Programme

Sunday 5 June

10h-18h – Meeting of the OPTIMA Commissions (restricted)
14h-18h30 – Welcome of participants

Monday 6 June

From 8h30 – Reception of participants

8h30 – Meeting of the Executive Council (restricted) followed by Meeting of the International Board (restricted)

10h-11h – Plenary Lecture by Suzanne Amigues: Theophrastus and the birth of botanical knowledge

11h30-12h30 – Opening Ceremony

14h30 – Symposium 1 – Valéry Malécot (Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Angers, France)
Botanical systematics and taxonomy in France: recent insights

– V. Malécot: Botanical systematics and taxonomy in France: an overview of activities and actors. / La systématique et la taxinomie végétales en France : un survol des activités et des acteurs
– J.-M. Tison, B. de Foucault, P. Jauzein, E. Véla, D. Mercier & H. Michaud: The new French floras: Flore de la France méditerranéenne continentale and Flora Gallica > pdf
– D. Mercier: Les kleptons dans le genre Rosa (Rosaceae): un nouveau concept d’espèce > pdf
– J.-M. Bellanger: Concepts d’espèce en mycologie > pdf
– J.-P. Reduron, S. Huet & E. Geoffriau: Avancées des connaissances sur les Daucus (Apiaceae) de Corse : aspects morphologiques aux stades plantule et adultes
– L. Hardion, R. Verlaque & B. Vila: The man and the reeds: a taxonomic tale on the genus Arundo (Poaceae) > pdf


14h30 – Symposium 2 – Amelia Gómez (University of Barcelona, Spain)
The Mediterranean marine algae

– B. Reviers de, F. Rousseau & T. Silberfeld: New insights into brown algal classification > pdf
– C. Rodríguez-Prieto: Reproductive morphology in taxonomy of red algae
– V. Peña Freire: Taxonomy of coralline red algae: insights from an integrative systematic approach
– T. Thibaut: The decline of marine forest


14h30 – Symposium 3 –  John Thompson (CEFE/CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Plant conservation in France, in situ approaches

– K. Diadema, V. Noble, M. Pires, M. Le Berre, G. Casazza, L. Minuto, M. Mariotti, J. Van Es, S. Abdulhak, N. Fort & F. Médail: Priority species and sites for plant conservation in the Mediterranean Alps: an example of a cross border approach > pdf
– P. Grillas, L. Martinez, H. Michaud, B. Offerhaus, N. Borel & J. Molina: Enjeux de conservation de la flore aquatique et méconnue sur des sites industriels: les genres Riella (Riellaceae), Tolypella (Charophyceae) et Althenia (Potamogetonaceae) > pdf
– Y. Petit, C. Piazza, A. Delage, G. Paradis, F. Médail, B. Schatz & L. Hugot: La diversité des actions de conservation pour la flore de Corse > pdf
– S. Muller: Les translocations réalisées dans le cadre des demandes de dérogation à l’interdiction de destruction de plantes protégées en France : contextes, intérêts et limites > pdf
– L. Affre, P. Mirleau, I. Laffont-Schwob, L. Le Mire-Pécheux, C. Guiller, A. Baumel, F. Torre & L. Miché: Opération pilote de renforcement des populations d’Astragalus tragacantha (Fabaceae) dans le Parc National des Calanques (Sud de la France) > pdf
– G. Papuga, P. Gauthier, E. Farris & J. D. Thompson: Ecological originality and genetic isolation: the conservation significance of peripherally isolated populations in Mediterranean France


18h-20h – Open workshop “Advances and organization of a Flora of Algeria and Magreb on the Web” – information & contact : cyrille.chatelain[at]ville-ge.ch

Tuesday 7 June

9h00 – Symposium 4 – Christoph Oberprieler (University of Regensburg, Germany) & Karol Marhold (Institut of Botany, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Advanced methods in plant systematics

– S. Peccenini, D. Dagnino, F. Grassi, G. Casazza & L. Minuto: An integrative taxonomic approach in the genus Erysimum (Brassicaceae) > pdf
– G. Astuti, F. Roma-Marzio & L. Peruzzi: Traditional cytotaxonomic studies: can they still provide a solid basis in plant systematics? > pdf
– N. G. Passalacqua & F. J. Rohlf: Limits and potentiality of geometric morphometrics in plant systematics > pdf
– B. Frajman, C. Bertel, K. Huelber, E. Trucchi, O. Paun & P. Schönswetter.: Environmentally induced phenotypic variation and recurrent ecological speciation in the Heliosperma pusillum group (Caryophyllaceae) > pdf
– S. Tomasello, F. Wagner & C. Oberprieler: Using the multispecies coalescent model to infer species tree/networks and species delimitations > pdf


