SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM - ORAL PRESENTATIONS
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
15:00 – 18:00 Arrival of participants and registration
16:00 - 18:00 ESSC Council meeting
17:00 – 18:00 Coffee- refreshments
18:00 - 20.00 Opening Ceremony and Welcome - Introduction to the 6th International Congress of the ESSC
- President of the Organizing Committee (Dr Theodore Karyotis)
- Ministry of Rural Development and Foods
- Deputy Mayor of Thessaloniki
- National Agricultural Research Foundation
- President of the European Society for Soil Conservation (Dr Jose L. Rubio)
- Em. Prof. N. Yassoglou, former president of the National Committee for Combating Desertification
20:00 – 22:00 Cocktail reception
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
SESSION 1. Policies and thematic strategies for soil protection
Chairpersons: Kosmas C., Constantini E.
Indicators and Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection
Chairpersons: Blum W., Pateras D.
Chairpersons: Coutinho M., Strauss P.
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
SESSION 2. Forest fires impacts on natural resources and cultural heritage
16:30-17:00 Keynote lecture. Dr Rubio J L.
Impact of forest fires on soil.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
SESSION 3. Sustainable management of wetlands and drylands
Chairpersons: Gabriels D., Cornelis W.
Vegetative buffer strips and ‘erosion dams’ as sediment traps.
An alternative simplified solution for a two dimensional flow in subsurface water harvesting system.
Chairpersons: Matsi Th., Arampatzis G.
Optimum land use pattern in Pereschiv catchment from Eastern Romania.
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
SESSION 4. Soil and water management under global climatic change scenarios
14:00-14:30 Keynote Lecture S. Runólfsson, A. M. Ágústsdóttir, T. Petursdottir
Icelandic Soil Conservation in the European Context:Laws, policies and approaches
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
Chairpersons: Panoras A. Papadopoulos A.
17:00-17:15 S4-O045 Øygarden L., H. Grønsten, J.Deelstra.
09:00-19:15 Poster Session (topics 3 and 4)
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
SESSION 5. Conservation and Management of Soil Biodiversity
Chairpersons: Panagos P., Gündoğan R.
Value of Soil Biodiversity: European policies and raising awareness
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
Chairpersons: Marcinkonis Saulius, Tsiafouli Maria
11:30-11:45 S5-O018 Marchione Mario Sergio, Ana Maria Conte e Castro, Eduardo Meneghel Rando, Osvaldo Sato, Clovis José Alcides Gomes and Kléber Henrique Dos Santos.
12:45-14:00 Lunch Break
9:30 - 14:00 Poster Session (topic 5)
Free afternoon
Social events
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
SESSION 6. Restoration and remediation of degraded lands - Education in soil conservation and public awareness
Chairpersons: Missopolinos N., Fullen M.
Challenges and opportunities in the degradation and remediation of Mediterranean soils: Focus on climate change and salt affected areas.
Chairpersons: Zlatic M., Theocharopoulos S.
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:00 Closing remarks (D. Gabriels, J. L. Rubio)
09:00 – 15:00 Poster Session (topic 6)
15:00 – 18:00 General Assembly of ESSC – Elections
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011
One day post-Congress excursion (Ancient Vergina-Stenimachos-Agios Nikolaos-Naoussa)
8:30 Departure from Thessaloniki
20:00 Arrival to Thessaloniki
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM - POSTER PRESENTATIONS
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
SESSION 1. Policies and thematic strategies for soil protection
- (S1.1) S1-P054 Bibalani Ghassem Habibi. Comparison two plant seedling (Orange and Prunus) root development in first tree years for using in soil protection.
- (S1.2) S1-P014 Bueno Celia Regina Paes, C. L. Arraes, D. P. Miqueloni. Land loss estimate and erosion prediction on soil under sugarcane management.
- (S1.3) S1-P015 Calciou Irina Cătălin Simota, Olga Vizitiu, Ioana Pănoiu. Modelling of soil water retention properties for soil physical quality assessment.
