Declaration of Support

SCIENTISTS CALL FOR THE RESTORATION OF 20% OF EU’S LAND AND SEAS BY 2030, AND ALL AREAS IN NEED OF RESTORATION BY 2050

May 2023

The natural world is our life support system, and more than half of the global GDP depends on it(1). But we have destroyed much of Europe’s – and our planet’s – biodiversity through industrial and economic activity(2). If we don’t restore much of our degraded lands and seas, we will lose the benefits that ecosystems provide for free, with spiraling negative impacts to humanity. This is why the world’s nations (including the EU) agreed in 2022 to restore at least 30% of degraded habitats by 2030 under the Global Biodiversity Framework of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity(3). In 2022, the European Commission proposed the first ever legislation to repair the European habitats that are in poor condition, and to bring back nature to all ecosystems, from forest and agricultural land to marine, freshwater and urban ecosystems(4). The aim is to cover at least 20% of the EU's land and seas by 2030 with nature restoration measures, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. The law will scale up existing measures such as rewilding, returning trees, greening cities and infrastructure, and removing pollution to allow nature to recover. If the EU is to restore the health, productivity and resilience of its lands and seas, and have nature continue supporting European food security, employment, climate change mitigation, and the economy, it must approve and implement its Nature Restoration Law.

The facts

Restoration does not preclude economic activity

  • Restoration is about bringing back biodiversity everywhere, including managed forests, agricultural lands and cities, so that people – especially those who directly depend on healthy nature for their livelihood – will live and produce better together with nature.

  • Every €1 spent into nature restoration produces €8 to €38 in economic value, thanks to the ecosystem services that support food security, ecosystem and climate resilience and mitigation, and human health(5).

  • Restoring marine life produces economic returns of 10:1 relative to the status quo, via fisheries enhancement, ecotourism and other ecosystem benefits(6).

  • Insurance companies have invested €510 billion in companies with high dependency on ecosystem services(7).

Restoration enhances food security

  • Intensive farming is the biggest threat to European birds(8). But hedgerows and woodland within agricultural landscapes are reservoirs of biodiversity, including birds and insects that pollinate crops, control pests, help improve soil health, reduce impacts from droughts, and retain water – while being more economical than intensive agriculture without nature(5,9,10).

  • In the sea, restoration of fish and invertebrate biomass in highly protected areas produces higher reproductive output and spillover of fish and invertebrates that improves fishing catch around the protected areas(11,12).

Restoration helps mitigate the impacts of climate change

  • We cannot solve climate change without nature. Reduction of carbon emissions is essential, but only healthy ecosystems can absorb the excess carbon pollution in the atmosphere and the sea.

  • Restoring carbon-rich terrestrial ecosystems such as peatlands sequester large amounts of carbon, but they also can prevent soil subsidence, reduce flood risks, and improve water quality(13). In European seas, restoration of seagrass beds and kelp forests can also help sequester large amounts of carbon14.

  • Rewilding species such as beavers and large herbivores can reduce the risk and recover from climate change-related wildfires and drought(15,16).

  • Restoration efforts are not in conflict with the development of renewable energies, but if designed smartly they could be complementary. In fact, the European Power Sector supports the EC’s Nature Restoration proposal(17). Offshore wind farms, for example, are typically farther offshore than shallow coastal areas where restoration of seagrass beds could occur. Wind farms could also protect some areas from the destructive impacts of bottom trawling, thus enhancing the natural restoration of soft bottoms.

Restoration and protection require separate approaches

  • Nature restoration does not equal nature protection and does not automatically lead to more protected areas. While nature restoration is necessary in protected areas as well due to their increasingly poor condition, restored areas do not have to become protected areas.

  • Greening cities, for example, does not involve protected areas but it has significant positive effects on human health including clean air, cooler summers with less extreme temperatures, and a reduction in deaths(18).

Marine restoration is best achieved through highly protected areas

  • In the sea, unlike the land, the most efficient mechanism to restore the abundance of marine life is highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) where fishing and other damaging activities are banned.

  • On average, the biomass of fish increase by 500% in HPMAs relative to unprotected areas nearby – within a decade or less(19).

  • Natural recovery of commercial fishes and invertebrates can be accompanied by seagrass, kelp and saltmarsh restoration.

Restoration benefits far exceed the costs

  • There is a myth that nature restoration will cost jobs, but the actual enemy of jobs in farming and fishing is continued overexploitation of the very resources that support those livelihoods.

  • In the case of the protected under the Habitats Directive, restoring them to a good condition over 10% of the total EU territory, is estimated to cost in total €154 billion. The projected benefits of restoring EU’s biodiversity-rich habitats are expected to reach €1,860 billion – a cost benefit ratio of 1:12 in favour of benefits(5). The cost of inaction is also much higher than the restoration costs, estimated at €1,700 billion.

  • While there may be short term costs, the EU has sufficient funds to provide bridge financing. For example, restoring hedgerows and woodland as part of agricultural landscapes and reducing chemical pesticide use (while shifting to natural pest control) could be funded in the short term by redirecting subsidies from intensive farming practices to regenerative practices.

Signed

Enric Sala, National Geographic Society, USA Deli Saavedra, Rewilding Europe, Spain

Randi Rotjan, Boston University, United States Joachim Claudet, CNRS, France

Emanuel Gonçalves, MARE - ISPA, Portugal

Sylvaine Giakoumi, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy Ulf Bergström, SLU, Sweden

Fiona Tomas, IMEDEA, CSIC, Spain Enrique Macpherson, CSIC, Spain

Ricardo Barea, The Wyld Foundation, United States

Alexandros Frantzis, Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute, Greece Fabio Favoretto, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Italy

Emma Cebrian Pujol, Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes CSIC, Spain Paolo Guidetti, Genoa Marine Centre, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy Jorge Cortés-Núñez, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University, USA

Stuart Sandin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, USA Mykyta Osadchyi, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska, Poland

Juan Mayorga, National Geographic Pristine Seas, Colombia

Christos Mammides, Nature Conservation Unit, Frederick University, Cyprus

Valentina Platzgummer, Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación, Mexico Gorka Sancho, College of Charleston, USA

Erica Carone, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, México Lance Morgan, Marine Conservation Institute, USA

Peter Jones, Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL, UK Frédéric Le Manach, BLOOM, France

Carlo Cattano, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy Sabin Liulea, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain Purificació Canals, MedPAN, Spain

Timothy Clark, Deakin University, Australia Owen Day, CLEAR Caribbean, United Kingdom

Jesús E Argente Garcia, Universidad de Murcia, Spain Blanca Soro Mateo, Universidad de Murcia, España Samantha Deane, Kelp Forest Foundation, Netherlands