9h00 – Symposium 5 – Francesco Maria Raimondo (University of Palermo, Italy) & Vernon H. Heywood (University of Reading, UK)
The changing role of botanic gardens in the Mediterranean

– G. Domina & C. Salmeri: The changing role of botanic gardens in the Mediterranean > pdf
– G. Nieto Feliner: Challenges faced by urban botanic gardens in the Mediterranean > pdf
– O. Fragman Sapir: Development of new ornamentals, conservation and research in botanic gardens > pdf
– C. Ducatillion, R. Bellanger, A. Gili & J. Thévenet: Le rôle continu des jardins botaniques méditerranéens dans l’introduction de plantes > pdf
– S. Lochon-Menseau & V. Noble: Les conservatoires botaniques nationaux en France: nouveaux modèles pour la Méditerranée > pdf


14h30 – Symposium 6 – Frédéric Médail (IMBE, Université Aix-Marseille, France)
Biogeography and conservation of the flora of the small Mediterranean islands

– F. Médail: The Small Mediterranean islands Initiative (PIM Initiative) and some insights on plant biodiversity and conservation assessment of the small islands of Eastern Tunisia > pdf
– G. Bacchetta, M. Fois & G. Fenu: Small Mediterranean islets as “modern refugia” of plant biodiversity from human pressures: the importance of local studies for conservation planning > pdf
– S. Pasta: Insights on the species-richness and on the biogeographic and conservation interests of the vascular flora of circum-Sicilian islands > pdf
– E. Véla: Contribution de l’Initiative PIM à la connaissance de la biodiversité végétale des petites îles d’Algérie > pdf
– M. Panitsa, P. Dimopoulos & I. Kokkoris: Species-based versus habitat-based conservation status assessment of the phytodiversity in the Aegean islands (Greece)


14h30 – Symposium 7 – Ana Rosa Burgaz Moreno (Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain)
Lichens biodiversity exploration in the Mediterranean region

– L. Muggia, F. Fernández-Mendoza & M. Grube: Lichens as niche for black fungi
– F. Fernández-Mendoza, I. Frolov, J. Vondrak, J. Rabensteiner, T. Kopun, L. Muggia, H. Mayrhofer & M. Grube: A phylogenetic insight into the diversification of saxicolous black fruited Caloplacas in Eurasia (Pyrenodesmia, Teloschistaceae)
– A. R. Burgaz, R. Pino-Bodas & T. Ahti: The Mediterranean Cladoniaceae: problems and advances
– E. Llop: Saxicolous lichen diversity in the Mediterranean Basin: an overview of calcicolous communities from Malta > pdf


18h-19h – Symposium dedicated to Pierre Quézel
– F. M. Raimondo: Introduction
– F. Médail: Pierre Quézel (1926-2015), une oeuvre scientifique entre Méditerranée et Sahara


Wednesday 8 June

9h00 – Poster session. Posters will be on display during the whole congress.
At the same time, Floras and Botanical books sale

14h30 – Symposium 8 – Bouchaïb Khadari (CBNMed-SupAgro-INRA, Montpellier, France)
Ex situ conservation in Mediterranean France

– P.-O. Cheptou: Utilisation des banques de graines pour étudier l’évolution contemporaine > pdf
– L. Dixon: Stratégie et perspectives en conservation ex-situ en France méditerranéenne continentale > pdf
– L. Essalouh, J. Molina, J.-M. Prosperi, J.-L. Pham & B. Khadari: Partenariat Conservatoires botaniques nationaux-ARCAD et conservation ex-situ: vers des études sur l’évolution des traits de vie et la phylogéographie de la flore méditerranéenne
– J. Dubois & N. Fort: Evolution spatiale et temporelle de la régénération séminale de plantes patrimoniales des Alpes du Sud > pdf
– G. Bacchetta, A. Santo, M. Orrù, M. Ucchesu, R. Picciau, M. Sarigu, A. Cuena Lombraña, S. Sau & M. Porceddu: Innovative perspectives of the Sardinian Germplasm Bank (BG-SAR) for the preservation of Mediterranean plant diversity > pdf
– T. Ulian: Conserving plant diversity and improving livelihoods: examples from the Mediterranean region, Africa and Latin America > pdf


14h30 – Symposium 9 – Rosa María Ros (Universidad de Murcia, Spain)
New advances in bryophytes research in the Mediterranean region