- (S1.4) S1-P016 Capra G. F. S. Vacca, E. Cabula, E. Grilli, A. Buondonno. Pedogenic Background Concentration (PBC) of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE) in an industrial area. A proposal for a new pedological-oriented approach in the evaluation of Ambient Background Concentration (ABC).
- (S1.5) S1-P048 Chamizo Sonia, Yolanda Canton, Roberto Lazaro and Francisco Domingo. impacts of cryptogamic crust removal on soil water regimes.
- (S1.6) S1-P020 Dostál T., Krása J., Devátý J. Application of GIS based tools for soil erosion control measures in large areas.
- (S1.7) S1-P055 Dumbrovský Miroslav, VEronika Hošková. The approach to measurement of rill erosion surface.
- (S1.8) S1-P023 Giannoulis K.D., Molla A., Dimirkou A., Danalatos N. The effect of Zeolite Bentonite mix to soil quality improvement of different soil types.
- (S1.9) S1-P012 Grigore Adriana, Iulia Anton, Ana Maria Dondocioiu, Romulus Mocanu, Daniela Dana, Daniela Mihalache, Ioana Oprica. Quantifying the impact of nutrient losses from agriculture in the experimental point Preajba – Gorj.
- (S1.10) S1-P056 Hong Ma, Ju Hongbo. The Progress and Achievement for the study on the significant Program for Conversion of Cropland to Forest in China.
- (S1.11) S1-P041 Hukić E., I. Čengić. Cultivation Induced Decrease In The Organic Matter Content Of Forest Nurseries As The Contributor To The Global Warming Process.
- (S1.12) S1-P053 Jones Nadia. The agrienvironmental policy in Portugal and its effects on the adoption of good soil management practices.
- (S1.13) S1-P026 Karlsons Andis, A. Osvalde, G. Ievinsh. Different nutrient supply effect on growth, proline and K, Ca, Na accumulation in Triglochin maritimum and Triglochin palustre.
- (S1.14) S1-P027 Kwiatkowska-Malina J. The ocmparision of structure of humic acids from soil amended with diverse sources of organic matter using the EPR technique.
- (S1.15) S1-P046 Mansonia Pulido-Moncada, Deyanira Lobo, Donald Gabriels, Juan Carlos Rey, Steven Sleute, Stefaan De Neve. Aggregate stability of Venezuelan soils sensitive to surface sealing and crusting.
- (S1.16) S1-P047 Mansonia Pulido-Moncada, Deyanira Lobo L., Rosana Figueroa, Donald Gabriels. Soil sealing indicator for agricultural soils in Venezuela.
- (S1.17) S1-P052 Mihalache D., C. Sîrbu, T. M. Cioroianu, M. Dumitraşcu, S. Ştefănescu, I. Anton, A. Grigore, I.Oprică, C. Pohrib. Characterization physics, chemistry and agrochemistry for some organo-mineral fertilizer.
- (S1.18) S1-P029 Moraes Maria Helena, M.R.M. Gomes. Investigation of soil pore continuity by using image analysis technique.
- (S1.19) S1-P031 Novotný I. V. Papaj, I. Pírková, J. Tylová, H. Kristenová. Geographic information system about soil in the Czech Republic SOWAC GIS.
- (S1.20) S1-P049 Pereira S. F. M. H. Moraes, J. S. Fernandes, C. R. Appoloni, L. V. C. Sanches, R. Z. Barbosa. Soil porosity evaluation by microtomography image analysis with Image J CT An and Imago software.
- (S1.21) S1-P042 Pereira S. F., M. H. Moraes, L. V. C. Sanches, R. Z. Barbosa, J. S. Fernandes, C. R. Appoloni. Nitosol Porosity under two management systems by evaluated by computed microtomography and micromorphology.
- (S1.22) S1-P044 Strauss Peter, Krammer Carmen. Effectiveness of buffer strips in the Austrian agri environmental programme.
