Trondheim, 1998 - third ECCB Conference

Attendees of the third ECCB Conference, Trondheim, 1998.

The 3rd Conference of the European Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes was held at the at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim from 30th August to 4th September 1998.

51 bryologists participated on the meeting from 16 European countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland) and even Canada was represented in the conference. During the meeting 18 oral presentations and 12 posters were presented. The following questions were addressed at the meeting: What is a rare species? Where do we find rare species? How to select species for conservation and how to conserve them?

During the meeting a guided tour was organised in the Botanical Garden and on the last two days the participants visited protected areas in the surrounding of Trondheim, which are habitats of rich bryophyte vegetation with several rarities.

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