– D. Lamy: Histoire de la bryologie en France et contributions des bryologistes français aux recherches en région méditerranéenne
– V. Spagnuolo, D. Crespo Pardo, M.C. Sorrentino & S. Giordano: Sphagnum (Sphagnaceae) in the Mediterranean Basin: Relict populations worthy of protection > pdf
– O. Werner, S. Pisa, S. Rams, M. Saavedra, M. Nieto-Lugilde & R. M. Ros: Insights into the landscape genetics of some common mosses > pdf
– M. Kirmaci: Turkey, an important harbour for Bryophytes in the Mediterranean basin
– R. Gabriel, P. A. V. Borges, P. Cardoso, O. Flores, J. M. González-Mancebo, T. Hedderson, S. C. Aranda, M. C. M. Coelho, D. S. G. Henriques, R. Hernández-Hernández, M. Lovanomanjanahary, N. Wilding & C. Ah-Peng: Epiphytic bryophytes on islands: elevation patterns across different archipelagos


18h-20h – Open workshop “Round trip from Red List data to in situ conservation of Important Plant Areas” – information & contact : violeta.barrios[at]iucn.org
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Thursday 9 June

Excursion to the Plateau of Larzac

Friday 10 June

9h00 – Symposium 10 – Karol Marhold (Institut of Botany, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev (University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France)
Speciation by hybridization and polyploidy in the Mediterranean

– T. Mandáková, A. Kovarík, M. A. Lysak, K. Marhold: Patterns of genome evolution in the genus Cardamine (Brassicaceae) > pdf
– M. Ainouche, A. Baumel, B. Gallego-Tevar, J. Castillos, M. Rousseau-Gueutin, J. Boutte, J. Ferreira de Carvalho, O. Lima, A. Kovarick, A. Leitch, I. Leitch, A. Ainouche & A. Salmon: Unending hybridization and polyploid speciation stories: lessons from Spartina (Poaceae)
– S. Demirci, N. Özhatay Fatma: Polyploidy and karyotype variation in the bulbous genera (Hyacinthaceae) from Southern Turkey > pdf
– M. Lazarevic, V. Stevanovic, B. Stevanovic, T. Robert, S. Siljak-Yakovlev: Refugial plant survival: role of polyploidy and hybridization in the evolution of resurrection plants of the genus Ramonda (Gesneriaceae) > pdf
– J. Pellicer, O. Hidalgo, D. Vitales , J. Vallès, A. Santos-Guerra, A. García, S. Siljak-Yakovlev, T. Garnatje: Cytogenetic insights into plant diversification: Asteraceae as a case study > pdf


9h00 – Symposium 11 – Vernon H. Heywood (University of Reading, UK)
Urban plant diversity in the Mediterranean

– V. H. Heywood: The nature and composition of urban plant diversity in the Mediterranean > pdf
– S. L. Jury: Plant diversity in Mediterranean parks and gardens > pdf
– F. M. Raimondo: L’impact du vert urbain sur le niveau de la diversité végétale
– K. Perini: Green roofs and living walls – benefits and challenges > pdf
– P. Fraga: Sustainable gardening and increasing invasive species, a paradox > pdf


14h30 – Symposium 12 – Magda Bou Dagher-Kharrat (Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon)
The flora of the Irano-Turanian region: new biogeographical perspectives and conservation

– S.-W. Breckle: Iconographic floras and checklists – a tool for future research in the Irano-Turanian floristic region
– S. Youssef, A. Mahmood, H. Mahdi & E. Vela: Vegetation structure and diversity of the Irano-Turanian flora in the Kurdistan Region (N-Iraq)
– R. Riina & I. Sanmartín: Biogeography and diversification of Euphorbia subg. Esula (Euphorbiaceae): a species-rich lineage centered in the Irano-Turanian and Mediterranean regions
– S. Remal, K. Aktas, C. Pélissier & L. Civeyrel: Phylogenetic analyses of the Mediterranean genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) inferred from cpDNA and nrDNA data compared to morphological data
– F. Moharrek, S. Kazempour Osaloo, I. Sanmartín & G. Nieto Feliner: A phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the speciose Irano-Turanian genus Acantholimon (Plumbaginaceae)
– S. Manafzadeh: Visions of the past and dreams of the future in the Orient: the Irano-Turanian region from classical botany to evolutionary studies


14h30 – Symposium 13 – Joël Mathez (Université de Montpellier, France)
The role of amateur networks in Mediterranean botany

