| Prof. Dr. Jürgen Augustin | ZALF e. V., Institute of Landscape Matter Dynamics , Germany |
| Ph.D student Kari Austnes | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of plant and Environmental Sciences, Norway |
| Dr. Christian Beer | Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Biogeochemical Model-Data Integration Group, Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Friedrich Beese | University of Goettingen, Germany |
| Dipl. Geoökol. Ekkehart Bethge | Universität Karlsruhe, Institute of Hydromechanics, Germany |
| Dr. EVGENIA BLAGODATSKAYA | Institute of Physico-chemical and biological problems in soil science, Russia |
| Dr. Sergey Blagodatsky | Institute of Physico-chemical and biological problems in soil science, Russia |
| Ph.D. Christian Blodau | University of Bayreuth, Limnological Research Station, Germany |
| Christina Bogner | University of Bayreuth, Soil Physics Group, Germany |
| Werner Borken | University of Bayreuth, Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Gabriele Broll | University of Vechta, ISPA, Dept. of Geo- and Agroecology, Germany |
| Dr Nicolas Brüggemann | Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU), Germany |
| Dipl.-Geogr., PhD-student Christian Brümmer | Karlsruhe Research Centre, Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research, IMK-IFU, Germany |
| Dr Sal Burgess | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK Govt, Soils Policy, United Kingdom |
| Professor Tim Burt | Durham University, Department of Geography, United Kingdom |
| Prof. Dr. Francois Buscot | Helmholz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Soil Ecology , Germany |
| PhD Ingeborg Callesen | Private consultant, Denmark |
| PhD John Campbell | USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, United States |
| PhD Bogdan H. Chojnicki | ZALF , Landscape Matter Dynamics, Germany |
| D.Sc. Søren Christensen | Copenhagen University, Biological Institute, Denmark |
| Dr Joanna Clark | University of Leeds, School of Geography, United Kingdom |
| Senior Scientist Eric Davidson | The Woods Hole Research Center, United States |
| PhD Paolo De Angelis | University of Tuscia, Department of Forest Environment and Resources, Italy |
| PhD Giovanbattista de Dato | University of Tuscia, Department of Forest Environment and Resources, Italy |
| PhD Heleen de Wit | Norw. Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway |
| Dr Nancy Dise | Manchester Metropolitan University, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, United Kingdom |
| Prof. Harold Drake | University of Bayreuth, Ecological Microbiology, Germany |
| PhD Catherine Eimers | Trent University, Geography, Canada |
| Dr. Ruth H. Ellerbrock | ZALF Müncheberg, Instiute for Soil Landscape Research, Germany |
| Wolfgang Falk | Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft, Sachgebiet Standort und Bodenschutz, Germany |
| RNDr., PhD. Karel Fiala | Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of Ecology, Czech Republic |
| Sabine Fiedler | University of Hohenheim, Germany |
| PhD student Gianluca Filippa | University of Torino, Department of agroforestry resources, Italy |
| Prof. Heiner Flessa | Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, University of Göttingen, Germany |
| Dr. Bente Foereid | University of Aberdeen, Plant & Soil Science, United Kingdom |
| Professor Chris Freeman | University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom |
| PhD Michele Freppaz | Università di Torino, Di.Va.P.R.A. - LNSA, Italy |
| Daniel Fröhlich | University of Goettingen, Germany |
| Dirk Gaul | University of Göttingen, Plant Ecology, Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gebauer | Universität Bayreuth, BayCEER - Labor für Isotopen-Biogeochemie, Germany |
| PD Dr. rer. nat. Bruno Glaser | University of Bayreuth, Soil Physics Department, Germany |
| PhD Habil Douglas Godbold | University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom |
| Stefanie Goldberg | Universität Bayreuth, BayCEER-Labor für Isotopen Biogeochemie, Germany |
| PhD Elisabeth Graf Pannatier | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Soil Sciences, Switzerland |
| Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Uwe Grünewald | Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Lehrstuhl Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft, Germany |
| Dr. Karl-Heinz Häberle | Lehrstuhl Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen, Dep. für Ökologie, TUM , Germany |
| PhD student Mahsa Haei | Umeå University, Department of Environmental sciences, Sweden |
| PhD Frank Hagedorn | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchh, Soil Sciences, Switzerland |
| Alexandra Hamberger | University of Bayreuth, Department of Ecological Microbiology, Germany |
| PhD Pekka Hänninen | Geological Survey of Finland, Quaternary and environment, Finland |
| Kerstin Hentschel | University of Bayreuth, Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Dr. Dietrich Hertel | University of Goettingen, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Germany |
| PhD. Petr Holub | Institute of Botany AS CR, Department of Ecology, Czech Republic |
| Dr Stephen Hoon | Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, United Kingdom |
| Dr. Marcus Horn | University of Bayreuth, Department of Ecological Microbiology, Germany |
| Prof Bernd Huwe | Soil Physics, University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| PhD-Student Ottmar Joos | University of Zuerich, Department of Geography/ Physiogeography/ Soil science, Switzerland |
| Hermann Jungkunst | University of Göttingen, Department of Plant Ecology, Germany |
| PD Dr. Karsten Kalbitz | University of Bayreuth, Soil Ecology, Germany |
| PhD Øyvind Kaste | Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway |
| Klaus-Holger Knorr | University of Bayreuth, Limnological Research Station, Dept. of Hydrology, Germany |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. PhD. JOZEF KOBZA | Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Bratislava, Regional Working-place, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Dr. Steffen Kolb | University of Bayreuth, Dep. Ecological Microbiology, Germany |
| Hannu Tapio Koponen | University of Kuopio, Department of Environmental Sciences, Finland |
| PhD Galina Koptsik | Moscow State University, Soil Science Faculty, Russia |
| PhD Sergey Koptsik | Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Russia |
| Jürgen Kreyling | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Disturbance Ecology, Germany |
| Dr. Irina Kurganova | Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russain Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of soil cycles of nitrogen and carbon, Russia |
| Kirsten Küsel | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Limnology Research Group, Germany |
| Prof. Yakov Kuzyakov | University of Bayreuth, Dep. of Agroecosystem Research, Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Norbert Lamersdorf | University of Göttingen, Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, Germany |
| PhD Hjalmar Laudon | Umeå University, Dept of Environmental Sciences, Sweden |
| PhD Tarja Lehto | University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Finland |
| Prof. Dr. Christoph Leuschner | Universität Göttingen, Ökologie und Ökosystemforschung, Germany |
| Dr. Gunnar Lischeid | University of Bayreuth, Ecological Modelling, Germany |
| PhD Valentin Lopes de Gerenyu | Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Soil cycles of C and N, Russia |
| PhD Marja Maljanen | University of Kuopio, Environmental Sciences, Finland |
| Prof. Dr. Rainer Matyssek | Lehrstuhl Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen, Dep. für Ökologie , TUM , Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Egbert Matzner | Soil Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| Bc. Ladislav Mensik | Institute of Forest Ecology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Czech Republic |
| PhD Beate Michalzik | University of Göttingen, Institute of Geography, Landscape Ecology, Germany |
| Jan Muhr | University of Bayreuth, Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Prof. Jan Mulder | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Dep. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norway |
| Carsten Müller | TU München, Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Germany |
| Prof. Jean Charles MUNCH | GSF-Reserach Centre, Insitute of Soil Ecology, Germany |
| PD Dr Pascal Niklaus | ETH Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, Switzerland |
| Petia Nikolova | Technische Universität München, Department of Ecology, Germany |
| PhD Mats Öquist | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Ecology, Sweden |
| Stefan Peiffer | Universität Bayreuth, Dep. of Hydrology, Germany |
| Wüst Pia | Universität Bayreuth, Ökologische Mikrobiologie, Germany |
| PD Dr. Eckart Priesack | GSF National Research Center, Institute of Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Marco Reiche | Limnology Research Group, Institute of Ecology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
| student Achim Reinhardt | University of Bayreuth, Department of Hydrology, Germany |
| Ing. Michal Remes | Institute of Forest Ecology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Czech Republic |
| Dr Tapani Repo | The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Unit, Finland |
| PhD Lindsey Rustad | USDA Forest Service, United States |
| prof Hana Santruckova | University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Dept. Ecology&Hydrobiology, Czech Republic |
| Dr Michael Schloter | GSF Nat. Res. Center, Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Nadine Schmid | University of Bayreuth, Biogeography, Germany |
| PhD Inger Kappel Schmidt | University of Copenhagen, Applied Ecology, Denmark |
| Dr. Michael W. I. Schmidt | Univ. Zurich, Department of Geography, Switzerland |
| Andrea Schmitt | University of Bayreuth, Soil Physics Department, Germany |
| Dr Reiner Schroll | GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institut of Soil Ecology, Germany |
| Christoph Schulz | Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (Bavarian Forest Institute), Germany |
| Stefany Schulze | Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Biogeochemical Model-Data Integration Group, Germany |
| Phd student Merete Bang Selsted | Risø National Laboratory, Biosystem Department, Ecoystem Programme, Denmark |
| PhD Raimo Sutinen | Geological Survey of Finland, Finland |
| MSc. Karolina Tahovská | University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Ecology, Czech Republic |
| Dr Andrew Thomas | Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, United Kingdom |
| MSc Jenni Tirkkonen | University of Kuopio, Department of Environmental Sciences, Finland |
| Susan Trumbore | University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, United States |
| PhD. Ivan Tuma | Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of Ecology, Czech Republic |
| PhD Eva Uhlirova | University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Ecology, Czech Republic |
| Prof. Dr. Edzo Veldkamp | University of Göttingen, Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, Germany |
| Dr Live Semb Vestgarden | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norway |
| Dr. Håkan Wallander | Lund University, Department of Microbial Ecology, Sweden |
| PhD Shaun Watmough | Trent University, Environmental and Resource Studies, Canada |
| Christina Weyer | University of Bayreuth, Chair of Ecological Modelling, Germany |
| Dr. Richard Wright | Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway |
| Dr. Ilya Yevdokimov | Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Laboratory of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles, Russia |
| Tobias Zuber | University of Bayreuth, Soil Ecology, Germany |