Adèle & Kelly present their findings at the Semois Valley National Park

For three years, the Semois Valley National Park (PNVS) has been working to conserve biodiversity. To celebrate this anniversary, they organised a biodiversity symposium, which two members of the lab were pleased to attend. Kelly and Adèle presented the initial findings from their epiphytic bryophyte surveys, focusing particularly on bioindicators of old-growth forests. In the long term, the project will also aim to identify forest canopy structures that maintain a stable microclimate and that are the most likely to create refuges that will help species to persist in the face of climate change. The symposium also gave them the opportunity to discover the outcomes of the various projects led by the PNVS and to discuss nature conservation issues in Wallonia.

Picture: Frullania tamarisci, Chasselan Wood (Herbeumont) – an indicator species when among a community.