- (S1.23) S1-P036 Toulios M., Ch. Noulas and Th. Karyotis. The impact of parent material on nutrient availability in two litho sequenses of alluvial Greek soils.
- (S1.24) S1-P035 Tsitouras Alexandros, Leonidas Toulios. Digitization georeference and unification of the analog soil survey reports and maps in Thessaly Greece.
- (S1.25) S1-P037 Turšić I., Husnjak S., Mesić M., Kisić I. Influence of bulk density on soil resistance and yield of tobacco.
- (S1.26) S1-P038 Ventrella Domenico, A.V. Vonella, A. Fiore, F. Fornaro. Crop residues management on soil fertility and crop yield for winter wheat cultivated in Southern Italy.
- (S1.27) S1-P040 Youssef Feras, Saskia Visser, Derek Karssenberg, Günay Erpul, Feras Ziadat. Strategies for Measuring Wind Erosion at the Regional Scale, Observation of Wind Erosion in Khanasser Valley Region, Syria.
SESSION 2. Forest fires impacts on natural resources and cultural heritage
- (S2.1) S2-P022 Andreu Vicente, E. Gimeno-García, O. González-Pelayo, J. Campo, J.L. Rubio. Influence of previous disturbances in the resilience capacity of a Mediterranean forest soil.
- (S2.2) S2-P012 Gallo A., Deroma M.A., Madrau S., Zucca C. The evaluation of desertification risk by a modified ESAs approach in an agro-pastoral area (Orosei, Italy).
- (S2.3) S2-P014 Norouzi Mehdi, M. Darvishi Foshtomi, M. Rezaei. Investigation on some physical and chemical properties of soils in sloping areas of Lahijan Iran.
- (S2.4) S2-P015 Novara Agata, Luciano Gristina, Juliane Rühl, Giuseppe D’Angelo, Tommaso LA Mantia Grassland fire effect on soil organic carbon reservoirs in semiarid environment.
- (S2.5) S2-P017 Pascual J.A., V. Andreu, J. L. Rubio. Influence of the research scale on runoff generation data in a Mediterranean catchment.
- (S2.6) S2-P018 Popa Nelu, D. Nistor, C. Hurjui, C. Constandache, R. Margineanu. Effects of forest belts on reduction of water erosion processes and mitigation of water deficit on sloping arable land.
- (S2.7) S2-P020 Rodriguez Rodriguez A., C.D. Arbelo, J.L. Mora, C.M. Armas, J.A. Guerra, J.S. Notario. A quality index for volcanic soils based on environmental soil forming factors.
- (S2.8) S2-P023 Ruiz M.E., J. Díaz, G. Alonso, Y. Almoza, Z. Leal, H. Medina, M.R. Pérez Duarte, J. Vermang, W.M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels. Contribution to the Cuban Program of Soil Conservation using RUSLE.
- (S2.9) S2-P021 Toulios M., Karyotis Th., Tziouvalekas M. and A. Charoulis. Properties and management of acidic Greek soils.
- (S2.10) S2-P025 Velizarova Emiliya, Ivan Ts. Marinov, Ivan Nikolov. GIS application for characterising and mapping fire-prone forest areas in the river Struma basin, south-western Bulgaria.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
SESSION 3. Sustainable management of wetlands and drylands
- (S3.1) S3-P032 Francaviglia R., K. Coleman, A.P. Whitmore, L. Doro, G. Urracci, M. Rubino, L. Ledda. Changes in soil organic carbon and climate change. Application of the RothC model to agro-silvo-pastoral Mediterranean land use systems.
- (S3.2) S3-P025 Sharma Veena. Influence of puddling intensity and organic amendments on soil water availability status under System of Rice Intensification.
- (S3.3) S3-P024 Husnjak Stjepan, Jungić, D., Rubinić, V., Tursic, I. Humus content and acidity of dominant soil types in the Pannonian agroregion of Croatia.
