Biodiversity: Structure and Function
Wilhelm Barthlott, University of Bonn, Botanical Institute, Germany
K. Eduard Linsenmair, University of Würzburg, Theodor-Bover i-Institute for Biosciences, Germany
Stefan Porembski, University of Rostock, Institute for Biodiversity Research, Germany
Characterization of Biodiversity
Klaus Riede, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic Principles
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Institute of Plant Sciences,Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich(ETH), Switzerland
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Experimental Systems
Andrew Hector, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Zürich, Switzerland
The Role of Above- and Belowground Linkages in Ecosystem Functioning
Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Department of Multitropic Interactions, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
Jasper van Ruijven, Department of Biological Sciences, Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London, UK
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning of Selected Terrestrial Ecosystems: Grasslands
Ansgar Kahmen, Institute for Plant Sciences, ETH Zürich, LFW C55, Switzerland
Biodiversity and Functioning of Selected Terrestrial Ecosystems: Alpine and Arctic Ecosystems
Eva M. Spehn, Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (DIVERSITAS),Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland
Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems
David M. Paterson, School of Biology, Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St Anrews, East Sands, UK
Biodiversity and the Functioning of Selected Terrestrial Ecosystems: Agricultural Systems
Andrew Wilby, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, UK
Michael B. Thomas, Department of Botany, University of Hawai'i, USA
Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Biodiversity Dynamics
Dethardt Goetze, Department of Botany, University of Rostock,Institute of Biosciences/Department of Botany, Germany
Klement Tockner, Department of Limnology,EAWAG Dubendorf, Switzerland
Ursula Karlowski, Department of Botany, University of Rostock, Germany
Klaus Riede, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany
Stefan Porembski, Universität Rostock, Institute for Biosciences, Department of Botany, Germany
Aparna Watve, Department of Botany, Agharkar Research Institute, India
Evolutionary and Genetic Aspects of Biodiversity
Günter Theißen, Department of Genetics, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
J.Albert C. Uy, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, USA
Monitoring of Biodiversity
Norbert Juergens, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany
Inventorying, Measuring and Monitoring of Biodiversity
Norbert Juergens, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany
Search for Indicators for Biodiversity Assessments
Robert J. Scholes, Division Water, Environment and Forestry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR-NRE), South Africa
Data and Information Management and Communication
Walter R. Berendsohn, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem,
The Value of Biodiversity
Dirk Lanzerath, German Reference Center for Ethics in the Life Sciences, and Department of Philosophy, University of Bonn, Germany
Economic Relevance of Biodiversity
Dirk Lanzerath, German Reference Center for Ethics in the Life Sciences, and Department of Philosophy, University of Bonn, Germany
Ethical Relevance of Biodiversity
Dirk Lanzerath, German Reference Center for Ethics in the Life Sciences, and Department of Philosophy, University of Bonn, Germany
Halting Biodiversity Loss: Fundamentals and Trends of Conservation Science and Action
Monika Bertzky, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences (IWSL), Germany
Pierre L. Ibisch, Subject Area Nature Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde, Germany
Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration
Hartmut Koehler, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (UFT), University of Bremen, Germany
Disturbance Management - Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration
A. Jentsch, Department of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz - Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, and Dept. of Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Bayreuth University, Bayreuth, Germany
Landscape Dynamics
Jacques Baudry, Department “Science for Action and Sustainable Development”, France
Alternative Restoration Strategies in Former Lignite Mining Areas of Eastern Germany
Siben Tischew, Antje Lorenz, and Anita Kirmer, University of Applied Science, Germany
Afforestation and Reforestation
Michael Bredemeier, Universitat Gottingen,Forest Ecosystems Research Centre, Germany
Achim Dohrenbusch, Institute for Silviculture, University of Gottingen, Germany
Tropical Forest Restoration Experiences
Peter D. Erskine, Rainforest CRC,School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Australia
Ilyas Siddique, Department of Botany,School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Australia
Vera Lex Engel, Agricultural Sciences Faculty, Department of Natural Resources, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
David Lamb, Faculty of Biological & Chemical Sciences, School of Integrative Biology,The University of Queensland, Australia
Combating Degradation in Arid Systems
Norbert Juergens, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany
