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International Conference on
Temperate Orchids
Research & Conservation
TORC ‘15
PROGRAMME
Samos Island, Greece
13-19 April 2015
Organized by
Sails For Science Foundation
Under the Auspices of the
Hellenic Society for the
Protection of Nature
1951
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΦΥΣΗΣ
This event will bring to bear leading-edge science and
field findings from the vantage point of diverse hence
specific disciplines for its application to the research
and conservation of temperate orchids worldwide.
TORC’15
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Introduction
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Sponsors & Supporters
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Organizing Committee
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Scientific Committee
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Sessions Overview
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Meeting Programme
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Useful Information
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Introduction
Orchids impress us with their ability to exploit diverse and challenging habitats, even in temperate climates. Their evolutionary adaption
evolved into astonishing relationships with their surroundings. Yet, the
fate of many wild temperate orchids is at imminent risk with the rapidly increasing anthropogenic impacts. Before they may disapear, we
are just starting to understand the extent of this group of plants and
their complex biological adaptations.
The international conference on Temperate Orchid Research & Conservation (TORC’15)
will be held on April 13-19 on the island of Samos, Greece. TORC’15 aims to provide a
stimulating event for the topics
Session A - Orchid Flora of Greek Islands / World Orchid Flora
Session B - Systematics / Population Genetics
Session C - Mycorrhizal Studies
Session D - Pollination / Floral Deception / Reproductive Success
Session E - Ethnobotany / Propagation of Native Orchids
Session F - Population Dynamics & Determinants
Session G - Conservation.
TORC’15 is bringing together first-in-class scientists and field practitioners from
around the world across different disciplines as biology, chemistry, phylogenetics,
agronomy, pharmacy, ecology and conservation. With its cutting edge speakers and
numerous participants, TORC’15 is to be augured taking the field forward by establishing collaborations across all regions through multidisciplinary networks and bringing
temperate orchid conservation efforts therefore even closer to the communities on every continent.
Each contribution will appear in one of the following journals
i) Acta Botanica Gallica - Botany Letters
ii) European Journal of Environmental Sciences
iii) Entomologia Generalis
iv) Journal Europäischer Orchideen, or
v) New Phytologist
The conference venue will be held in the beautiful historical setting of the capital of
Samos, Vathi, at the turquoise Aegean Sea. Due to the unique environmental conditions
of Samos, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a green mountainous island all year
around with unique thriving ecosystems shaping its fauna and flora, and an abundance
of wild orchid habitats, as e.g. the genus Ophrys. TORC’15 will take place during the
high blooming season of these wild orchids.
The conference includes a one field day trip to different wild orchid habitats where local
orchidologists will be available as guides. In addition, a pre-conference workshop and
a post-conference field trip are offered. The TORC’15 field guide book will be provided
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to the schools of Samos for their environmental education to foster the conservation of
the orchids with the next generation on Samos.
We are looking forward to welcome you on Samos.
Dr. Sven Wagner
Chairman
On behalf of the Organizing and Scientific Committees
SAILS-FOR-SCIENCE FOUNDATION is a non-profit foundation based in Germany.
The European founders observed all over the planet from the sea as sailors, on land as
environmental activists and simply as alert citizens of the world the rapidly happening
changes on islands from their traditional stable way of life. These different European
perspectives shaped the roots and vision of the foundation, to find a citizen answer for
these global issues. SAILS-FOR-SCIENCE FOUNDATION strives for a sustainable balance between Nature and Society for the Island Community.
Right now the world experiences tremendous globalization pressure on Small Islands
around the world. These challenges are universal and include developing countries as
well as developed countries in Europe: Depletion of island resources, increasing threats
from the outside, preserving the society’s heritage, communicating through an island
voice of the XXI. century, developing inter-island and mainland connections, securing
the future of an island. The remoteness and vulnerability of the islanders makes it very
challenging to tackle these problems just by themselves and need urgently our help.
Our goal is taking global responsibility of islands to another level by exchanging with
them knowledge through our science platform. We built bridges for meaningful and innovative actions between island citizens and scientists, as the sustainable well-being of
islands deserves to be explored, preserved and developed. For us, the needed innovation
may be provided by objective scientific applied research. But we believe as well in promoting the results by an inclusive chain, gathering all the links as education organism
and authorities that will make the island communities new sustainable steps.
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Thank you Sponsors
and Supporters
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Organizing Committee
Dr. Sven Wagner
Sails-For-Science Foundation, Germany
Mrs. Stella Daidou
Sails-For-Science Foundation, Greece
Mr. Vasilis Louizos
SCS Samos Conference Series, Greece
Dr. Spyros Tsiftsis
Aristotle University, Greece
Mr. Nikos Petrou,
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), Greece
Mr. Nikos & Mrs. Elena Skapetis
FactorSigma, Greece
Mr. Michalis Folas
Union of Municipalities, Greece
Mr. Dimitris Kourouvakalis
Obi Orange, Greece
Mr. Giorgos Fakas
Greece
Mrs. Rachel Debricat,
Sails-For-Science Foundation, France
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Scientific Committee
Kingsley DIXON is Director of Science at the State botanic garden, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and a Visiting
Professor at the University of Western Australia.
