1. Dendroarchaeology
- Dating wooden artifacts
2. Dendroclimatology
- Climate-growth relationship of different tree species
- Multi-proxy approaches (ring width, stable isotopes, wood density, wood anatomical variables)
- Reconstruction of past climate variations using tree rings
- Teleconnections in the climate system from tree-rings and multi-proxy records
3. Dendroecology
- Impact of climate variability on stand dynamics and forest management
- Treeline dynamics
- Tropical dendrochronology
4. New techniques and statistical approaches
5. Tree rings and natural hazards in changing climate
- Forest fires in changing climate
- Landslides, avalanches, moraine dating
- Tree rings and insects, diseases and anthropogenic factors
6.Wood anatomy and Tree-ring formation
- Intra-annual wood formation and variation in wood anatomyation
- Relation between wood-anatomical variables and environmental factors