Arturo Lucas Forcadell, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain Gustavo Hernández Arteaga, Universidad de Murcia, España Andrew Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire, USA

Jaume Piera, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Spain Josep Ramon Fuentes i Gasó, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, España Santiago Álvarez, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Joaquim Garrabou, Institut de Ciències del Mar ICM-CSIC, Spain Juan Diego Lòpez Giraldo, VITA XXI SLP, Spain

Philippe Cury, IRD, France

Didier Gascuel, Institut Agro, France Sara Labrousse, CNRS, France

Patrice BRETEL, CNRS - LOCEAN UMR7159, FRANCE

Delphine Dissard, IRD, France

Luisa Mangialajo, Université Côte d'Azur, France Francesco Ferretti, Virginia Tech, USA

Laura Giuliano, CIESM -The Mediterranean Commission, Monaco (CIESM HQ) Sakina-Dorothée Ayata, Sorbonne University, France

Jean-Francois Julien, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France Julie Deshayes, CNRS, France

Nadine Steiger, LOCEAN, France Renaud Person, IRD, France

Josyane Ronchail, LOCEAN - IPSL, France

Matthieu Carré, CNRS/Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat (LOCEAN), France Yves Bas, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France

Héloïse Caraty, Sorbonne University, France Antoine-Alexis Nasser, INRIA/LOCEAN, France Robin Rolland, Sorbonne Université, France

Ludovic Crochard, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France Julia de la Cruz, Science for Change, Spain

Aurélien Gabriel Cohen, LADYSS, Université Paris Cité, France Arno Gendre, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

Maya Janvier, LOCEAN-IPSL, France Inès Mangolte, LOCEAN-IPSL, France

Alice Soccodato, EMBRC - European Marine Biological Resources Centre, France Claire Waelbroeck, CNRS, France

Ignasi Ferrer, Seastainable Ventures, Spain Francis Codron, Sorbonne Université, France Kate Allcock, US EPA, USA

Juanita Zorrilla Pujana, SUBMON, Spain Fanny Guillet, CNRS, France

Denis Trystram, Université Grenoble Alpes, France Christophe Cérin, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France Margaux Perhirin, LOCEAN-IPSL-SU, France

Antonio Di Franco, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Center, Italy Véronique Pierron-Bohnes, IPCMS Strasbourg, France

Charlotte Roemer, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France Guillaume Mandil, Universite Grenoble Alpes, France

Caroline Rossi, Universite Grenoble Alpes, France Anne Delaballe, UGA, France

Quentin Desvaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, France Jean-Baptiste Durand, AMAP CIRAD, France

Jean-Luc Schwartz, CNRS, France Myriam Khalfallah, UBC, Canada/Tunisia

Dan Laffoley, IUCN, UK

Brett Jesmer, Virginia Tech, United States

Romain Couillet, University Grenoble-Alpes, France Bruno Bachelier, CIRAD, France

Jess Jones, Virginia Tech, United States of America Didier Babin, CIRAD, France

Matthias Noël, LOCEAN, France

Nicolas Gast, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inria, France Geraldine Sarret, CNRS, ISTerre, France Léonard Barthelemy, LOCEAN-IPSL, France Davide Di Cioccio, EMBRC-ERIC, France

J. Leighton Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States Harold Levrel, AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay, France

Isabelle Krzywkowski, Université Grenoble Alpes, France Donald Linzey, Virginia Tech, USA

Adrien Fabre, CNRS, France Arnaud Legrand, CNRS, France

Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary, Université Grenoble Alpes, France Teresa Madurell, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Spain

Harun Guclusoy, DEU Institute of Marine Sciences and Tech, Republic of Turkiye Ponç Feliu, Parc Natural de Cap de Creus, Spain

Philippe CINQUIN, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France

Robert D. Ballard, University of Rhode Island, United States of America Martijn ten Hoopen, CIRAD, France

Paul E Hargraves, Oceanography/ University of Rhode Island, USA John P. Walsh, University of Rhode Island, United States

Rainer Lohmann, University of Rhode Island, USA

Phanor Montoya-Maya, Coral Restoration Foundation, United States Matt Wei, University of Rhode Island, United States

Vania Marangozova, UGA, France

Sarah Frias-Torres, Research Collaborator, Smithsonian Marine Station, USA Claudio Campagna, The Language of Conservation Project, Argentina

Cedric Abele, Stockholm University, Sweden Luc T. Miaz, Stockholm University, Sweden Sophie Steigerwald, ACES-SU, Sweden Sean Clarke, Stockholm University, Sweden

Diana Kättström, PhD Student/Department of Environmental Science/Stockholm University, Sweden

Marlene Ågerstrand, Stockholm University, Sweden Bernat Garrigos i Castro, Fundació Alive, Spain Joan O. Grimalt, IDAEA-CSIC, Spain

Christina Rudén, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden Henrique Pereira, iDiv/University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Claude Frankignoul, Sorbonne Université, France

Voula Alexiadou, Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute, Greece Prasanaki Stavroula, University of the Aegean, Greece Kalliopi Gkikpoulou, University of St Andrews, UK

Alexandros Tsalapatis, University of the Aegean, Greece Savvas Chatzinilolaou, Blutopia Marine Park Ike, Greece Lida Kypriotou, Swiss Cetacean Society Switzerland François Simard, IUCN/WCPA, France

Louis Closson, UGA, France

Matthieu Verlynde, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, France Sophie Molia, CIRAD, France

Antoine Leblois, INRAE, France

Daniel Mateos Molina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain Anastasios Baltadakis, LAMAR S.A, Greece

Flora Borchert, Stockholm University, Sweden Christine Le Roux, CIRAD, France

Stephen Crooks, Silvestrum Climate Associates, The Netherlands Agnès Labrousse, Sciences Po Lyon - Triangle, France

Romain Troublé, Tara Ocean Foundation, France Catherine Boemare, EHESS, France

Zinovia Erga, Oceanides imbre, Greece Alessandra Pome, UNEP, France

Riana Lynn, Journey Foods; Adult Science Fair; World Economic Forum, USA Naomi Sheehan, Climate Communicators Ltd., Ireland

Juan Roos, Digital Earth Solutions, Spain

Josefin Engelhardt, Stockholm University, Sweden Fenix Garcia Tigreros, University of Rhode Island, USA

Silvia Oliva, Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, COC-IEO-CSIC, Spain Raphael Leblois, INRAE, France

Mathilda Andreassen, Stockholm University, Sweden

Thomas Arapis, ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, Greece

Aliki Panagopoulou, PhD, ARCHELON the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, Greece Chris Armstrong, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Daphne Mavrogiorgos, ARCHELON The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, Greece Margalida Monserrat, Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, CoNISMa, Italy Pelayo Salinas de Leon, Charles Darwin Foundation, Ecuador