Prof. Dr.
Kingsley
Dixon
The conservation and restoration research facility operates programs in species reintroductions and ecology
that includes orchids both as part of ecological restoration programs and rare and endangered orchid conservation. The orchid program is the largest of its type in
Australia and involves conservation genetics, pollination
ecology, mycorrhizal ecology, reintroduction programs
and ex situ conservation of seed, mycorrhiza as well as
cryoconservation of somatic tissues.
Australia, School of
Plant Biology, The
University of Western Australia, Kings
Park and Botanic
Garden
scientific publications at:
https://www.socrates.uwa.edu.au/Staff/StaffProfile.aspx?Person=KingsleyDixon&tab=publicationsl
Mike F. FAY is Head of Genetics, Jodrell Dept. at the Royal
Botanic Gardens Kew and Chair IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group, Reintroduction Specialist Group.
Dr.
His extensive research encompasses the overlap between
genetics, systematics and conservation efforts where orchids form the major focus of these studies. He is also
Vice President of the Linnean Society of London and on
several editorial boards, namely Editor-in-Chief of the
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
Michael
F. Fay
United Kingdom,
Royal Botanical
Garden Kew, IUCN
scientific publications at:
http://www.kew.org/science-research-data/directory/
people/Fay_Mike.htm
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Pavel KINDLMANN is Professor of Ecology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University and Head
of Department of Biodiversity Research at Czechglobe,
Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic.
Prof. Dr.
Pavel
Kindmann
Inst. for Environmental Sciences, Faculty
of Natural Sciences,
Charles University,
Prague and Dept. of
Biodiversity Research, Czechglobe,
Academy of Sciences,
Brno, Czech Republic
His research is focused on modeling population and
metapopulation dynamics, evolution of life histories and
nature protection. Orchids are one of the major model
groups in his team and their research includes mainly orchid pollination strategies, energy partitioning between
growth and reproduction, chaotic flowering regimes.
At present he works on the factors determining orchid
species diversity in the world. Scientific field studies led
him to Nepal, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, Papua New Guinea
and many other countries. He is editor-in-chief of the
European Journal of Environmental Sciences and associate editor of Acta Oecologica, Journal of Applied Entomology and of Frontiers in Population Dynamics. He has
published more than one hundred papers in prominent
scientific journals and several books.
scientific publications at:
https://www.natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/zivotni-prostredi/lide/
zamestnanci/pavel-kindlmann
Hannes PAULUS is Professor Emeritus in Zoology, Head
of the Dept. of Evolutionary Biology at the University
of Vienna in Austria, after heading electron microscopy
and holding professorship in zoology at the University of
Freiburg, Germany.
Prof. Dr.
Hannes
Paulus
Austria, University of
Vienna
Scientific field studies led him to Columbia, Nigeria,
Kenya (bat pollination) and for many years to the Mediterranean areas of Greece, Italy, Spain, Tunesia, Cyprus,
Turkey, Israel (pollination biology, systematics, biogeography, and visual ecology studies of the orchid genus
Ophrys, and other orchids; ecology and systematics of
bees and beetles). He worked also on functional morphology, neurobiology and phylogeny of the arthropod eye;
as well as on the evolution of the mimicry system in the
sexually deceptive orchid genus Ophrys.
scientific publications at:
http://zoology.univie.ac.at/people/associates/hannes-paulus/
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Theodora PETANIDOU is teaching biogeography, ecology and environmental sciences at the University of the
Aegean, a unique university with campuses over six islands, with the oldest geography department in Greece.
Prof. Dr.
Theodora
Petanidou
Greece, University of
the Aegean, Lesvos
Her Biogeography & Ecology Laboratory facilitates far
reaching research in the Aegean in the fields of pollination ecology, ecogeography, natural resources conservation, and cultural ecology, particular with emphasis on
systems in extreme conditions as island habitats, xeric
expansions, deserts, incl. heat loving animals, salinas,
and terraces. The institute maintains also a reference
collection of 150,000 pollinating insects of the wider
Aegean, called the Melissotheque. She is also a former
Fulbright scholar and was a visiting scientist at several
institutes in Europe and the Americas.
scientific publications at:
http://bioecolab-aegean.blogspot.gr/p/welcome.html
Marc-André SELOSSE is professor at Muséum National
d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He is teaching biology of
interactions and evolution at Ecole Normale Supérieure
and diverse French universities.
Prof. Dr.
