ADAPTForRes 🌳🌲🍃

DAFM funded project aimed at researching strategies to increase the resilience of Irish forests to the impact of climate change. Coordinated by Teagasc, Athenry

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Our DAFM funded project is looking at 3 ways to increase the resilience of Irish forests to the impacts of climate change 🧵 #climatechange #forest #IrishForests #ADAPTForRes #adaptforres

[Laura Guillardín, PhD @LGuillardin]

Happy to share that I'm now a Postdoc fellow in Forestry at @teagascforestry working on the @ADAPTForRes Research Project looking at the adaptation and protection of Irish forests in order to increase their resilience. (Still have to hand in my Thesis at @OxfordBiology lol)

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#jobfairy #postgraduate #teagasc #forestry #wearehiring #job #climatechange https://t.co/FQf6CdSKPs

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2. The second is a PhD study entitled “The performance, adaptation and genetic gain of basic categories approved forest reproductive material for Sitka spruce, Douglas fir and Norway spruce in Ireland” https://t.co/zMEypBu2pd

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We have two new post graduate positions on the AdaptForRes project who will be working on Pillar 1 - Forest genetic options.
1. The first is a Masters study entitled “Water Use Efficiency of Diverse Sitka spruce families https://t.co/3r16ynZqzF

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We have sampled DNA from over 1271 trees across 86 native woodland sites. We're using advanced next-gen sequencing to uncover genetic diversity levels in key gene regions that could help our trees thrive in future climates. 🌿🧬#ClimateResilience #ADAPTForRes @NBGGlasnevinOPW

[Ian Short - Forestry Researcher @IanShort_Forest]

The 1st chapter of the Forest MOOC For Change free online course on #CCF is launched today! More than 6,000 people have registered! Are you one of them? If not, it's not too late to register below 👇🏽. Course if available for 8 weeks. @royal_forestry @ProSilvaEurope

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One of the takeaways from Friday's field trip- European Spruce bark beetle (ips typographus) is larger than our native bark beetle (see 👇) but both v.tiny! The right photo shows our native beetles' gallery (+white larvae)-ips t. has a distinct linear pattern like a palm leaf

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#ADAPTForRes is researching early detection methods 4 tree pathogens, E.g. fungal endophytes in leaf samples from 3 different tree species-Sessile oak, Scot’s pine and Sitka spruce.
Fascinating to see what will grow from within the leaves 👀🤔 https://t.co/uc20mqdPTh

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A range of traps detecting tree pests demonstrated @ forest health field day organised by the Society of Irish Foresters with DAFM (Forest Health Section) and @coilltenews
Multi funnel trap (targeting bark beetles), trap logs (+pheromone lure) & bucket traps (invasive moths)

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Dr. Archie Murchie @AKMurchie highlighting the potential of environmental DNA sequencing in early detection of tree pests and pathogens.

This eDNA can be collected from rain water as it drips down through the canopy.
#ADAPTForRes
Lecture at @ucd_forestry

[Forest Research @Forest_Research]

The carbon balance of forests and management practices are crucial for #climatechangemitigationstrategies. Please read our latest Research Note comparing a deciduous oak and a Sitka spruce plantation. 👇 #FRpublications https://t.co/gcLFN0CutH

[Nicola Spence CBE @plantchief]

The National Risk Register 2023 has been published today- it incudes 2 plant health risks:
Xylella fastidiosa (pg. 173) and Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer) (pg. 175)
https://t.co/SK6FJCEPVx

[Dheeraj Singh Rathore @DRaj_Rathore]

An #exciting #PhD #position has become available to join #tree #improvement #research team @teagascforestry to work on #Ash in collaboration with @WUR
Deadline: 25 August, 2023
https://t.co/A0Ub9Jr80O
@FindAPhD @PhdOpportunity @PhDVoice @phd_position @phdvacancy @EuraxessIreland

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Suspected sightings should be treated with extreme caution and reported to us immediately at:

🖱️ [email protected] or

☎️ 01-5058885

💻 Join our webinar to learn more.

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What's our approach?

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Shout out to our researchers @ #IPSAM2023
Ultan O'Donnell-Pest Detective: Uncovering the Historical Relationship between Irish Forestry Pests & Env. Change
Stephen Byrne-Carbon flux dynamics-Irish forestry
Sam Belton-Molecular analysis of the oak syngameon (Ireland)
#ADAPTForRes

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Our DAFM funded project is looking at 3 ways to increase the resilience of Irish forests to the impacts of climate change 🧵 #climatechange #forest #IrishForests #ADAPTForRes #adaptforres

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