Adaptation: From molecular mechanisms to ecosystem consequences |
| A1 | Molecular adaptation to the environment [Details] | Klaus Hoffmann, Stephan Clemens |
| A2 | Dynamics and Diversity of Chemical Ecological Interactions in Ecosystems [Details] | Ralph O. Schill, Johannes Steidle |
| A3 | Plant Growth and Stress Defence – ‘Dilemma’ or ‘Opportunity’ in Resource Allocation? [Details] | R. Matyssek, T.E.E. Grams |
| A4 | Drought stress - From organisms to landscapes [Details] | Annett Wolf, Anja Rammig |
| A5 | Plant-Animal Interactions [Details] | Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Stefan Dötterl |
Integrated ecosystem ecology: From energy and matter fluxes to social-ecological systems |
| B1 | Ecophysiological mechanisms as drivers of biogeochemical cycles in a changing environment [Details] | Ansgar Kahmen, Alexander Knohl |
| B2 | Complex Terrain and Ecological Heterogeneity (TERRECO) - Evaluating ecosystem services in production versus water yield and water quality in mountainous landscapes [Details] | John Tenhunen, Gian-Reto Walther |
| B3 | Multifunctionality of agricultural landscapes: the ecological perspective [Details] | Rainer Waldhardt, Wolfgang Büchs |
| B4 | Ecosystem Services in Human-Environment Systems [Details] | Thomas Koellner, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey |
| B5 | Analysis of linked social-ecological systems [Details] | Tillmann Buttschardt, Joachim Vogt |
Key methodologies in ecological research |
| C1 | Stable Isotopes in Ecology [Details] | Gerhard Gebauer |
| C2 | Darkness visible: molecular ecology going underground [Details] | Liliane Rueß |
| C3 | LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) – tackling ecosystems and its components in a long-term perspective [Details] | Mark Frenzel, Thomas Spiegelberger |
| C4 | Remote sensing in Ecological Research and Application [Details] | Martin Wegmann, Sebastian Schmidtlein |
| C5 | Choosing the right scale [Details] | Michael Rudner, Frank Bode |
Global change: From the importance of climatic drivers to consequences for species and communities |
| D1 | Extreme Events Ecology [Details] | Anke Jentsch, Claus Beier |
| D2 | Winter ecology – the importance of winter climate change for ecosystem functioning [Details] | Juergen Kreyling, Hugh A.L. Henry |
| D3 | Community invasibility and the range expansion of species: patterns, causes, and long-term effects [Details] | Tobias, W. Donath, Lutz Eckstein, Sylvia Haider, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Ralph O. Schill |
| D4 | Vector-Borne Diseases Responding to Climate Change - Medical Ecology [Details] | Carl Beierkuhnlein, Volker Fingerle |
| D5 | Understanding species and community response to environmental change - a functional trait perspective [Details] | Boris Schröder, Björn Reineking, Niklaus E. Zimmermann |
| D6 | Macroecology meets Global Change Research [Details] | Ingolf Kühn, Martin Brändle |
| D7 | Molecular Biogeography in Face of Climate Change [Details] | Thomas Schmitt, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Walter Durka |
| D8 | Coexistence in changing environments - between niche and neutrality [Details] | Katrin Meyer, Tamara Münkemüller, Katja Schiffers |
Ecology and society: conservation and education |
| E1 | 2010 target and beyond: nature conservation from science to application [Details] | Bruno Baur, Martin Dieterich |
| E2 | Conservation of biodiversity across administrative levels and ecological scales. [Details] | Klaus Henle, Anke Jentsch |
| E3 | Environmental Education [Details] | Franz X. Bogner |
| E4 | Herausforderungen an einen modernen Naturschutz in Europa (German day) [Details] | Andreas Kruess,
Peter Poschlod |
Reflecting on ecology |
| F1 | The Significance of Landscape in Ecology [Details] | Thomas Kirchhoff, Annette Voigt, Wolfgang Zehlius-Eckert |
| F2 | Plenary discussion: Empirical Ecology and Ecological Theory: Does the cooperation fail? [Details] | Kurt Jax, Matthias Wichmann, Tina Heger |
| F4 | Dealing with Systemic Risks [Details] | Hartmut Meyer |