Marc André
Selosse
France, Département
Systématique et Evolution, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris
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His research focuses on mycorrhizal symbiosis, especially in orchids and heterotrophic plants. Devoted to outreach, he wrote +90 papers in French. As President of the
Société botanique de France and scientific advisor to the
Société Française d’Orchidophilie, he organized several
international meetings, including “Orchid Symbioses:
Models for Evolutionary Ecology” (Cosenza, Italy, May
2013). He is an editor of the New Phytologist, Symbiosis
and ABG – Botany Letters.
scientific publications at:
http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/Marc-Andre-SELOSSE
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Ekrem SEZIK’s research spans from pharmacognostical
studies on phytopharmaceuticals, particular for volatile
oil-containing plants, to ethnopharmacology of Turkish folk medicines and as well as for the last decades
on investigations on Turkish orchids and their natural
product Salep, which is made from the tubers of orchids,
a traditional beverage in the Mediterranean originated
from Turkey.
Prof. Dr.
Ekrem
Sezik
Turkey, Yeditepe University, Istanbul
He wrote more than 200 original papers, the first book
on Turkish Orchids (1984), has been awarded the Science
Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences by the Turkish Academy of Pharmacy (2008) and is the Chairman of the Turkish Phytotherapy Association.
scientific publications at:
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ekrem_Sezik/
Spyros TSIFTSIS’s interests are focused chiefly on orchid
taxonomy, chorology, orchid ecology and conservation
through networks of protected areas, as well as on the
prediction of the potential distribution of the orchids in
different geographical areas of Greece while utilizing
species distribution models.
Dr.
Spyros
Tsiftsis
Greece, Independent,
Thessaloniki
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His concurrent work is devoted towards transforming
the knowledge of orchid distribution in Greece into prediction models of their distribution patterns under the
constraints of future climate change scenarios. In the
emerging field of orchid research in Greece, he published
in numerous peer-reviewed international journals and
co-authored several book chapters about the richness of
Greek wild orchids and their challenges.
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Theodora PETANIDOU is teaching biogeography, ecology Daniel TYTECA is an engineer in applied mathematics
and doctor of applied natural science of UCL (Université
catholique de Louvain). Now, extraordinary Professor and
research associate of UCL, he is a member of the Louvain
School of Management and the Earth and Life Institute,
Biodiversity Research Centre.
Prof. Dr.
Daniel
Tyteca
Belgium, UC Louvain
He teaches in environmental management, both at UCL
and in a European faculty group (Global Alliance in Management Education). He performs for many decades research activities in the fields of systematics, ecology and
evolution of European and Mediterranean orchids, both
at UCL and with colleagues across Europe. He is also an
active member of several organisations for nature conservation and botany.
scientific publications at:
http://www.uclouvain.be/en-279520.html
Dennis WHIGHAM is a Senior Botanist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.His research is focused on native orchids, vines, wetland species, invasive
species and forests around the world.
He is the founding Director of the North American Orchid Conservation Center, which has recently launched
the interactive web site Go Orchids..
Dr.
Dennis
Whigham
USA, Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center (SERC),
Edgewater, MD
scientific publications at:
http://www.serc.si.edu/labs/plant_ecology/index.aspx
See NAOCC at http://northamericanorchidcenter.org/
See Go Orchids at http://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/
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Sessions Overview
Session A
Orchid Flora of Greek Islands / World Orchid Flora
Orchids of Greece & Samos, more species to discover?
Identification of new species and subspecies of temperate wild orchids globally
Recent data on distribution, biotopes and their challenges, of native temperate orchids
Session B
Systematics / Population Genetics
Taxonomic challenges (From Linneaus to the age of phylogenomics)
Red List update
New concepts and identification techniques
Session C
Mycorrhizal Studies
Orchid - Soil Interactions: Carbon sequestration, feedbacks, new secrets from underground on mycorrhizae and orchid symbiosis
Plant community structure and orchid symbionts
Molecular & other techniques developed herein (HTS, stable isotopes, etc.)
Session D
Pollination / Floral Deception / Reproductive
Success
Orchid – Animal Interactions: Pollination biology of orchids, insights into the intimate
life of orchids, including other than insect orchid relationships
Orchid Invasions & Physiology: Diseases and disease mechanisms in wild temperate orchids
Biological Signaling Beyond: Further vital communications of orchids within their
habitat; olfactory, tactile, optical and other modes of signaling
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Session E
Ethnobotany / Propagation of Native Orchids
Natural compound identification from orchids, secondary metabolites
Medicinal chemistry and traditional knowledge research regarding pharmaceutical
applications derived from orchids
Nutritional sciences and agronomy in respect to orchids (Salep)
Micropropagation (in vitro, in vivo techniques) of wild orchids
Fruit formation observations
Other utilities of wild orchids, aspects of legislation
Session F
Population Dynamics & Determinants
Biotic and abiotic factors that govern orchid thrive
Population biology of orchids
Orchid population dynamics, biodiversity
Climate change and wild orchids (Drought scenario data / prediction, etc.)
