Programme
December 8, 10:00–17:00
10:00–10:15 Check in Moderator informs
Sara Hommen, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
10:20 Welcome
General Director Björn Risinger, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
General Director Jakob Granit, Swedish Agency for Marin and Water Management, Sweden
10:40 Keynote
Barcode reference libraries – the identification key to unlock molecularbiodiversity assessments and monitoring
Torbjørn Ekrem, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
11:10–12:15 Research projects within the call DNA-methods in environmental monitoring
11:10 Establishing DNA-barcode libraries of Swedish clitellate worms (Annelida)
Christer Erséus, Göteborg University, Sweden
11:25 Barcoding of freshwater taxa for improved assessment of biodiversity (FRESHBAR)
Maria Kahlert, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
11:40 DNA-metabarcoding of marine phytoplankton
Agneta Andersson, Umeå University, Sweden
11:55–12:10 Questions
12:10–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:45 Research projects within the call DNA-methods in environmental monitoring
13:00 Monitoring of biodiversity in forest soils - sampling and DNA analyses
Björn Lindahl, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
13:15 NEMOtode BARCODing: Advancing monitoring of Baltic benthic ecosystems
Francisco Nascimento, Stockholm University, Sweden
13:30 eDNA in environmental monitoring and biodiversity assessment - remaining issues
Per Sundberg, Göteborg University, Sweden
13:45 The applicability of eDNA for monitoring pike abundance in Sweden
Anti Vasemägi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
14:00 Life-DNAquatic
Micaela Hellström, Mix Research, Sweden
14:15-14:35 Questions
14:35–14:45 Pause
14:45–16:15 Breakout groups – discussions or Mingle group -meet new and old colleagues
1. Standardization
Moderator Maria Kahlert
Assistant secretary Henrik Appelgren
2. Datahandling/open data
Moderator Björn Lindahl
Assistant secretary Erland Lettevall
3. Communication, sharing knowledge from researchers to management and between the Nordic countries
Moderator Jeanette Frykner
Assistant secretary Ola Inghe
4. The Nagoya protocol
Moderator Mark Marissink
Assistant secretary Neda Farahbakhshazad
16:15 Intraspecific genetic diversity
Monitoring intraspecific genetic diversity – Pilot work at SwAM and Swedish EPAMaria Jansson Swedish Agency for Marin and Water Management Sweden
Kristin Löwenborg, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
16:45-17:00 Wrap up – end of day one
December 9, 9:00-17:00
9:00–9:05 Welcome
Moderator Sara Hommen, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
9:05 Keynote
Project LIFEPLAN – A Planetary Inventory of Life
Tomas Roslin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
9:35 Information on Nordic DNA-activities
9:35 From research to use in Nordic aquatic monitoring - the pathway of molecular methods
Kristian Meissner, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
10:05 Approaching eDNA as a tool in nature management on a national level
Sunniva Aagaard, Norwegian Environment Agency, Norway
10:35–10:45 Pause
10:45 Applying eDNA for environmental monitoring in terrestrial and aquatic environments,from microorganisms to mammals
Anne Winding, Århus University, Denmark
11:15 Environmental DNA studies in Iceland: current status and perspectives
Christophe S. Pampoulie, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Iceland
11:45 eDNA in Swedish terrestrial environmental monitoring –current status and future prospects
Ola Inghe, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
12:00–12:15 Questions
12:00–13:15 Lunch
13:15 DNA, wildlife and management
13:15 The use of DNA in monitoring of large carnivores in Scandinavia
Jens Andersson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
13:35 Rovqvant – estimating density, abundance and population dynamics of bears, wolfs and wolverines in Scandinavia
Richard Bischof, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
13:55 eDNA to support wildlife management
Göran Spong, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
14:15-14:45 Questions/pause
14:45-14:55 Pause
14:55–16:10 Breakout groups – discussions or Mingle group -meet new and old colleagues
1. eDNA and environmental monitoring
Moderator Malin Strand
Assistant secretary Ola Inghe
2. Intraspecific genetic diversity
Moderator Kristin Löwenborg
Assistant secretary Maria Jansson
3. Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveys
Moderator Per Sundberg
Assistant secretary Urban Gunnarsson
Assistant secretary Erland Lettevall
4. Wildlife: Communication and sharing of knowledge from research to management and between the Nordic countries
Moderator Marcus Öhman
Assistant secretary Anders Lundvall
5. Visions for the future
Moderator Mark Marissink
Moderator Susanne Eriksson
Assistant secretary Jeanette Lundbeck
16:15 Key presentation
16:45–17:00 Closure of the conference