Marlene Jahnke, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Sabine Girard, INRAE, France

Ignacio Mola, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Morgane Gonon, CIRED, France

Léa Tardieu, INRAE, France

Antonio Calò, University of Palermo, Italy

Niki Koutouzi, Oceanides Marine Research and Education, Greece Aveliina Helm, University of Tartu, Estonia

Kris Decleer, Senior Researcher, Belgium

Johannes Kollmann, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Klara Rehounkova, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, the Czech Republic Romain Troublé, Tara Ocean Foundation, France

Frédéric ARCHAUX, INRAE, France

Jordi Cortina-Segarra, Univ. Alicante & SER Europe, Spain Emili García-Berthou, University of Girona, Spain

Lluís Brotons, CSIC-Creaf, Spain

Alexandro Leverkus, University of Granada, Spain Zaida Ortega Diago, University of Granada, Spain

Mariano Moreno de las Heras, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Jose M. Moreno, Academia de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Néstor Fernández, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany

Juan J. Robledo-Arnuncio, ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC, Spain

Bernd Hansjürgens, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ , Germany Jomme Desair, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Belgium

José M. Rey Benayas, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain Sabine Tischew, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Helge Bruelheide, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Germany

Myriam Dumortier, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Belgium

Christine Ward-Paige, eOceans, Canada

Carmen Morales-Caselles, University of Cádiz, Spain

Danae Portolou, Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) / BirdLife Greece, Greece

Verónica Cruz Alonso, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Pere Miquel Mir-Rosselló, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain

Fiz da Costa González, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Spain

Julia Martinez, Fundación Nueva Cultura del Agua, España

Miguel Angel Esteve, Universidad de Murcia , España

Tobias Plieninger, University of Kassel and University of Göttingen, Germany

Aletta Bonn, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ / Friedrich Schiller University Jena / German Centre for integrative Biodiversity Research iDiv, Germany

Kirsten Thonicke, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity, Germany

Klaus Reinhardt, TU Dresden, Biology, Germany

Steffen Hahn, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland

Lennart Winkler, TU Dresden, Deutschland

Jens Rolff, Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Germany

Guy Pe'er, German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (idiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; UFZ - Helmhotz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

Oskars Keišs, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Latvia

Ulrich Steiner, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

María José Leiva, University of Seville, Spain

Oliver Otti, TU Dresden, Germany

Sophie Armitage, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany

Martin Heine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Charlotte Noël, Institution for nature and forest research (INBO), Belgium

Francisco Moreira, CIBIO-BIOPOLIS, Portugal

Martins Briedis, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland

Lena Wilfert, Universität Ulm, Germany

Peter Shurulinkov, National Museum of Natural History Sofia,Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria

Kerstin Wilhelm, Ulm university, Germany

Sebastian Hopfenmüller, Uln University, Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, Germany

Nuria Selva, Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences , Poland

Pablo Villalva, Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Spain

Andreas Zedrosser, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

Zdenka Křenová, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Department of Biodiversity Research, Czech Republic

Maria Belenguer Manzanedo, EBD CSIC, SPAIN

Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez, Donana Biological Station (CSIC), Seville

Ines Sanchez-Donoso, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Spain

Jose M. Fedriani, CIDE/EBD (CSIC), Spain

Katarzyna Nowak, Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland

Shirin Taheri, Spanish Research Council-Estacion biologica de Doñana,Spain

Ewa Orlikowska, Karlstad University, Sweden

Carlos Bautista, Institute of Nature Conservation of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Emma-Liina Marjakangas, University of Helsinki, Finland

Tanja Šumrada, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty , Slovenia

Jana Kachler, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany

Simone Sommer, Ulm University, Evolutionary Ecology & Conservation Genomics, Germany

Léonard El-Hokayem, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Germany

Rafaella Canessa, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) / Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Ruben Remelgado, TU Dresden, Germany

Christine Römermann, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Alexandra Werner, iDiv, Germany

Primož Kmecl, Group for Conservation Biology, DOPPS BirdLife Slovenia, Slovenia

Patrick Mäder, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany

Ingolf Kühn, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Erik Welk, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Daniel Vedder, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany

Tadeusz Fleituch, Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Carsten Meyer, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany

Alexander Weinhold, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany Germany

Nina Klötzer, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany

Harald Auge, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ  & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Germany

Laura Bosco, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland

Tatjana Čelik, Jovan Hadži Institute of Biology ZRC SAZU, Slovenia

Roel van Klink, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany

Carolin Plos, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Germany

Peter Hobson, School of Sustainable Environments, Writtle University College, UK

Hendrik Mueller, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Central Natural Science Collections, Germany

Gabriel Walther, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Steffen Roth, University Museum Bergen, Norway

Walter Durka, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany

Luigi Boitani, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy

Marta Sánchez Ordóñez, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Spain

Martin Hofrichter, TU Dresden, Germany

Reinart Feldmann, UFZ, Germany

Jérémy Cours, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Andrey Dara, CarbonSpace, Germany

Sebastian van der Linden, University of Greifswald, Germany

Anahita Kazem, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany

Simone Pfeiffer, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

Theresa Schmidt-Seiferth, Universität Leipzig, Germany

Rémy Simide, Oceanographic Institute Paul Ricard, France

Marta De Barba, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Javier Juste, EBD-CSIC, Spain

Claude Reveret, CREOCEAN, France

Laurentiu Rozylowicz, University of Bucharest, Romania

Oleg Zheleznyy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Marlee Tucker, Radboud University, Netherlands

Peter Trontelj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Daniel Müller, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany

Linda Laikre, Stockholm University, Sweden

Hadi Beygi Heidarlou, Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania

Glenda Mendieta-Leiva, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

Gregor Hodgson, Coral Reef Consultants LLC, USA

Aleksandra Majić Skrbinšek, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Lina Lüttgert, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Julie Callebaut, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Belgium

Jonas Alsleben, Humboldt University of Berlin, Geography Department, Germany

Sebastian Klimek, Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Germany

Jens Kattge, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany

Marek Giergiczny, University of Warsaw, Poland

Nathan Ranc, INRAE, France

Stefan Vidal, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Nadège Bonnot, INRAE, France

Karine Princé, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France

Sarah Bekessy, Rmit University , Australia

Maria Nicolina Papa, Università di Salerno, Italia

Benoît Fontaine, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France

Andreas RAVACHE, CNRS / MNHN, France

Roberta D’Ambrosio, Università di Salerno, Italia

Jean-François Gerard, INRAE, France

Belinda Gallardo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE-CSIC), Spain

François Sarrazin, Sorbonne Université, France

Devers Florence, MNHN, France

Martin Jung, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

Sophie Lokatis, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Žiga Malek, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Slovenia