Pathogen paradigm shifts for wild orchids
Natural defense systems of wild orchids in their habitats, evolutionary lessons
Session G
Conservation
Anthropogenic challenges to temperate orchids – alert indicators (Derived from
wildfires, droughts, urban zoning, grazing/land use challenges, commercial exploitation
/ destruction
Ecological concepts and conservation of wild orchids, incl. respective pollinator insects,
soil microbiology, plant community and other crucial lifelines for orchids impeding on
their vitality
Current legal frameworks of protection, legislation
Seedbanks, propagation / horticulture, botanical gardens, and other preservation measures
Fostering harmony between humans and wild orchids (community involvement,
ecotourism, commercial use of orchids, orchid societies, reach-out education, biospehres)
Possible bio-indicators for future assessment of ecological health of wild temperate orchid
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Meeting Programme
Sunday, 12 April
Arrival of delegates to Samos,
Pick-up from airport SMI & check-in at accommodations
Monday, 13 April
WORKSHOP ‘Keys to Orchid Observation’
09:00 Part I
“Orchids under the Lens” Nikos Petrou
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (ΕΕΠΦ)
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30 Part II
Keys to Orchid Biotope Identification with Mini Field Trip
Lunch included
15:00
Closure
19:00
Conference Registration & Reception at Samos Hotel
Tuesday, 14 April
LECTURE PROGRAMME
08:00
Registration at Venue
Mayor’s Hall, Samos
09:00
Conference Opening
Welcome Addresses by
Mr. Nikolaos Katrakazos
Deputy Governor, North Aegean Region
Mr. Michalis A. Angelopoulos
Mayor of Samos
Mr. Nikos Petrou
President Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature
Prof. Marc-André Selosse
Président de la Société Botanique de France
Session
A.a
Orchid Flora of Greek Islands
09:30 A1
Keynote
Christian Körner
Institute of Botany, Univ. of Basel, Switzerland
“Climate change and vegetation of the Eastern Aegean”
10:00 A2
Spyros Tsiftsis
School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki
“Biogeographical aspects of orchid diversity on Greek islands”
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10:20 A3
Monika Hirth
AHO Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany
“Can we see evolution at work? Long-term survey on the small
Greek Island of Agathonisi from 1994 to 2013”
10:40 A4
Theodora Petanidou
Univ. of the Aegean, Lesvos, Greece
“Creating facilities for pollination studies in the Aegean”
11:00
Break
Session
A.b
World Orchid Flora
11:30 A5
Alexander Kocyan
Biodiversity Research/Systematic Botany, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Univ. of Potsdam, Germany & Institute of
Integrative Biology (IBZ), ETH Zürich, Switzerland
“The orchid genus Luisia disentangled: the need for multidisciplinary studies to understand floral evolution of orchids”
11:50 A6
Daniel Tyteca
Université catholique de Louvain, Biodiversity Research Centre,
Belgium
“Recent contributions to the orchid flora of Portugal
(new species, critical taxa, and new distribution data)”
12:10 A7
Mike F. Fay
Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom
“British and Irish orchids in the face of climate change”
12:30 A8
Ekaterina Zheleznaya
Timiryazev State Biology Museum, Moscow, Russia
“The investigation of rare species Cypripedium in some areas of
Siberia (Russia)”
12:50
POSTER SESSION & Lunch
A1P1
Giorgos Fakas
Greece
“Plant records of the orchid flora
of the Island of Samos, Greece”
A2P1
Asaf Shifman
Ishi Talmon
Israel
“Reclassification of several orchids
of Israel”
A2P2
Juliene Viglione
Errol Vela
France
“Recent input to Lebanese orchid
flora and tentative of a national
checklist integrating synonymies”
A2P3
Argyrios Gerakis
Xenophon Haldas
Marios Giannakoulias
Greece
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“Anacamptis palustris subsp. robusta (Orchidaceae): a new record to
the flora of Cephalonia, Greece”
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A2P4
Roland Martin
Errol Vela
Ridha Ouni
France, Tunisia
“Ophrys pseudomigoutiana, a new
orchid species from Tunisia”
A2P5
Éva Biró
Judit Bódis
V.A. Molnár
Hungary
“Why is hybridization so rare
between the species of genus
Himantoglossum?”
A2P6
Sami Youssef
Kurdistan Region, Iraq
“New data on orchids (Orchidaceae) of the Duhok Province in the
Kurdistan Region (N-Iraq): 20132014 surveys”
B1P1
Pierluigi Cortis
Pier Luigi Nimis
Annalena Cogoni
Andrea Ambus
Stefano Martellos
Italy
“Digital key for the identification
of Sardinian orchids”
B2P1
Natalia Pelteki
Spyros Tsiftsis
Nicoleta Karaiskou
Alexandros Triantafyllidis
Andreas D. Drouzas
Greece
“Low genetic differentiation
among 21 different species and
subspecies of the genus Epipactis
native to Greece”
B2P2
Martha Charitonidou
Spyros Tsiftsis
Andreas D. Drouzas
Greece
“Lack of PCR-RFLP variation in
Epipactis atrorubens populations
from northern Greece”
CP1
Julienne M. - I. Schiebold
Germany
“From rags to riches: Partial
mycoheterotrophy in the genus
Epipactis Zinn”
CP2
Ibrahim Ozkoc
Yasemin Özdener Kömpe
Serdar Bozkurt
Vildan Akin Mutlu
Turkey
“IIsolation and molecular characterization endosymbionts from
Spiranthes spiralis plants in different growing periods in Turkey
characterization”
CP3
Yasemin Özdener Kömpe
Vildan Akin Mutlu
Ibrahim Ozkoc
Emre Yuksul
Turkey
“Tulasnella spp. diversity of the
roots of Spiranthes spiralis / in
vitro & in situ germination of its
seeds”
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Session
B.a
Systematics
14:10 B1
Keynote
Mike F. Fay
Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom
“Phylogenetics of Slipper Orchids”
14:40 B2
Pavel Trávníček
Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of South Bohemia, České Budějovice,
Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Charles Univ. Prague,
Czech Republic
“Nuclear genome size estimation in orchids – challenging task
with respect to progressively partial endoreplication”
15:00 B3
Daniel Tyteca
Université catholique de Louvain, Biodiversity Research Centre,
Belgium
“Ophrys systematics - when molecular phylogenetics, morphology
and biology reconcile”
15:20 B4
Andreas D. Drouzas
School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Genetic relationships of Greek Epipactis species revealed by DNA
barcoding”
15:40 B5
Errol Vela
Univ. of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
“Toward an operational on-the-field taxonomy: back to morphology? Example of Pseudophrys from France, Algeria and Tunisia”
16:00 B6
Fabiana Esposito
Biodiversity Research Centre, Université catholique de Louvain,
Belgium
“Mixed Platanthera populations: the case for introgression or
selection pressure”
16:20 B7
Roberto Gamarra
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,
Spain
“Seed micromorphology in “the Platanthera clade” (Orchidaceae,
Orchideae): taxonomic significance”
16:40
Break
Session
B.b
Population Genetics
17:10 B8
Dr. Alexander Kocyan
Biodiversity Research/Systematic Botany, Institute of Biochemistry & Biology, Univ. of Potsdam, Germany
“Low genetic differentiation along a North-South Transect in
Europe of Liparis loeselii (Little Fen Orchid)”
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17:30 B9
Edyta Jermakowicz
Institute of Botany, Univ. of Białystok, Poland
“Differentiation of genetic structure of the boreal-mountain orchid Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. in its European part of range”
17:50 B10
Aigi Ilves
Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Estonian
Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
“Genetic diversity of Anacamptis pyramidalis at the edges and
center of its distribution range”
18:10 B11
Kaan Hürkan
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Biology Dept.,
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Çanakkale, Turkey
“Phylogeographic structure within the closely related orchids: N.
tridentata and N. ustulata”
18:30
Julita Minasiewicz
Dept. of Plant Taxonomy & Nature Conservation, Univ. of Gdansk,
Poland
“Population genetic structure of the mycoheterotrophic Epipogium
aphyllum Sw. in Europe”
B12
18:50
Conclusion
Wednesday, 15 April
Session
C
Mycorrhizal Studies
09:00 C1
Keynote
Marc-André Selosse
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
“Evolution to partial and full mycoheterotrophy in orchids”
09:30 C2
Gerhard Gebauer
Laboratory of Isotope Biogeochemistry (BayCEER), Univ. of
Bayreuth, Germany
“How many green orchids are partially mycoheterotrophic?”
09:50 C3
Julienne M. - I. Schiebold
Laboratory of Isotope Biogeochemistry (BayCEER), Univ. of
Bayreuth, Germany
“Is a switch of carbon sources under light-limitation a general
feature of partially mycoheterotrophic orchids?”
10:10 C4
Félix Lallemand
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
“Full and partial mycoheterotrophy in orchids based on saprobic
fungi”
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10:30 C5
Jan Ponert
Dept. of Experimental Plant Biology, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech
Republic
“Orchids utilize trehalose from mycorrhizal fungi by the action of
trehalase”
10:50 C6
Nina V. Shekhovtsova
Demidov Yaroslavl State Univ., Yaroslavl, Russia
“The microbial complexes associated with tubers of temperate
orchids from Russia”
11:10
Break
11:40 C7
Irina Tatarenko
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia; Open University,
United Kingdom
“Modular growth in orchids and its implication in species population biology”
Session
D.a
Pollination & Floral Deception
12:00 D1
Keynote
Jana Jersáková
Faculty of Science, Univ. of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
“Evolution of Batesian food-based floral mimicry – how to cheat
on but not turn off pollinators”
12:30 D2
Nina Joffard
Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), CNRS –
Université de Montpellier – Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier,
France
“What we can learn from orchid-pollinator interactions networks?”
12:50 D3
Hannes Paulus
Dept. of Integrative Zoology, Univ. of Vienna
“Which is the true Ophrys leucadica? Pollination biology investigations in Kefalonia and the eastern Mediterranean area”
13:10 D4
Manfred Ayasse
Institute of Experimental Ecology, Univ. of Ulm, Germany
“Pollinator attraction in the deceptive orchid Cephalanthera rubra
(Orchidaceae)”
13:30
POSTER SESSION & Lunch
DP1
PROGRAMME
Aphrodite Kantsa
Jelle Devalez
Thomas Tscheulin
Theodora Petanidou
Greece
“The POL-AEGIS database as a
basis to study orchid reproductive ecology at community level
in the eastern Mediterranean”
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Hannes Paulus
Austria
“How to find Ophrys pollinators?
Where to search and
how to make bio-tests?”
DP3
Hannes Paulus
Monika Hirth
Austria
“Pollination biology in the
Ophrys mammosa group”
DP4
Demetras Rakosy
Yannick Stadler
Hannes Paulus
Manfred Ayasse
Germany, Austria
“Pollinator mediation vs. geographic variation of floral traits
in a group of sexually deceptive
orchids”
DP5
Izabela Tałałaj
Agata Kostro
Ada Wróblewska
Emilia Brzosko
Beata Ostrowiecka
Cezary Bystrowski
Poland
“Pollination syndrome of deceptive orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii
(Druce) Soó under conditions of
natural forests in NE Poland”
DP6
Kadri Tali
Marilin Mõtlep
Tiiu Kull
Estonia
“Comparing spurs and proboscis
of the pollinators in Platanthera
species of Estonia”
DP7
Şenay Süngü Şeker
Mustafa Kemal Akbulut
Gülcan Şenel
Turkey
“Labellum micromorphology of
some orchid genera distributed
in the Black Sea Region”
DP8
Mustafa Kemal Akbulut 
Şenay Süngü Şeker
Gülcan Şenel
Öznur Ergen Akçin
Turkey
“A comparative study based on
labellum color analysis of certain
Ophrys (Orchidaceae) species”
EP1
Irena Mincheva
Mihaela Jordanova
Ekaterina Kozuharova
Bulgaria
“On the traditional use of Salep
in the Rhodopes, Bulgaria”
EP2
Bo Long
Wenjin Su
China
“Efficient in vitro propagation
method with increased shoot
organogenesis of endangered
Paphiopedilum parishii”
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FP1
Judit Bódis
Éva Biró
T. Nagy
L. Menyhárt
Hungary
“The size and characteristics
of Himantoglossum adriaticum
populations in Hungary”
FP2
Milan Kotilínek
T. Těšitelová
P. Fibich
Z. Ipser
Z. Münzbergová
J. Jersáková
Czech Republic
“Seed dispersal curves of
Epipactis atrorubens in two
forest types”
FP3
Yusuf Abbas
M. Jadeyegowda
R. Sujatha
M.N. Ramesh
India
“Orchid diversity at Kodagu
District of the Western Ghats in
India”
GP1
Hélène Vogt-Schilb
François Munoz
Franck Richard
Bertrand Schatz
France
“Decline and range shift of
orchids in Western Europe
(France, Belgium and Luxembourg) over 20 years: a study
based on a large-scale participatory survey”
GP2
Bertrand Schatz
France
“Analysis of the current protection of orchid species in France:
evidence of biases and proposal
for improvements by articulating priorities on regional and
national scales”
GP3
Errol Vela
Roland Martin
France
“Rapid preliminary assessment
for national red-listing orchid
taxa in Tunisia”
GP4
Kingsley Dixon
Australia
“Evolution at the end of the
earth – orchid conservation in
the southwest Australian
hotspot”
GP5
Rafael Schneider
Bertil Krüsi
Marilena Palmisano
Yasmina Bounaâja
Joël Wieser
Philipp Rüegg
Lukas Weidmann
Switzerland
“Report on an effective ex-situ
evaluation tool for determining
potential orchid
areas”
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Session
D.b
Pollination & Reproductive Success
15:00 D5
Hannes Paulus
Dept. of Integrative Zoology, Univ. of Vienna, Austria &
Monika Hirth, AHO Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany
“Ophrys phaseliana-parosica-theophrasti-merope or how many
species are there? Pollination biological investigation of this high
variable fusca group”
15:20 D6
Jennifer Dietel
Institute of Experimental Ecology, Univ. of Ulm, Germany
“Speciation and pollination ecology of the orchid Epipactis
helleborine”
15:40 D7
Éva Biró
Georgikon Faculty, Pannon Univ., Keszthely, Hungary
“Reproductive success of Himantoglossum species”
16:00 D8
Bertrand Schatz
Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), CNRS –
Université de Montpellier – Université Paul Valéry Montpellier,
France
“A global viewpoint of intraspecific variation of scent emitted by
the orchid Orchis mascula”
16:20
Break
16:50 D9
Kristi Sootla
Dept. of Chemistry, Institute of Mathematics & Natural Sciences,
Tallinn Univ., Tallin, Estonia
“Flower scent - flower colour associations in Gymnadenia
conopsea s.l.”
