in the middle mountains (the case of Southern Siberia) |
Beaver and Environment |
Ivan Trenkov |
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Habitat use by the northern
water snake: association with beaver structures |
Beaver
and Environment |
Peter
Busher & Dominic Kemmett |
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How the beaver (Castor fiber
L.) Regulates living space and changes habitat conditions – for the benefit
of oneself and others |
Beaver and Environment |
Kristijan Tomljanović |
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Investigating the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) as a biological indicator of ecotoxicological
exposure and effects in England |
Beaver
and Environment |
Sophie
Common |
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Relationships
between the chemistry of water and bottom sediments in beaver ponds in forest
areas in Poland |
Beaver and Environment |
Michael Wröbel |
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Digging activities of beavers as
a possible solution to biodiversity conservation of small floodplain water bodies |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Ivan
Bashinskiy |
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Diversity of conflicts generated
by the Eurasian beaver in Central Europe |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Marianna Biro |
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Education meets
beaver! The new “Beaver tour backpack” for beaver advisors in Baden-Württemberg |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Anke
Simon |
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Preparatory actions for the
reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
in Greece |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Antonia Galanaki |
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Zonation of the
Black River hydrographic basin based on human/beaver conflicts risk |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Georgeta
Ionescu |
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Public attitude about beavers in
Croatia after 25 years – Guidelines for coexistence |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Linda Bjedov |
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Modern technologies and beaver monitoring in Slobozhanskyi NNP ” or “ beaver population in Slobozhanskyi
NNP: Ten years of research |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Nataliia
Brusentsova |
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Georadar and
geoelectrical tomography – Technical support for damage prevention of beaver
digging activities – bank safety and highwater protection |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Karl-Andreas Nitsche |
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Use of remote water level
monitors for the management of beaver dam impacts |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Roo
Campbell |
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Where did all
the beavers go? |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Gerhard Schwab |
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Life with the
beaver, wetlands and climate change – Raising awareness and influencing
policies on best beaver management practices |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Tatjana
Gregorc |
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Species
interactions in beaver engineered habitats link land-water ecosystem
processes |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Valentin Moser |
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Post-translocation survival of
wild Eurasian beavers from Scotland |
Beaver
Management and Policy |
Roisin
Campbell-Palmer |
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Investigations regarding methods
for detecting cavities caused by beavers in forelands and levees |
Beaver Management and Policy |
Torsten Heyer |
|
Long-term
dynamics of the beaver (Castor fiber)
population in the Voronezsky Reserve (Central
Russia) |
Beaver
Biology and Ecology |
Aleksandr
Mishin |
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Biodiversity
survey in dammed beaver territories in switzerland: Study design and methods |
Beaver Biology and Ecology |
Silvan Minnig |
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Testing for Eurasian
beaver (Castor fiber) family size and structure in three regions of Switzerland with
different population densities |
Beaver
Biology and Ecology |
Silvan
Minnig |
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Analysis of plants
used by beavers (Castor fiber et C. canadensis) |
Beaver Biology and Ecology |
Karl-Andreas Nitsche |
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Migration and behavior
of fishes at beaver dams |
Beaver
Biology and Ecology |
Thomas
Kreienbühl |
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Evaluating biodiversity impacts
of beavers on invertebrate and vertebrate communities using environmental DNA |
Beaver Biology and Ecology |
Tom Spencer |
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Wood-eating, dam-building, and 50 million years of
beaver evolution |
Beaver Biology and Ecology |
Grant Bowers |
MEET OUR
Scientific and Publication Committee
Dr. Ancuța
Fedorca
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, ancutacotovelea@yahoo.com
Dr. Alexandru
Gridan
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, gridanalex@gmail.com
Professor Peter
Busher
Boston University, USA, pbusher@bu.edu
Professor Glynnis
Hood
University of Alberta, Canada, glynnis.hood@ualberta.ca
Professor Alius
Ulevičius
University of Vilnius, Lithuania, alius.ulevicius@gf.vu.lt
Dr. Alexander
Saveljev
Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Kirov, Russia, saveljev.vniioz@mail.ru
Dr. Georgeta
Ionescu
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, titi@icaswildlife.ro
MEET OUR
Conference Committee
Dr. Georgeta
Ionescu
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, titi@icaswildlife.ro
Dr. Ancuța
Fedorca
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, ancutacotovelea@yahoo.com
PhD. Claudiu
Pașca
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, claudiu_tasi@yahoo.com
Dr. Mihai
Fedorca
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, vanatoru88@yahoo.com
PhD. Vlad Ionescu
UNITBV
PhD Anca Ionescu
UNITBV
Cezar Spataru
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania
PhD. Ioana
Dutcă
Carpathian Wildlife Foundation, Romania, ioana_negrea2003@yahoo.co.uk
Karl - Andreas
Nitsche
Castor Research Society, Dessau, Germany, bibernitsche@gmail.com
MEET OUR
Communication Committee
Iulia
Baciu
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, iuliaa.baciu@yahoo.com
Robert
Egri
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, robertegri@yahoo.com
Stud. Maria
Spătaru
Transilvania University of Brasov
Dr. Alexandru
Gridan
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Romania, gridanalex@gmail.com