Daniel Hering, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Yohan GICQUEL, University of Reims, France

Vigdis Vandvik, University of Bergen, Norway

Mona Bachmann, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), Denmark

Erik Öckinger, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Gerald Jurasinski, Peatland Science, University of Greifswald, Germany

Marlen Laanep, University of Tartu, Estonia

Daniel Piechowski, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Deutschland

Hans Henrik Bruun, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Brenda Maria Zoderer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Christian Levers, Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Germany

Alejandra Morán Ordóñez, Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland

Jarrod Cusens, University of Bergen, Norway

Miha Krofel, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Douglas Branch, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Neftalí Sillero, University of Porto, Portugal

Lan Hočevar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ruben Portas, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Namibia

Urša Fležar, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia

Roxanne Leberger, CREAF, Spain

Aleksander Trajce, PPNEA, Albania

Miguel A. Carretero, CIBIO-University of Porto, Portugal

Sonja Knapp, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ  & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany

Ramon C. Soriguer, CSIC, Spain

Almudena Olivas del Rey, Instituto Técnico Agronómico Provincial de Albacete (ITAP), Spain

Chiara Cortinovis, University of Trento, Italy

Susana Orta-Ortiz, University of Trento, Italy

Davide Geneletti, University of Trento, Italy

Chiara Parretta, University of Trento, Italy

Dani Villero Pi, CREAF, Spain

Anamarija Zagar, NIB, Slovenia

Astrid Robette, Neayi, France

Anna Osann, AgriSat Iberia s.l., Spain

Noëlle Klein, Agroscope / ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Fernando Ascensão, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Dr. Laura Kehoe, Wicklow County Council, Ireland

Ricardo Correia, University of Turku, Finland

César Capinha, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Piero Visconti, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

Simon Vitecek, University of Natural Resources, Vienna/WasserCluster Lunz – Biologische Station GmbH, Austria

Jutta Beher, IIASA, Austria

Jonas Geldmann, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Benedikt Becsi, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Vogt, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

Sanja Barišić, Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Croatia

José Ignacio Querejeta, CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Spain

Nicolas Morellet, INRAE, FRANCE

Christian Wegener, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany

Florian Borgwardt, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Carolina Martínez Ruiz, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain

Courtney Gorman, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Juan Carlos Illera, University of Oviedo, Spain

Adrien Perrard, Universite Paris Cite, France

Christian Roos, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Germany

Pierre Ellssel, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Luca Santini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Jobst Heitzig, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

Renate Wesselingh, Earth & Life Institute, UCLouvain, Belgium

Laura Mosebach, University of Münster, Germany

Alexander Kurz, Chapman University, United States

Agnes Vari, McGill University, Canada

Verena Rösch, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

Julian Enß, Aquatic Ecology, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Fabrizio Ungaro, National Research Council, Italy

Sibylle Schroer, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Alessia Chelli, University of Trento, Italy

Jonathan Jeschke, IGB & Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Jessica Landgraf, Lebniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Sebastian Birk, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Danie Ortiz-Gonzalo, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Gerald Moser, Giessen University, Plant Ecology, Germany

Thomas Hörren, Entomological Society Krefeöd, Germany

Juliette Martin, IIASA, Austria

Afroditi Grigoropoulou, Institute of freshwater ecology and inland fisheries, Berlin, Germany

Jesper Andersen, NIVA Denmark Water Research, Denmark

Simon Unterstrasser, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Alexandra Rodríguez, Misión Biológica de Galicia, CSIC, Spain

Yvonne Buckley, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Louisa-Marie von Plüskow, Institut für Gewässer Ökologie und Binnenfischerei (Berlin), Germany

Linn Schaan, German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (idiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; UFZ - Helmhotz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

Martin Gammell, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland

Willem Ferwerda, Commonland, Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University), IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Netherlands

Alberto Pastorino, BioMA ETS, Italy

Reinier de Vries, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands

Petr Šmilauer, University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Ecosystem Biology, Czech Republic

Katalin Szitár, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary

Sina Wittmann, Institute of molecular biology, Germany

Adriana Hološková, Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic

Johann Zaller, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria

Adnan Sisic, Universität Kassel, Germany

Matthias Stöck, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Fabien Quétier, Rewilding Europe, France

Catalin Anton, WWF, Ireland

Rubén Retuerto, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Ivon Cuadros Casanova, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Ina M. Sieber, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Jens Freitag, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany

Virgilio Hermoso, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Sabine Liebenehm, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Matthias Biber, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Rosa M. Chefaoui, URJC, Spain

Catherine Coxon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Wolfgang Goymann, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany

Matthijs Vos, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Tonjes Veenstra, Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Deutschland

Alain Queffelec, CNRS, France

Rita Campos, CES-UC, Portugal

Stephan Pauleit, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Hans Poertner, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Germany

Gesa Geißler, University of Life Sciences and Natural Resources Vienna, Austria

Hans-Peter Grossart, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Potsdam University, Germany

Clara Veerkamp, Radboud University Nijmegen/Institute for Science in Society, Netherlands

Mattia Brambilla, Milan University, Italy

Paul Brooks, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Ireland

Evelien Bossuyt, UCLL, Belgium

Vitus Benson, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany

Nikolaus Szucsich, Natural History Museum Vienna/ ABOL, Austria

Beatriz Duguy Pedra, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain

Robert Arlinghaus, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Hanno Seebens, Senckenberg, Germany

Matthias Nuss, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Germany

Irmgard Greilhuber, University of Vienna, Austria

Pierre Ozer, University of Liège, Belgium

Catherine Farrell, TCD, Ireland

Jasper Wubs, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands

Sebastian Schmidtlein, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Nicolas Bierne, CNRS, FRANCE

Claire Dupont, Ghent University, Belgium

Zebensui Morales-Reyes, IESA-CSIC, Spain

Bishnu Prasad Dhakal, Forest Research and Training Centre, Nepal

Davor Cikovic, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute of Ornithology, Croatia

Jens Kiesel, Kiel University, Germany

Klement Tockner, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Dr. Stefan Möckel, UFZ, Germany

Mark Gessner, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries (IGB) and TU Berlin, Germany

Juergen Kreyling, University of Greifswald, Germany

Meelis Pärtel, University of Tartu, Estonia

Ciprian Samoila, Asociatia Harta Verde Romania, Romania

David Farò, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB, Berlin), Germany

Benoît Fribourg-Blanc, Office International de l'Eau, France

Elise Buisson, Avignon Université, France

Annett Baasch, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Malwina Schafft, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Damijan Denac, DOPPS-BirdLife Slovenia, Slovenia

Barbara Warner, ARL, Germany

Sascha Starck, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Silvia Pieper, German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