17:10 D10
Pieter Gijbels
Plant Conservation & Population Biology, Biology Dept., Univ. of
Leuven, Belgium
“Experimental manipulation of nectar amino acid content affects
pollinia removal, fruit set and selfing in the orchid Gymnadenia
Conopsea”
17:30 D11
Kadri Tali
Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
“Four seed quality measures in orchids with different pollination
systems”
17:50 D12
Izabela Tałałaj
Institute of Botany, Univ. of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
“How effective is breeding system and pollination biology for
reproductive success of the deceptive orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii
(Druce) Soó”
18:10
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Thursday, 16 April
08:30
Departure for Southern Field Excursion with Break
13:00
Picnic Lunch
14:30
Northern Field Excursion with Break
18:30
Traditional Mezze at Greek Taverna
20:30
Arrival in Vathi
Friday, 17 April
Session
Ethnobotany & Propagation of Native
Orchids
09:00
E1
Keynote
Bijaya Pant
Central Dept. of Botany, Institute of Science & Technology Tribhuvan Univ., Kathmandu Nepal
“Medicinal orchids of Nepal: their ex situ and in situ conservation
practice in some selected community forests of Nepal”
09:30
E2
Ekrem Sezik
Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe Univ. Istanbul Turkey
“Salep and the destruction of Turkish orchids”
09:50
E3
Yasemin Kemeç
Dept. of Biology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ., Turkey
“In vitro granular pollen and pollinium germination attempts on
some orchid taxa distributed in Çanakkale (NW Turkey)”
10:10
E4
Luicita Lagunez-Rivera
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional unidad Oaxaca,
Mexico
“Prosthechea karwinskii, an endemic Mexican orchid and their
antioxidant compounds”
10:30
E5
Rodolfo Solano-Gómez
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional unidad Oaxaca,
Mexico
“Characzterization of the volatile compounds of the orchid
Prosthechea varicose”
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10:50
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Session
F
Population Dynamic & Determinants
11:20
F1
Keynote
Pavel Kindlmann
Dept. of Theoretical Ecology, Global Change Research Centre,
Brno, and Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles Univ.,
Prague, Czech Republic
“Is orchid geographical distribution determined by their metapopulation dynamics?”
11:50
F2
Michael J. Hutchings
School of Life Sciences, Univ. of Sussex, UK
“Weather, climate and Ophrys sphegodes: the present, the past and
a disturbing glimpse into the future”
12:10
F3
Hélène Vogt-Schilb
Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), CNRS,
Université de Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier &
Biotope, Mèze, France
“Temporal dynamics of orchids in a 27-year long interval in
Corsica, a study based on a Bayesian multispecies site-occupancy
model”
12:30
F4
Zuzana Štípková
Global Change Research Centre, Brno, and Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
“Determinants of orchid species diversity”
Lunch
12:50
14:20
F5
Dennis F. Whigham
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
“Isotria medeoloides (Small whorled Pogonia) – understanding the
factors responsible for the performance of plants in declining populations of a species that is listed as Threatened in the U.S.”
14:40
F6
Zdeněk Ipser
Faculty of Science, Univ. of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
“The effect of climate conditions on the population dynamics of
Dactylorhiza sambucina”
Session
G
15:20
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G1
Keynote
Conservation
Dennis F. Whigham
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
“Conserving native orchids at the scale of the U.S. and Canada
– Lessons learned thus far within the North American Orchid
Conservation Center”
TORC ‘15
15:50
G2
Mike F. Fay
Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom
“Orchid conservation genetics in the age of next-generation
sequencing”
Break
16:10
16:40
G3
Tiiu Kull
Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
“Factors influencing threat levels to orchids across Europe”
17:00
G4
Aphrodite Kantsa
Laboratory of Biogeography & Ecology, Dept. of Geography, Univ.
of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
“Red data orchids in Greece: do traits predict vulnerability?”