- (S3.4) S3-P015 Anton Iulia, Dana Daniela, Filiche Eugen, Purnavel Gheorghe, Petrovici Gabriel, Mocanu Romulus, Dodocioiu Ana Maria, Grigore Adriana. Research on macronutrient losses by runoff to various crops in Tarina vale experimental polygon, Perieni.
- (S3.5) S3-P011 Charoulis Athanasios, Anthoula Th. Dimirkou and Theodore Karyotis. Depth distribution of mineralised nitrogen in organic and inorganic soils in the area of Philippoi, Greece.
- (S3.6) S3-P018 Miqueloni Daniela Popim, C. R. P. Bueno, E.M. Gianello. Cluster and geostatistical analysis in the chemical and granulometric characteristics of an Oxisol Brazil.
- (S3.7) S3-P016 Köster Tiina, Priit Penu, Tambet Kikas, Iiri Selge. Degradation of agricultural peat soils in Estonia.
- (S3.8) S3-P026 Andreu Vicente, P. Vazquez-Roig, C. Blasco, J. L. Rubio, Y. Picó. Incidence of Pharmaceuticals in a Mediterranean Wetland Ecosystem (Valencia, Spain).
- (S3.9) S3-P014 Fernandes Carolina, José Edurado Corá, Adolfo Valente Marcelo. Crop rotation for maintenance soil quality for sugarcane growth.
- (S3.10) S3-P013 Drosos Achilleas . Variation of Properties in Surface Soils in Almyros area.
- (S3.11) S3-P019 Molla A., Dimirkou A., Kourkoumbas A. Study of ammonium nitrogen adsorption by natural materials.
- (S3.12) S3-P022 Schnabel Susanne, Manuel Pulido Fernández, Francisco Lavado Contador, Ángel Jariego García. Variations of Soil Organic Carbon Content in Rangelands of Southwest Spain.
- (S3.13) S3-P027 Elosta Fathi. The Geological simulation of water Shortage from Jifara Plain Basin.
- (S3.14) S3-P030 Sanches L. V. C., S. F. Pereira, M. J. C. L. Ferreira, R. Z. Barbosa, E. L. Garcia, R. L. Villas Bôas, M. H. Moraes. Viability of the replacement of Brazilian peat by composted sewage sludge for agricultural use.
- (S3.15) S3-P029 Sanches L. V. C., S. F. Pereira, M. J. C. L. Ferreira, R. Z. Barbosa, E. L. Garcia, R. L. Villas Bôas, M. H. Moraes. Evaluation of pH uniformity and moisture content between lots of sfagno peat imported from Canada.
SESSION 4. Soil and water management under global climatic change scenarios
- (S4.1) S4-P010 Abbas Ali Vali, Reza Ghazavi. Artificial neural networks simulation of ground water level in a flood spreading system.
- (S4.2) S4-P011 Abbas Ali Vali, Reza Ghazavi. Geomorphic modeling suspended sediment yield of river system by radial neural network.
- (S4.3) S4-P014 Fedotova Liudmila. Quality Drinking water in Moldova.
- (S4.4) S4-P013 Ferreira Danilo Alves, P. C. O. Trivelin, A. C. Vitti, H. C. J. Franco, C. E. Faroni, C. Fortes, R. Otto. Nitrogen in successive sugarcane ratoons derived from residual straw mineralization.
- (S4.5) S4-P016 Kairis Or. Ch. Karavitis, Aik. Kounalaki, V. Fasouli, C. Kosmas. The effect of overgrazing on soil erosion and land desertification in grazing land.
- (S4.6) S4-P018 Kniezková Tereza. An alternative of surface water storage at Skryje locality.
- (S4.7) S4-P019 Kozlovsky-Dufkova J. Overwinter processes influence on soil aggregate disruption.
- (S4.8) S4-P020 La Mantia Tommaso, Ennio Rivaldo, Luciano Gristina, Agata Novara, Juliane Rühl. Soil carbon accumulation after agricultural abandonment. A Mediterranean case study.
- (S4.9) S4-P022 Moraru Paula Ioana, Teodor Rusu, Ileana Bogdan, Adrian Ioana Pop, Lavinia Ioana Pop. Soil tillage conservation and its effect.
- (S4.10) S4-P024 Noulas Christos, I. Alexiou, Th. Karyotis. Relationship of the two main methods for estimating fertilizer N recovery efficiency in wheat.
- (S4.11) S4-P025 Novak Pavel, Jan Vopravil, Tatiana Vrabcova. Assessment of the vulnerability of soil to degradation and assessment of the soil ecological function in model area.
- (S4.12) S4-P042 Popova Z., P. Alexandrova, K. Doneva. Impact of climate uncertainties on maize irrigation and productivity in Plovdiv region.
- (S4.13) S4-P041 Rodriguez-Caballero Emilio, Yolanda Canton, Albert Solé-Benet. Long term monitoring of runoff and erosion in a badlands microcatchment.
- (S4.14) S4-P029 Sirbu C., M. Soare, D. Axente, T. Cioroianu, N. Marin, I. Oprica, A. Grigore, I. Anton. The influence of nitrogen chemical sources from foliar fertilizers on the penetration, uptake and accumulation of the 15 N in inflorescences of sunflower plants.
- (S4.15) S4-P030 Štástná Milada, B. Mužíková, F. Chuchma, R. Nolz, H. Středová, P. Cepuder. Parametrisation and validation of the Czech water balance model by the Austrian lysimetric data.
- (S4.16) S4-P032 Szafranek Antoni. Phosphorus retention in the forest Podzols.
- (S4.17) S4-P044 Tesfay Araya, W.M. Cornelis, J. Nyssen, B. Govaerts, L. Carpentier, D. Raes, Mitiku Haile, K.D. Saire, J. Deckers. Building resilience against drought and soil erosion: long term impact of conservation agriculture in northern Ethiopia.
- (S4.18) S4-P033 Tsitouras Alexandros Theodore Karyotis. Soil thematic maps of the arable land of Greece as an instrument for policy implementation.
- (S4.19) S4-P045 Villagarcia L., A. Were, Y. Canton, A. Solebenet, F. Domingo. Discrimination of soil water content in semiarid vegetation in a multilayer evapotranspiration model.
- (S4.20) S4-P034 Vizitiu Olga, Irina Calciu, Ioana Pănoiu. Hidrophysical properties of some soils from Arges hydrographic Basin.
- (S4.21) S4-P046 Znaor Darko, Theodore Karyotis. Capacity building and public awareness raising on Nitrates Directive in the countries aspiring to EU accession.
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
SESSION 5. Conservation and Management of Soil Biodiversity
- (S5.1) S5-P011 Barbosa R. Z., S. F. Pereira, L. V. C. Sanches, E. Marino Júnior, M. H. Moraes. Efficiency of chemical and thermal hygienization processes in sewage sludge used as conditioner and fertilizer.
- (S5.2) S5-P010 Barbosa Rogerio Zanarde, L. V. C. Sanches, S. F. Pereira, M. H. Moraes, E. Marino Júnior. Chemical quality of sewage sludge after hygienization treatment.
- (S5.3) S5-P013 Bireescu Lazar, N. Munteanu, V. Stoleru, G. Bireescu, M.V. Sellitto. Reducing risk factors by reconvertion of organic vegetable production to organic system of sustainable agriculture.
- (S5.4) S5-P015 Marchione Mario Sergio, Ana Maria Conte e Castro, Kleber Henrieque Dos Santos, Clóvis José Alcides Gomes e Gilberto Bueno Demétrio. Soil physical attributes obtained in crops of sugar cane production in different cycles.
- (S5.5) S5-P016 Marchione Mario Sergio, Ana Maria Conte e Castro, Kleber Henrieque Dos Santos, Clóvis José Alcides Gomes, e Gilberto Bueno Demétrio. Handling of the sugar cane culture in some physical attributes of the soil.
