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TRACE 2025 - Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology

Join us for TRACE 2025 on June 15-20 in Umeå, Sweden! We are excited to invite you to this international conference bringing together researchers, experts, and enthusiasts to explore tree rings in archaeology, climatology, and ecology. Network, exchange knowledge, and experience Swedish Midsummer!

Start date: 15 June 2025 08:00

End date: 20 June 2025 18:00

Organiser: Association for Tree-Ring Research (ATR)

Co-organiser: Umeå Plant Science Centre

Location: Umeå

Workshops:

  • Unlock the Secrets of Tree Growth Monitoring with Dendrometers
  • Automated Ring-Width Measurements from Images
  • Strategic Environmental Archaeological Database
  • Blue Intensity
  • Stable Isotope Dendrochronology
  • Tree-Ring Stable Isotopes: Bridging Theory, Methods & Applications
  • Mathematical Modeling

Excursions:

  • Mid-conference: Skogforsk (Swedish Tree Breeding Institute)
  • Post-conference: Old Growth Forest in the Swedish High Coast & Midsummer
  • Celebration at Gammlia

Key Topics:

  • Dendroarchaeology & Climate Reconstructions
  • Forest Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Climate Sensitivity in Species & Populations
  • Tree-Level Processes (Genetics, Competition, Individual Responses)
  • Wood Anatomy & Dendro Methodology
  • Functional Dendroecology & Physiology
  • Wood Chemistry & Stable Isotope Applications

Registration: closed

Abstract Submission: OPEN until March 15th

Find more details on the official conference website

We look forward to welcoming you to Umeå in 2025!

@ Contact

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    Kelly Swarts
    Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology