EuroDIVERSITYChallenges of Biodiversity Science

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EUROCORES ProgrammeEuropean Collaborative Research

The scientific goal of the EuroDIVERSITY Programme is to support the emergence of anintegrated biodiversity science, based on the understanding of fundamental ecological andsocial processes that drive biodiversity changes and their impacts on ecosystem functioningand society. Today, ecological systems across the globe are being threatened or transformedat unprecedented rates from local to global scales due to the ever-increasing humandomination of natural ecosystems. In particular, massive biodiversity changes are currentlytaking place, and this trend is expected to continue over the coming decades, driven by theincreasing extension and globalisation of human affairs.

EuroDIVERSITY meets the research need triggered by the increasing human footprintworldwide, with a focus on generalisations across particular systems and on the generation andvalidation of theory relevant to experimental and empirical data. The Programme tries to bridgethe gaps between the natural and social sciences, between research on terrestrial, freshwaterand marine ecosystems, and between work on plants, animals and micro-organisms.

EuroDIVERSITY is a European Collaborative Research Programme (EUROCORES) inbiodiversity science that brings together more than 100 research groups from 20 countries.After the Call for Proposals, EuroDIVERSITY was launched in April 2006 and includes teninternational, multidisciplinary Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) which were selected forfunding, with a total budget of about 10 Mio Euros. Each Collaborative Research Project istypically funded for 3 or 4 years. The EuroDIVERSITY programme fosters pan-Europeancollaborative research, networking and training as well as dissemination of scientific results andactivities developed in the frame of this programme.

EUROCORESEuropean Collaborative Research

List of Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs)

The role of microbial diversity in the dynamics and stability of global methane consumption:microbial methane oxidation as a model-system for microbialecology (METHECO)(FWF, AKA, CNRS, DFG, NWO, VR)

Project Leader:Professor Peter Frenzel Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg,Germany

Principal Investigators:Paul BodelierNetherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands

Levente BodrossyAustrian Research Centers GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria

Gunnar BörjessonSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Geneviève GrundmannUniversity Claude Bernard Lyon, Villeurbanne, France

Werner LiesackMax-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg,Germany

Pertti MartikainenUniversity of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

Associated Partners:Steffen KolbUniversity of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

Colin MurrellUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Mette SvenningUniversity of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

Plant functional traits and assemblyof plant metacommunities infragmented landscapes (ASSEMBLE)(DFG, NWO, NERC)

Project Leader:Professor Michael KleyerUniversity of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

Principal Investigators:Jan BakkerUniversity of Groningen, Haren, Netherlands

John Philip GrimeUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Jan Van GroenendaelUniversity of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Peter PoschlodUniversität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Joop SchaminéeAlterra Green World Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

Ken Thompson University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Associated Partners:Ove ErikssonUniversity of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

Sandra LavorelUniversité Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

Hans-Joachim PoethkeUniversity of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany

Wolfgang SchmidtGeorg-August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Coupling biofilm diversity andecosystem functioning: The role of communication and mixing inmicrobial landscapes (COMIX)(FWF, CSIC, CICYT, SNF, NERC)

Project Leader:Dr. Tom BattinUniversity of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Principal Investigators:Andrea ButturiniInstitut de Ciencies de la Terra Jaume Almera, Barcelona, Spain

Thomas CurtisUniversity of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKHolger DaimsUniversity of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Leo EberlUniversity of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Ian HeadUniversity of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Eugenia MartiCenter for Advanced Research Blanes, Blanes, Spain

William SloanUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Associated Partners:Louis KaplanStroud Water Research Center, Avondale, United States

Denis NewboldStroud Water Research Center, Avondale, United States

Aaron PackmanNorthwestern University, Evanston, United States

Microbial diversity and functionalityin cold-water coral reef ecosystems(MiCROSYSTEMS)(FWO, CNRS, DFG, NWO, SNF)

Project Leader:Professor Jean-Pierre HenrietUniversiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium

Principal Investigators:Dominique BlamartLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Antje BoetiusMax-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen,Germany

André FreiwaldUniversity of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Judith McKenzieGeological Institute, Zürich, Switzerland