- (S5.6) S5-P017 Marchione Mario Sergio, Ana Maria Conte e Castro, Eduardo Meneghel Rando, Osvaldo Sato, Clovis José Alcides Gomes and Kléber Henrique Dos Santos. Handling of the organic matter in the physical attributes of the soil under conventional.
- (S5.7) S5-P023 Sukvibool Chinapatana, Charoon Yokthaworn. Soil and Water Conservation Management for Sustainability of Cassava Production in Thailand.
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
SESSION 6. Restoration and remediation of degraded lands - Education in soil conservation and public awareness
- (S6.1) S6-P010 Anthopoulou Barbara. The Environmental Programs in Primary Education in the Prefecture of Larissa.
- (S6.2) S6-P012 Arbelo C.D., A. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, J.L. Mora, C.M. Armas, J.A. Guerra, A. Hernández, N. Rodríguez, J.S. Notario. Soil ecological relationships in a high mountain volcanic environment at Mount Teide Canary Islands.
- (S6.3) S6-P013 Argiri G.Apostolia, Anthoula Th. Dimirkou. Study of Cd transfer reduction from soils in plants.
- (S6.4) S6-P031 Constantin Carolina, M. Dumitru, R. Lacatusu, I. Rasnoveanu. Polinuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content in the soils of garbage platform areas.
- (S6.5) S6-P015 Ghazavi Reza, Abbasali Vali. Impact of planted belt trees on desertification processes in an arid environment.
- (S6.6) S6-P017 Graiss Wilhelm, Bernhard Krautzer, Petra Haslgrübler. Ecological restoration of road embankments in Austria Prospects and limitations.
- (S6.7) S6-P027 Iakovoglou, V., Kostopoulou, P. and Radoglou, K. The effect of growing medium and seedling density on pine seedling .
- (S6.8) S6-P018 Kerebel Anthony, T. Hochstrasser, N.M. Holden. Allocation of soil to drainage classes using visual or rapid soil indicators.
- (S6.9) S6-P021 Lorenc-Plucińska G., A. Lewandowski, K. Ufnalski, A. Zemleduch, M. Walentynowicz. Afforestation as a soil remediation method after long-term irrigation with wastewaters from potato starch production.
- (S6.10) S6-P022 Maciejewska Alina, J.Kwiatkowska-Malina. The effect of brown coal derived preparation on bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils.
- (S6.11) S6-P025 Stylianou Liana. Sustainable Land Management Educational Activities Realised by the Education Centre for the Environment and Sustainability of Naoussa.
- (S6.12) S6-P032 Velianos K., Sofoyianni S., Apostolidis S., Orfanoudakis M., Alifragis D. AMF inoculation increases the Cu uptake of Nerium oleander plants grown in mine tailing substrates.
- (S6.13) S6-P030 Velizarova Emiliya, Ivan Ts. Marinov, Todor Lubenov. Effect of slope characteristics at small watersheds on soil erodibility in Maleshevska mountain, Bulgaria.
EVENT LOCATIONS
Registration: FOYER, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
PC Desk: FOYER, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
ESSC Council meeting: KALLIPATEIRA, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Coffee breaks: OLYMPIA HALL C, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Light lunches: OLYMPIA HALL C, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Opening Ceremony: OLYMPIA HALL B, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Oral Sessions: OLYMPIA HALL B, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Poster Sessions: OLYMPIA HALL A, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
General Assembly of ESSC: OLYMPIA HALL B, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
ESSC Elections: OLYMPIA HALL B, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Exhibitors’ Room: OLYMPIA HALL A, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Cocktail Reception: OLYMPIA HALL C, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Official Congress Dinner: OLYMPIA HALL B+C, GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Departure points city tour: (A) GRAND HOTEL PALACE, (B) WHITE TOWER (downtown Thessaloniki)
Departure points Vergina: (A) WHITE TOWER (downtown Thessaloniki), (B) GRAND HOTEL PALACE
Embark point for mini cruise: PROMENADE BETWEEN WHITE TOWER & ROYAL THEATER
Detailed scientific program

