Résumé :
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The first EUFORGEN meeting on Social Broadleaves was held from 23 to 25 October 1997 at the Station de Recherches Forestières (INRA) in Bordeaux-Cestas, France. Participants representing 23 countries attented the meeting. They presented country reports, identified common needs, and established a Network concerned with the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources in Social Broadleaves. For the immediate future, the scope of the Network includes European white oaks (Quercus robur, Q. petraea, Q. pubescens and related species) and beech (Fagus sylvatica, F. orientalis). To obtain a comprehensive overview of the current developments, four participants were invited to deliver introductory presentations during the first part of the meeting. They reviewed the results of research on the genetic diversity of oaks and beech throughout Europe, summarized the concerns associated with oak decline and introduced the international network of beech provenance trials established recently. The country reports typically include, but are not strictly limited to, information on the occurrence and origin of the European temperate oaks and beech in each country, their economic importance, silvicultural approaches used, health state of the forest stands and threats to their genetic diversity, genetic conservation activities, relevant nature protection policies and activities, tree-improvement, use of reproductive material, institutions involved, research capacities, needs and priorities for international collaboration.
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