– A. Baglivo M. Zepigi, C. Cibei, G. Nicolella, G. Salvai, D. Longo, G. Dose, F. Giordana, A. Alessandrini, D. Tomasi, C. Magni & S. Servodio: Acta Plantarum, an amateur virtual community for the floristic and botanical knowledge sharing > pdf
– P. Bernat & L. Vilar: Flora Catalana, un point de rencontre pour les amateurs de la botanique > pdf
– L. Peruzzi, S. Bagella, R. Filigheddu, B. Pierini, M. Sini, F. Roma-Marzio, K. F. Caparelli, G. Bonari, G. Gestri, D. Dolci, A. Consagra, P. Sassu, M. C. Caria, G. Rivieccio, M. Marrosu, M. D’Antraccoli, G. Pacifico & G. Bedini : The wikiplantbase project : the role of amateur botanists in building up large online floristic databases > pdf
– D. Mathieu & P. Cellier: Tela Botanica, le réseau des botanistes francophones > pdf
– J. Molina & G. De Barros: Les sciences participatives au service du Système d’Information sur la Nature et les Paysages (SINP)
– R. Meddour, R. El Mokni & E. Véla: L’arrivée des amateurs dans les réseaux botaniques : l’expérience de Tela Botanica en Algérie et Tunisie > pdf

19h30 – Congress dinner at the Maison des Relations Internationales

Saturday 11 June

9h00 – Symposium 14 – Benito Valdés (University of Seville, Spain)
The impact of fire on the Mediterranean vegetation

– C. Carcaillet: Post-fire biodiversity dynamics of plant communities in the Mediterranean forests > pdf
– R. Meddour, O. Meddou-Sahar & H. Hamel: Analyse de la dynamique post-incendie de la série du chêne liège (Quercus suber, Fagaceae) de la forêt domaniale de Mizrana (wilaya de Tizi-Ouzou, Algérie)
– I. Camarda, L. Carta & G. Vacca: Incendie, pâturage et biodiversité dans la montagne du Gennargentu (Sardaigne) > pdf
– E. Batllori: The interacting effects of fire and drought on the dynamics of Mediterranean ecosystems > pdf
– J. de las Heras Ibáñez: Post fire restoration of Mediterranean forests: helping autosuccession > pdf


9h00 – Symposium 15 – K. Hüsnü Can Baser (Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey)
Useful plants of the Mediterranean

– N. Mimica-Dukic, E. Jovin & D. Orcic: Native plants in Serbia as a source of new antiinflammatory agents – the case of the Polygonaceae family > pdf
– I. Çalis: Results from the studies performed on Eastern Mediterranean Lamiaceae > pdf
– D. Rivera Nuñez & C. Obón de Castro: Useful plants of Southern Europe > pdf
– S. Canigueral & R. Vila: Useful Mediterranean aromatic plants and essential oils
– G. Domina: Useful plants and landscape changes in the Mediterranean area > pdf


14h00 – Symposium 16 – Yamama Naciri (Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève, Switzerland) & Alex Baumel (IMBE, Université Aix-Marseille, France)
Mediterranean plants phylogeography

– H. P. Comes & M. Affenzeller: Parallel bursts of recent and rapid radiation in the Mediterranean and Eritreo-Arabian biodiversity hotspots as revealed by Globularia and Campylanthus (Plantaginaceae) > pdf
– J. Migliore, A. Baumel, A. Leriche, M. Juin & F. Médail: Inferring refugia and migration process of a Mediterranean thermophilous shrub in response to past climate changes > pdf
– N. Arrigo: Hybridization in the Triticum-Aegilops species complex (Poaceae) > pdf
– Y. Naciri, P.-E. Du Pasquier & D. Jeanmonod: Silene species (Caryophyllaceae) of the Mediterranean Basin: is there any difference between East and West for phylogeographic and speciation patterns?
– G. Nieto Feliner: Phylogeographic patterns in the Mediterranean region. An update


14h00 – Symposium 17 – Sarah Brunel (International Plant Protection Convention, Rome, Italy) & Guillaume Fried (Anses, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France)
Alien invasive species in the Mediterranean

– E. Branquart, S. Vanderhoeven, T. Adriaens: Science for the new European Regulation on invasive alien species > pdf
– T. Le Bourgeois: Improving management of weeds through a combination of participatory approach using citizen science and ICT tools > pdf
– G. Fried, P. Cellier, A. Tocco, C. Vignau, D. Mathieu: Toward a Citizen Observatory on Invasive Plants
– G. Brundu: Engaging the public in the management and control of invasive alien plants in the Mediterranean region: the LIFE project Puffinus in Tavolara (Italy)
– R. Meddour & R. El Mokni: État de l’art sur les plantes envahissantes ou à caractère invasif introduites en Algérie et en Tunisie

17h-18h – Closing Ceremony and General Meeting of OPTIMA