Maria Tsiafouli, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Xavier Mestdagh, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

Stephen M. Bell, LSCE, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, France

Brigitte Braschler, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Maria Sporbert, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Antonio Hernández -Matías, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Bjorn Robroek, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Žan Kuralt, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Sofie Buesink, Radboud University, The Netherlands

Ana Stritih, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Santiago Poch, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Spain

Manuel B. Morales, Dept. of Ecology and Research Center on Biodiversity and Global Change, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Rob Lenders, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Emma Koning, Wageningen UR, Netherlands

Beatriz Rumeu, University of Cadiz, Spain

Nicolas DEGUINES, Université de Poitiers, laboratoire EBI UMR 7267, France

Kristin Hirte, German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

Lisette de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), the Netherlands

Andrea Santangeli, IMEDEA-CSIC, Spain

Salina Spiering, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

Javier Martinez-Abaigar, University of La Rioja, Spain

Magí Franquesa, Fuentetaja Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Andreas Bruder, SUPSI, Switzerland

Alberto Navarro Gómez, Biodiversity Research Institute (CSIC - Oviedo University - Principality of Asturias), Spain

Marianne Darbi, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Deutschland

Joanna Lynn Kemp, NIVA, Norway

Helena Ramírez Cervera, CTFC, Spain

Francesca Noardo, Open Geospatial Consortium, Italy

Ilse Fraussen, UCLL Belgium, Belgium

Grégoire Perez., CIRAD, France

Tiphaine Ouisse, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, France

Asmita Dubey, NIOO-KNAW, Netherlands

Honor C. Prentice, Lund University, Sweden

Csenge Veronika Horváth, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary

Noëlie Maurel, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, France

Karina Banda-R, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany

Juan J. Oñate, Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM), Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Darwin, 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Spain

Markus Pauli, Dublin City University, Ireland

Kévin Barré, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France

Lasse Loft, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany

Jean-François Molino, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France

Anita Zariņa, University of Latvia, Department of Geography, Latvia

Veronica Nanni, IUSS Pavia, Italy

Wendy Fjellstad, NIBIO: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway

Daan Scheepens, University College London, United Kingdom

Jesús Muñoz, Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), Spain

Kenneth Rijsdijk, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Lars Ganzert, IGB Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Konstantina Spiliopoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Isabelle van der Zanden, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands

Luuk Leemans, Radboud University, Netherlands

María Felipe-Lucia, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Spain

Aurélien Carré, MNHN, France

Daniel Puppe, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany

Susanne Schroeder, Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS), Deutschland

Johanna Reinhard, Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei, Deutschland

Sebastian Eiter, NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway

Rosa Boone (PhD Candidate), Radboud University, The Netherlands

Joke Bakker, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Jarumi Kato-Huerta, University of Trento, Italy

Raina Gielge, Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics, Germany

Kaya Schwemmlein, ICS-Ulisboa, Portugal

David Hořák, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Gabor Lovei, Aarhus University & Debrecen University, Denmark

Cecilia Zagaria, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands

Manfred Krifka, Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Germany

Ana Benítez López, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Spain

Johanna Mayer, DLR (Institute for Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center), Germany

Cory Bill, Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Germany

Chloé Thierry, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France

Caterina Barrasso, Dresden University, Germany

Léa Mariton, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France

Lukas Kuhn, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Katharina Alter, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands

Yorick Reyjol, PatriNat (OFB-MNHN), France

Laetitia Navarro, EBD-CSIC, Spain

Nuno Guiomar, MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability, University of Évora, Portugal

Rudy van Diggelen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Dr. Dunja Lamatsch, University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Limnology, Mondsee Austria

Thomas Johnson, University of Sheffield, UK

Pim Edelaar, University Pablo de Olavide, Spain

Martina Viti, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany

Philipp Wenta, University of Oldenburg, Germany

Sara Vicca, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Martha Mac Call, CNRS, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, France

Felix Zaussinger, GIB Foundation & ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Marine Beneat, Marbec/Ifremer france

Steffen Kühner, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

Maarten Schrama, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

José M. Fernández, Instituto Alavés de la Naturaleza, Spain

Justine Lejoly, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands

Laura Thomas-Sleiman, PatriNat (OFB-MNHN-CNRS-IRD), France

Louise O’Connor, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

Heather  Friendship-Kay, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK

Rainer Koschel, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Bjorn Mols, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Anke Günther, University of Rostock / Landscape Ecology, Germany

Nabil Majdi, RNN Massane / Fédération des Réserves Naturelles Catalanes, France

Thomas Merckx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Caitriona Carlin, University of Galway, Ireland

Maris Hindrikson, University of Tartu, Estonia

Jaan Pärn, University of Tartu, Estonia

Willem Kaijser, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Elie Gaget, University of Turku, Finland

Jane da Mosto, We are here Venice, Italy

Sara Vallecillo, UniSystems, Italy

Diane Laforge, Patrinat, France

Nadine Gerner, Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband, Germany

Matteo Campioli, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Kris Verheyen, UGent - Department of Environment, Belgium

Camila Mazzoni, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Julien Terraube, Vulture Conservation Foundation, France

Silvia Seidlitz, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Miriam Brandt, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Wouter Hendrycks, University of Antwerp, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium

Rianne van Vredendaal, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Pieter Sanczuk, Ghent University, Belgium

Jörg Lewandowski, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Chloé Godefroy, France Nature Environnement (FNE), France

Radovan Václav, Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Tim Maes, KU Leuven, Belgium

Christian Siewert, University of Applied Sciences Dresden, Germany

Daniel Lewanzik, Leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research, Germany

Pieter Vangansbeke, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Belgium

Armin Mesic, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Croatia

Marieke Sassen, Wageningne University and Research, Netherlands

Niladri Mondal, KU Leuven, Belgium

Philip Ruelens, KULeuven, Belgium

Ene Kook, University of Tartu, Estonia

Paolo Zuccarini, CREAF - Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Virve Sõber, University of Tartu, Estonia

Martin Hellicar, BirdLife Cyprus, Cyprus

Elin Sild, Tartu University, Estonia

Pallieter De Smedt, Forest & Nature Lab, Ghent University, Belgium

Janne Swaegers, KU Leuven, Belgium

Gösta F.M. Baganz, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Asko Lõhmus, University of Tartu, Estonia

Marcelina Zimny, Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland

Iven Froese, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany

Fabio Marcolin, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Eline Lorer, Ghent University, Belgium

Marko Mägi, University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Estonia

Dr. Blal Adem Esmail, Institute of Geography, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany

Polina Degtjarenko, University of Tartu, Estonia

Andy J. Green, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain

Patrick Meire, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Stephanie Schelfhout, Forest & Nature Lab (Ghent University), AgroFoodNature (HOGENT), Belgium

Álvaro González, CRM Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Spain

Eleanor Warren-Thomas, Bangor University/IIASA, United Kingdom

Jan Peters, Michael Succow Foundation / Greifswald Mire Centre, Germany

Michael Weiß, Steinbeis Innovation Centre, Organismal Mycology and Microbiology, Tübingen, Germany

Andreas Fliessbach, FiBL, Switzerland

Peter Adamík, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Geert Van Hoorick, Ghent University, Belgium

Karin Pritsch, Helmholtz Munich, Germany

Anne Berger, Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Francoise Binet, CNRS, France

Peter Bursens, University of Antwerp, IMDO, Belgium

Koenraad Van Meerbeek, KU Leuven, Belgium

Eric PERRIER , Environnement H20, France

Petros Lymberakis, Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete, Greece

Steven Jacobs, University of Antwerp, België

Gregoire Freschet, CNRS, France

Riinu Rannap, University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Estonia

Jaak-Albert Metsoja, Estonian Seminatural Communities Conservation Association, Estonia

Kaido Soosaar, University of Tartu, Estonia

Bettina Wachter, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Mariana P Braga, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Laura Puértolas, Albirem Sustainability, Ltd., Spain

Lea Hallik, University of Tartu, Estonia

Phillip J. Haubrock, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Germany

Bingbin Wen, Ghent University, Belgium

Marco Thines, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

Dries Bonte, Ghent University, Belgium

Jose Luis Margalet Fernandez, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain

Clive Davies, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Maxime Eeraerts, Ghent University, Department of Environment, Belgium

Triin Tekko, University of Tartu, Estonia

Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Estonia

Ave Suija, University of Tartu, Estonia

Jüri Plado, University of Tartu, Estonia

Christian Moritz, TB Christian Moritz, Consulting office for limnology, Austria

Panagiotis Kasapidis, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece

Krista Takkis, University of Tartu, Estonia

Joaquim Silva, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal

Henrique Valim, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Larissa Nowak, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

Uwe Fritz, Senckenberg Dresden, Germany

Marina Semchenko, University of Tartu, Estonia

François Bonhomme, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Laurence Carvalho, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway

Gabriel Singer, Innsbruck University, Austria

Markus Krötzsch, TU Dresden, Germany

Vid Švara, FH Kärnten gGmbH, Austria

Juhan Javois, University of Tartu, Estonia

Marie Šmilauerová, University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic

Piet Verdonschot, Wageningen Environmental Research, Netherlands

Sonja Jähnig, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Kathrin Theissinger, Senckenberg Nature Research Society, LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Germany

Alessandro Chiarucci, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy

Gildas Lemonnier, CNRS, France

Florian Schwarzmüller, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

Mark Gillingham, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany

Ángela Lara, University of Seville, Spain

Anne Ulrich, Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Anne Genissel , INRAE, France

Antonio Camacho, University of Valencia, Spain

Patrick Meyfroidt, F.R.S.-FNRS & UCLouvain, Belgium

Julia Krohmer, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung , Germany

Dr Sarah Frankland, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Kairi Kiik, University of Tartu, Estonia

Stefanie Kaiser, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Vasilis Valavanis, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Greece

Max Hesselbarth, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

Dieter Uhl, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum,Germany

Matthias Geiger, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany

Elena Sarropoulou, HCMR, GreeceLisa Lehnen, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Germany

Carolin Eichert, Department of Biogeography at University of Trier, Germany

Willem-Jan Emsens, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Carlos Alonso Alvarez, MNCN-CSIC, SPAIN

Marili Sell, University of Tartu, Estonia

Teresa Geidel, Fresh Thoughts Consulting, Germany

Peter Jaeger, Senckenberg Research Institute, Germany

Patrick Pachl, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Priit Kupper, University of Tartu, Estonia

Joe Premier, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

Arnaud Terrisse, Plan Bleu, France

Erik Matthysen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Karin Hohberg, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Bram Vanden Broecke, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Laura Cuypers, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Christina Ieronymidou, BirdLife Cyprus, Cyprus

Krzysztof Schmidt, Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Melita Vamberger, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Martina Stebich, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Germany

Ivika Ostonen, University of Tartu, Estonia

Marko Kaasik, University of Tartu, environmental physics, Estonia

Riho Marja, Estonian Birdlife, Estonia

Jonas Lescroart, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Manan Shah, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Reinhard Dallinger, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Jakub Salagovic, KU Leuven, Belgium

Tonia Annick Schmitz, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany

Kersti Riibak, University of Tartu, Estonia

Heike Scherf, Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Germany

Pierrick Labbé, Université de Montpellier, France

Ruben Schols, The Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium

Belén Floriano, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain

Estève Boutaud, Leuphana university Lüneburg, Germany

Sophie Gryseels, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Roberto Siani, Helmholtz Munich & Technical University Munich, Germany

Michael Matiu, Università di Trento, Italy

Jaysmita Saha, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Volker Wilde, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Germany

Ioannis Karaouzas, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece

Sophie Gresham, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Maryline Pioz, INRAE, France

Maik Henrich, Bavarian Forest National Park/ University of Freiburg, Germany

Alice Nunes, cE3c - Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Hannes Svardal, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Jaana Bäck, University of Helsinki, Finland

Fabian Weikl, Technical University of Munich, Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions, Germany

Karen De Pauw, Ghent University, Belgium

Pedro Beja, BIOPOLIS-CIBIO - Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Portugal

Johannes Bergsten, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden

Frank Adriaensen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Nicolas Laurent, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium

Stefan Gumhold, TU Dresden, Germany

Thibaud Monnin, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Sonja Wedmann, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Germany

Chloé Bonnineau, INRAE, France

Oriana Brás, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Lisa Baardsen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Tobias Ceulemans, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Rafael Zardoya, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Spain

Remi Barbier, ENGEES, France

Oleksii Marushchak, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine

Valentin Cocco, AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay, France

Manfred Enstipp, IPHC-DEPE/CNRS, France

Moritz Hallama, Universität Hohenheim, Germany

Björn Franke, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

Martin Liira, University of Tartu, Estonia

Margarita Hartlieb, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Leonie Schardt, Senckenberg Gesellschaft - LOEWE TBG, Germany

Gerard Oostermeijer, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ants Kaasik, University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Estonia

Pedro Martinez Arbizu, Senckenberg am Meer, Germany

Nadja Simons, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Ine Pauwels, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium

Marc Pananceau, Paris-Saclay University, France

Irene Mendoza, Doñana Biological Station, Spain

Mandy Zieger-Hofmann, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Germany

Ainars Aunins, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Latvia

Aidin NIamir, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Sam Lambrechts, Ghent University, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Belgium

