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A

ABUNDANCE
Dr Jim Harvey
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, USA
ACID DEPOSITION
Professor Charles T Driscoll
Syracuse University, USA
ANIMAL DEFENCE STRATEGIES
Dr Dieter Spiteller
Max-Planck-Institut für chemische
Ökologie, Germany
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
Dr K Christoffersen
Institute of Biology, Denmark

B

BERGER-PARKER INDEX
Dr Jane Carter Ingram
Translinks, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
BIFURCATIONS
Dr Weiming Wang
Wenzhou University, China
BIODEGRADATION
Professor Sven Erik Jørgensen
The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Denmark
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MODELS
Dr G M Gurr
University of Sydney, Australia

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C

CATASTROPHE THEORY
Dr Peter Roopnarine
California Academy of Sciences, USA
CAVES
Dr F G Howarth
University of Hawaii, USA
CHAOS THEORY
Professor Sven Erik Jørgensen
The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Denmark
CYBERNETICS
Dr Anastassia Makarieva
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russia

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D

DATA MINING
Professor Saso Dzeroski
Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
DEFORESTATION AND DESERTIFICATION
Professor Anatoly Shvidenko
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
DEMOGRAPHY
Professor Bernt-Erik Sather
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
DENITRIFICATION
Dr Ute Skiba
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK
DOMINANCE
Professor Helmut Hillebrand
University of Cologne, Germany

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E

ECOFEMINISM
Professor Victoria Davion
University of Georgia, USA
ECOLOGICAL RISK
Dr Steve Bartell
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc., USA
EPIFAUNA/EPIFLORA
Dr Richard Taylor
Leigh Marine Laboratory, New Zealand
ESTUARIES
Dr Richard Dame
Coastal Carolina University, USA
EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
Dr Christopher P McKay
NASA Astrobiology Institute, USA

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F

FISHERY MODELS
Dr K Shertzer
Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, USA
FIXATION
Professor Nicoletta Rascio
University of Padova, Italy
FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
Dr H H Shugart
University of Virginia, USA
FUNGI AND THEIR ROLE IN THE BIOSPHERE
Professor Geoffrey Michael Gadd
University of Dundee, USA

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G

GAIA
Dr Penny Boston
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM Tech), USA
GLOBAL AGRICULTURE
Dr Dmitry Lyuri
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
GRAZING
Dr A J Underwood
The University of Sydney, Australia

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H

HABITAT
Professor Judy Stamps
University of California Davis, USA
HERBIVORES/CARNIVORES/TOP CARNIVORES
Dr Andrew McCall
University of California, USA
HIERARCHY THEORY
Dr Timothy Allen
University of Wisconsin, USA
HOMEOSTASIS
Dr S K M Ernest
Utah State University, USA

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I

INDIRECT EFFECTS IN ECOLOGY
Dr V Krivtsov
University of Edinburgh, UK
INVASIVE SPECIES
Dr B A Middleton
National Wetlands Research Center, USA
ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY
Dr T W Schoener
University of California, USA

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K

KIN SELECTION
Dr Ashleigh S Griffin
University of Edinburgh, UK

L

LAGOONS
Professor Graham P Harris
CSIRO, Australia
LANDFILLS
Dr Lee-Man Chu
Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
Dr Jianguo Wu
Arizona State University, USA
LIGHT EXTINCTION
Dr Alberto Barausse
University of Padova, Italy

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M

MACROEVOLUTION
Dr Max Shpak
University of Texas, USA
MARGALEF INDEX
Dr Russell G Death
Massey University, New Zealand
MICROCOSMOS
Dr Fleur Matheson
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
MUTAGENESIS
Dr Chris Theodorakis
Southern Illinois University, USA

N

NITRIFICATION
Professor Bess B Ward
Princeton University, USA
NOOSPHERE
Dr Carlo Jäger
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

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O

OPTIMAL REPRODUCTIVE TACTICS
Dr E R Pianka
University of Texas, USA
ORDINATION
Dr Craig Syms
James Cook University, Australia
OXYGEN CYCLE
Dr Donald J Wuebbles
University of Illinois, USA
OZONE LAYER
Dr Deneb Karentz
University of San Francisco, USA

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P

PALAECOLOGY
Professor John Birks
University of Bergen, Norway
PEATLANDS
Professor Dale Hadley Vitt
Southern Illinois University, USA
PHOSPHORUS CYCLE
Dr Liu Y
Tsinghua University, China
PLANT ECOLOGY
Professor Jim Hull
Towson University, USA
POIKILOTHERMS
Professor Inna Sokolova
University of North Carolina, USA

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R

RADIATION ECOLOGY
Dr I Lehr Brisbin
University of Georgia, USA
REAERATION
Professor Gerhard H Jirka
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
REMOTE SENSING
Dr Ned Horning
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, USA
RESILIENCE
Dr Y G Matsinos
University of the Aegean, Greece
RIVERS
Dr Pete Loucks
Cornell University, USA

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S

SALINE AND SODALAKES
Dr John M Melack
University of California, USA
SEASONALITY
Dr Gage H Dayton
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, USA
SOIL ECOLOGY
Dr Mitchell A Pavao-Zuckerman
University of Arizona, USA
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MODELS
Dr Oranit Gilad
Texas A&M University, USA
STATISTICAL METHODS
Dr William Nelson
University of Alberta, Canada
SUBLETHAL EFFECTS
Dr Michael Newman
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA
SWAMPS
Dr Carl Trettin
Center for Forested Wetland Research, USA
SYMPATRY
Dr Peter Marko
Clemson University, USA

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T

TAXIS
Dr Kristina Mead
Denison University, USA
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
Professor Inna Sokolova
University of North Carolina, USA
TOLERANCE RANGE
Dr A Cullum
Creighton University, USA
TRACE ELEMENTS
Dr Antonietta Quigg
Texas A&M University, USA
TRAGEDY OF COMMONS
Dr Elinor Ostrom
CIPEC, USA
TROPICAL ECOLOGY
Dr Harald Beck
Towson University, USA
TUNDRA
Dr Rudolph Harmsen
Queen’s University, Canada

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URBANIZATION AS THE BIOSPHERE PROCESS
Anastasia Svirejva-Hopkins
University of Lisbon, Portugal
URBAN SYSTEMS
Dr Thomas Elmquist
Stockholm University, Sweden

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V

VET MEDICINE
Professor Bent Halling-Sørensen
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Denmark
VOLATALIZATION
Dr Zhi-Qing Lin
Southern Illinois University, USA

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W

WATERSHED MODELS
Dr Vladimir Novotny
Aqua Nova International Ltd, USA
WAVELET NETWORK
Professor Eungchum Cho
Kentucky State University, USA
WEED CONTROL MODELS
Dr J L Gonzáles-Andújar
Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Spain
WETLANDS
Dr Carl Fitz
University of Florida, USA
WILDLIFE
Dr Janet Rachlow
University of Idaho, USA
WIND EFFECTS
Dr Werner Eugster
Institute of Plant Sciences, Switzerland
WIND SHELTER BELTS
Professor J Zhu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

X

XENOBIOTIC (PESTICIDES, PCB, DIOXINS) CYCLES
Professor Vladimir N Bashkin
Moscow State University, Russia

Z

ZONATION
Dr Carlos Robles
CSULA - Department of Biological Sciences, USA

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