Keynote 1

Silver fir in pure and mixed-species stands. Growth trends, mixing effects, and silvicultural potential.
Prof. Dr. Hans Pretzsch, Dr. Mathias Steckel
TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Germany

Keynote 2

Assessing the impact of selective browsing behavior of ungulates on the growth of Abies alba
Dr. Andrea D. Kupferschmid
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland

Keynote 3

Abies in Western North America: Creating resilient stand structures for the future
Prof. Dr. Kevin O'Hara
University of California, Berkeley, USA

Keynote 4

Persistence of silver fir in natural forests of Central Europe; between beech expansion and deer browsing
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Szwagrzyk and Dr. Jarosław Paluch
Agricultural University in Krakow, Poland