Anna Burns, Universität Greifswald, Germany

Hans Van Calster, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium

Leif Schulman, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland

Thomas Potthast, University of Tübingen, Ethics Centre, Germany

Sergi Herrando, European Bird Census Council, Spain

Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Portugal

Jannis Viola, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Germany

Théo Guillerminet, CIRAD, France

Matthias Wietz, Alfred Wegener Institute, GermanyErik Verheyen, UAntwerpen, Belgium

Eike Lena Neuschulz, Senckenberg, Germany

An Cliquet, Ghent University, Belgium

Viktoriia Radchuk, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Johannes Meka, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

Alexandre Courtiol, Leibniz institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Silke Bauer, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland

Mats Van Gestel, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Tom Kirschey, Zukunft Umwelt Gesellschaft gGmbH, Germany

Leho Luigujõe, University of Life Sciences, Estonia

Josefa Velasco, University of Murcia, Spain

Miklós Bálint, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Germany

Natasha Mallet, BLOOM, France

Julianna Colonna, University of Pau, France

Ignas Heitkönig, Wageningen University,Netherlands

Conor Kretsch, Cohab Initiative Secretariat, Ireland

Gabrielle Quadra, Radboud University, The Netherlands

Oksana Nekrasova, Sсhmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS Ukraine, Ukraine

Anna Heck, Belgian Biodiversity Platform -  Research Institute Nature and Forest, Belgium

Joao PF Carvalho, University Tras os Montes Alto Douro, PT & Pro Silva, Portugal

Pieter De Frenne, Forest & Nature Lab, Ghent University, Belgium

Tiiu Kull, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

Bruno G. Bordenave, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) et Conseil National de la Protection de la Nature (CNPN), France

Charlotte Recapet, Universite Pau Pays de l'Adour, France

Oliver Höner, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

Diana Nenz, University of Cambridge, Germany

Fernando Arribas-Herguedas, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain

Anne Turbe, Ecoscope, Israel

Ciska Scheijen, Yuverta, The Netherlands

Peter Roessingh, IBED/University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Daniel Raposo, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Polytechnic University of Castelo Branco, Portugal

Matthias Loretto, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Christos Zoumides, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus

Thomas Langbehn, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Germany , Germany

Leon Barthel, Primaklima e.V., Germany

Diego Rubolini , Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Sylvia Pardonnet, CNRS, France

Francesco Sottile, Dipartimento di Architettura, Università di Palermo, Italy

Giuseppe Bogliani, University of Pavia, Italy

Emanuela Corsini, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Giulio Formenti, The Rockefeller University, USA

Pietro Volta, Water Research Institute CNR, Italy

Francesco Vona, University of Milan, Italy

Ciro Galeone, Environmental Protection Agency of Apulia Region, Italy

Inge Schrijver, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Doris De Vito, ARPA Puglia (Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Protezione Ambiente), Italy

Emre Yavuz, Max Plack Institute for Polymer Research, Germany

Fabio Mencarelli, University of Pisa, Italy

Carla Lambertini, University of Milan, Italy

Ester Cecere, Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque CNR, Italy

Fabrizio Buldrini, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Italia

Lucia Baldi, University of Milan, Italy

Luisella Verotta, University of Milan, Italy

Stéphanie Bodin, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Allemagne

Lennart Lennuk, Estonian Museum of Natural History, Estonia

Tiina Randma-Liiv, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Juri Nascimbene, University of Bologna, Italy

Susanne Hanger-Kopp, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

Luc De Meester, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Mattia Falaschi, University of Milan, Italy

Marion SCHAFFNER, Université Paris Cité, France

Giangiacomo Beretta, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italia

Flavio Picone, CNRS, France

Alena Klvaňová, Czech Society for Ornithology, European Bird Census Council, Czechia

Stefano Marastoni, Agenzia Regionale per la Tecnica e l'Innovazione (ARTI) della Puglis, Italia

Andrea Peruzzi, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Pisa, Italy

Paolo Galeotti, Università of Pavia, Italy

Mamuka Gvilava, Black Sea Commission ICZM National Focal Point for Georgia, Georgia

Bellis Kullman, Estonian Naturalists´ Society , Estonia

Matthias Herkt , State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany

Elena Viganò, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy

Marta Marmiroli, University of Parma, Italy

Andrea Galimberti, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy

Catrin Westphal, University of Göttingen, Functional Agrobiodiversity, Germany

Paola Migliorini, University of Gastronomic Science, Italy

Elena Maestri, University of Parma, Italy

Andrea Galli, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Arvi Freiberg, Professor emeritus, University of Tartu, Estonia

Federico Iannetti, LAC, Italy

Juan Moreno, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Spain

Frederik Van de Perre , University of Antwerp, Belgium

Julie Fortin, Universität Hohenheim, Germany

Francisco Álvares, CIBIO-InBIO / BIOPOLIS / Porto University, Portugal

Daniel Burgas, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Mariolina Gullì, University of Parma, Italy

Paolo Barberi, Center of Plant Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

Martin Wiemers, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Germany

Roberto Mancinelli, University of Tuscia, Italy

Marco Scortichini, CREA Council of Research in Agriculture, Italy

Stephen Venn, University of Łódź, Poland

Sara Calero, Tragsatec S.A., Spain

Hannah Burger, Ulm University, Germany

Alena Gsell, NIOO-KNAW, Netherlands

Hans-Christian Hege, Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB), Germany

Joan Aguado, Provincial Council of Valencia, Spain

Kenneth Irvine, University of Wageningen /IHE Delft, Netherlands

Roberto Papa, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy

Adanella Rossi, University of Pisa, Italy

Leena Kopperoinen, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland

Gabriele Rinaldi, Bergamo Botanical Garden, Italy

Davide Marino, University of Molise, Italy

Miroslav Kutal, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

Moritz Sonnewald, Senckenberg Research Institute, Germany

Iwona Wagner, University of Lodz, Poland

Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Mdi Sweden University, Dept of Natural Science, Design and Sustainable Development, Sweden

Marzia Ciampittiello, National Council of Research, Italy

Astrid Saava, University of Tartu, Estonia

Eloy Revilla, Research professor/Estacion Biologica de Doñana /CSIC, Spain

Cristiana Sbrana, CNR-IBBA, Italy

Andreas Toschki, gaiac Research Institute, Germany

Fabrizio Stefani, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Italy

Cécile Renier, UCLouvain, Belgium

Diego Copetti, CNR-IRSA, Italy

Rosaria Lauceri, National Research Council, Italy

Louisa Rothe, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Sophie Gerber , INRAE, France

Jeremy Froidevaux, University of Stirling, UK

Ericia Van den Berg, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium

Laure CARASSOU, INRAE UR EABX, France

Sophie Vanwambeke, UCLouvain, Belgium

Franziska Struller, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Gaia Bazzi, Isttuto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy

Paola Grenni, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Italy

Raquel Marques, Senckenberg am Meer, Germany

Francesco Montemurro, CREA - Agricoltura e Ambiente, Italy

Mario Lepage, INRAE, France

Christian CHAUVIN, INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, France

Maureen Labarussias, University of Ulm, Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, Germany

Kerstin Wiegand, University of Göttingen, Germany

Tiina Elvisto, Tallinn University, Estonia

Tiit Teder, University of Tartu, Estonia

Luigi de Gaudenzi, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Germany

Stefan Mangelsdorf, Hochschule der DGUV (HGU), University of Applied Sciences Germany

Jetske de Boer, NIOO-KNAW, Netherlands

Marion Mehring, ISOE - Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Germany

Dr. Sophia Kimmig, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries , Germany

Sarah Kiefer, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Petr Voříšek, European Bird Census Council/Czech Society for Ornithology, Czechia

Brigitte Marechal, Uclouvain, Belgique

Sarah Vray, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

Yvona Asbäck, University of Continuing Education Krems, Austria

Mateusz Wilk, University of Warsaw, Poland

Julian Taffner, BMBF Research Initiative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA)/Senckenberg, Germany

Elizabeth Finch, UFZ/iDiv, Germany

Vojtěch Kotecký, Charles University Environment Centre, Czechia

Josephine Pithon, UMR BAGAP / Ecole supérieure des Agricultures, France

Daniela Sint, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Ingrid Rijk, Örebro University, Sweden

Sam Bielen, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands

Johannes Schmidt, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Catherine Last , FVA, Germany

Ciska Veen, NIOO-KNAW, Netherlands

Elmar Veenendaal, Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands

Matthieu Chastel, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Meri Lappalainen, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland

Giulia Stradiotti, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

Pil Pedersen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Eleonora Ciscato, University of Milan, Italy

Barbara Pietrzak, University of Warsaw, Poland

Auli Veske, University of Tartu, Estonia

Marta Rueda, University of Seville, Spain

Ronald Viane, Ghent University, Belgium

Joanna Pijanowska, University of Warsaw, Poland

Herwig Leirs, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Julia Brugger, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Frankfurt, Germany

Pieter Zuidema, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Jorge Tobajas, University of Cordoba, Spain

Ralph Temmink, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Lukas Pilz, Heidelberg University, Germany

Sven Würtz, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Marnix van de Sande, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Christian Printzen, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Germany

Kirsten Pohlmann, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Aarhus University, Denmark

Maaike de Jong, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation group & Forest Ecology and Forest Management group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Giuseppe De Rosa, Univeristà degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Dagmar Frisch, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Alexandros Bantounas, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Olavi Kurina, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

Frans Bongers, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Hazal Kandemir, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Netherlands

Sabine Wollrab, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Sanne Van Den Berge, Forest and Nature Lab, Ghent University, Belgium

Rieke Schons, Institut für Binnenfischerei e.V. Potsdam-Sacrow, Deutschland

Jeff Ollerton, University of Northampton, UK

Gabriel Moinet , WUR, Netherlands

Alice Mouton, UNiversity of Liege (BE) / University of Florence (IT), Belgium

Sabine Hilt, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Berlin, Germany

Mark Blaxter, Tree of Life, Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom

Arjen Buijs, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Rita Queiroga-Bento, Universidade de Lisboa, ISEG - Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Jonas Palder, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Bas Verschuuren, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), The Netherlands

João Serafim, Ecosativa, Lda, Portugal

Jean-Yves Georges, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, Université de Strasbourg, France

Eva Horvat, University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Slovenia

Gabor Varbio, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary

Joan Ferrer Obiol, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy

Luigi Maiorano, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Michelangelo Morganti, National Research Council - Water Research Institute, ITALY

Agnieszka Bednarska, Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Martijn Weterings, Wageningen University, University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, Netherlands

Patrycja Romaniuk, Graduate School for Social Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Anna Gamero, Czech Society for Ornithology, Austria

Yves Caubet, University of Poitiers, Faculty of Sciences, France

Tyler Alioto, CNAG, Spain

Mariska te Beest, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Sabine van Rooij, Wageningen Environmental Research, The Netherlands

Ulrike Damm, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Germany

Massimo Fagnano, Universistà degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Hans Jacquemyn, KU Leuven, België

Thomas Merckx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Lila Afifi, Austrian Research Centre of Forestry, Austria

Ann-Marie Waldvogel, University of Cologne, Institute of Zoology, Germany

Boštjan Surina , Natural History Museum Rijeka, Croatia

Annegreet Veeken, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Masha van der Sande, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands

Sietze Norder, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Gregorio Alejandro López Moreira Mazacotte, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Carola Greve, Senckenberg Gesellschaft, Germany

Benjamin Streit, RFH Köln, Germany

Philipp Sprenger, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany

Jörn Gessner, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

Coline Le Noir de Carlan, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Jano Topercer, Independent researcher, Slovakia

Sílvia Poblador, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Leopold Nagelkerke, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

Giovanni Burgio, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy

Sebastien Puechmaille, University of Montpellier, France

Henrik Brumm, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany

Aurelio Carnero Rosell, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

Francesco Santi, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy

Luísa Schlude Marins, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Piero Zannini, University of Bologna, Italy

Merel Soons, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Robert Langner, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Pieter Lemmens, KU Leuven/ IGB-Berlin, Belgium

Verena Keller, European Bird Census Council, Switzerland

Tibor Mikuska, Croatian Society for Birds and Nature Protection, Croatia

Ingmar Staude, Leipzig University, Germany

Timo Rittweg, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin, Germany

Thomas Sattler, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland

Mara Baudena, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy

Carlos Camacho, EBD-CSIC, Spain

Ineta Kačergytė, SLU, Sweden

Stefan Liehr, ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Germany

Stefan Ferger, EuroNatur Foundation, Germany

Leon Hoffman, Senckenberg, Germany

Sonja Greil, Wageningen Research, Netherlands

Petr Prochazka, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

James Campbell, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Claire Rutherford, BirdLife International, France / UK

Camille Musseau,  IGB, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Isabel Fernandes, Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, Portugal

Angeles Mendoza Sammet, IHE Delft Institute, Netherlands

Ellen Wilderink, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands

Christoph J. Reith, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Cristina Baião,  University of Évora, Portugal

Jiri Reif, Charles University, Prague, Czechia

Dayron Lopez, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Matteo Dal Zotto, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Daniela Baganz, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany

Eeva Jansson, Institute of Marine Research, Norway