17:20
G5
Jørn Erik Bjørndalen
Oslo, Norway
“Conservation of Norwegian orchids - achievements and
challenges”
17:40
G6
Rafael Schneider
Department Life Sciences and Facility Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
“Establishment of native orchids on green roofs”
18:00
Panel Discussion & Closing of Lectures
21:00
GALA DINNER with Greek Cultural Programme
Saturday, 18 April
Post-Conference Field Excursion & Cultural Highlights
09:30
Departure
13:00
Picnic Lunch
14:30
Eastern Field Excursion & Cultural Highlights
19:00
Arrival at Vathi
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Useful Information
Map of Samos Island
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Agios Konstantinos
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Samos Airport
highlights
The conference will take place in the heart of the beautiful historical capital Vathi of
the island of Samos at the eastern Aegean Sea. The island is embedded in beautiful
nature which surrounds significant sites in human history (UNESCO World Heritage
Site). Samos is the birthplace of well-known mathematician Pythagoras and astronomer
Aristarchus, the first known to propose that the earth revolves around the sun, 2200
years ago. It is also the place of the oldest known tunnel built in its length, the Eupalinian Aqueduct, with more than 1km in length, a marvel of engineering to bring water
to the people 2500 years ago. The beautiful tranquil villages and towns with noble
mansions from the past, always fresh panoramas, with its many beaches, the sea and
green mountains, embraced by the cheerful hospitality of the Samians, make Samos an
attraction for the visitor.
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Mayor’s House (Venue)
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Vathi
highlights
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The town of Samos was built as the port of Vathy after raids of pirates diminished
in the 18th century. As an important trade center it gained in the 19th century even
more a special status as the administrative center of the island with its tributary to the
Ottoman Empire. Unusually, at the time Samos was governed by a Christian of Greek
descent who carried the title “Prince”. This history is today reflected in the architecture
of Samos / Vathy. The town’s history is interwoven with the War of Independence in
Greece and Samos became a semi-independent state in 1834.
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Agios Konstantinos highlights
The origin of Agios Konstantinos (St. Konstantin) is obscure, even old maps were not
revealing the village. Merciless raids by pirates and being a seaside village are the
reasons that Agios Konstantinos flourished later than the nearby mountain villages
Vourliotes and Manolates. The settlement can be better traced back to the 19th century.
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Bus Stop
Agios Konstantinos
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During the autonomous status of Samos (1834-1912), Agios Konstantinos was one of
the six feature settlements known as the municipality of Exi Geitonies or “Six Neighborhoods”. Agios Konstantinos retains a healthy character of purity: Its architecture
has still many historical cohesive elements interrupted by neat gardens, at the foot of
splendid thick mountain nature and breaking waves with fresh salty air at its main strip
dotted with friendly tavernas and cafes from where the coast of Minor Asia can be seen.
Even the village’s bakery is known to be the best on the island. Agios Konstantinos is
an excellent base for exploring the nature and traditional culture of Samos.
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Don’t Forget to see
For a true experience of the old quaint character of the town a walk on a shoestring
through Ano Vathi, 15 min from the town center, is recommended. A maze of alleyways
makes it easy to get lost. The accomplished visitor will admire the stamina of the residents who built and live Ano Vathi on its steep slope. Panoramic views and forgetting
time at a tavern are all rewarding.
Neat beaches along the road from Agios Konstantinos to Samos / Vathy. Tsamadou
Beach is one of them. Sand beaches with mopuntain cliffs dropping into crystal clear
turquoise water surrounded by saturated green foliage of pine and olive trees. A short
walk from the younger seaside part of the village uphill to the old village center, Paleo
Konstantinos, reveal still the intact architecture of the traditional village.
Don’t Forget to do
In contrast, a more busy life can be observed from the main plaza of Samos with its
monument of a lion from one of the numerous surrounding cafés. From there panoramic views over the bay of Samos all the way to the island’s second highest summit,
Karvounis 1160 m, on the Ambelos massif, are possible. From this central place in town
local shops and daily life of Samos can be explored.
The area surrounding Agios Konstantinos is famous for its wine growing, the Samos
Wine, due to the microclimate and soil conditions in this region. Highly recommended
is a nature walk to the mountain villages Manolates or Vourliotes. The vegetation in
the valley uphill from Agios Konstantinos to Manolates is as lush as it can be on Samos
with many interesting botanical encounters. Well marked hikes can be easily followed.
Don’t Forget to visit
A Must to visit is the Archaeological Museum of Samos. It is adjacent to the venue
of the conference, the Mayor’s House. Despite its obscurity, the museum is one of the
most important one’s in Greece of its kind. It exhibits for e.g. the largest Kouros statue
in Greece. Important relicts of the cult to the goddess Hera, with Samos central to in
antiquity, are on display, mainly from around the 6th century BC.
One can either walk or drive to the Must-See mountain village Manolates starting from
Agios Konstantinos. The same is true for the mountain village Vourliotes. In relative
short distance an obvious difference in climate can be felt. From Manolates spectacular
views over the Aegean Seas can be enjoyed. The village itself maintains a rigorous traditional lifestyle harmonized with amenities for the visitor. Traditional tavernas, shops
which offer locally produced handcraft with artistic creativity reflecting the spirit of
this rather high altitude village. The surrounding backdrop views into the mountain
valleys reveal that there is more to discover for the adventurer to the summit. All above,
meeting the Greek hospitality is here most true.
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thank you
contact info
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