Jaap Sinninghe-DamstéRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands

Tjeerd Van WeeringRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands

Crisogono VasconcelosGeomicrobiology Laboratory, Zürich, Switzerland

Willy VerstraeteUniversity of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Christian WildGeoBio-Center/LMU, München, Germany

Associated Partner:Roberto BarbieriUniversitá di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Connectivity, dispersal and priorityeffects as drivers of biodiversity andecosystem function in pond and poolcommunities (BIOPOOL)(FWO, BELSPO, GAČR, DFG, NWO, CSIC, CICYT)

Project Leader:Professor Luc De Meester Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Principal Investigators:Martin Černý Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Jordi FiguerolaEstación Biológica de Doñana, Spain

László ForróHungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary

Wolf MooijNetherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands

Luis SantamariaUniversity of Balearic Islands, Esporles, Spain

Klaus SchwenkJohann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurtam Main, Germany

Wim VyvermanUniversity of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Biodiversity of European grasslands– the impact of atmospheric nitrogendeposition (BEGIN)(INRA, DFG, NWO, NERC)

Project Leader:Dr. David Gowing Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Principal Investigators:Didier AlardUniversité de Bordeaux 1, Talence, France

Roland BobbinkUtrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Martin DiekmannUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Nancy DiseManchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

Associated Partners:Per AarrestadNorwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway

Bridget EmmettCentre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, UK

Ursula Falkengren-GrerupDepartment of Ecology, Lund, Sweden

David FowlerEdinburgh Research Station, Penicuik, UK

Martin HermyKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Gary LovettInstitute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, United States

Owen MountfordCentre for Ecology and Hydrology, Huntingdon, UK

Serge MullerUniversité de Metz, Metz, France

Gareth PhoenixUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Jan RoelofsRadboud University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

David TilmanUniversity of Minnesota, St. Paul, United States

Vigdis VandvikUniversity of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Ecological thresholds for reshapingecosystem networks: amelioratinglandscapes driven by economicdevelopment (EcoTRADE)(DFG, NWO)

Project Leader:Professor Paul OpdamWageningen University and Research Centre (WUR),Wageningen, Netherlands

Principal Investigators:Martin DreschlerUFZ - Umweltforschungszentrum, Leipzig, Germany

Bernd HansjürgensUFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany

Karin JohstUFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany

Claire VosAlterra, Wageningen, Netherlands

Dirk WascherAlterra, Wageningen, Netherlands

Frank WätzoldUFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle,Leipzig, Germany

Associated Partners:Roy Haines-YoungUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Marion PotschinUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Molecular archives of climatichistory: exploring patterns ofgenomic differentiation in endemicspecies radiations of ancient lakes(MOLARCH)(FWF, BELSPO, AKA, CNRS, IRCSET)

Project Leader:Dr. Erik VerheyenRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels,Belgium

Principal Investigators:Kenneth IrvineUniversity of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Ellinor MichelNatural History Museum, London, UK

Emmanuel ParadisUniversité de Montpellier II, Montpellier, France

Isabelle SchönRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

Christian SturmbauerKarl-Franzens University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Jonathan ToddNatural History Museum, London, UK

Risto VäinölaUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Associated Partners:Dmitry SherbakovLimnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, RU

Dirk VerschurenUniversity of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Biodiversity and biogeochemicalcycles: a search for mechanismsacross ecosystems (BioCycle)(CNRS, DFG, NWO, VR, SNF)

Project Leader:Dr. Stephan HättenschwillerCEFE-CNRS, Montpellier, France

Principal Investigators:Rien AertsVrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Frank BerendseWageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Nina BuchmannInstitute of Plant Sciences, Zürich, Switzerland

Eric ChauvetCNRS, Toulouse, France

Mark GessnerEawag / ETH Zurich, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland

Björn MalmqvistUniversity of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

Marten SchefferWageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Stefan ScheuTechnische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Bernhard SchmidUniversität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Waltraud SchulzeMax-Planck-Institute für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie,Golm, Germany

Associated Partners:Harald AugeUFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle,Halle, Germany

Richard BardgettLancaster University, Lancaster, UK

Catherine Potvin McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Ernst-Detlef SchulzeMax-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena, Germany

Agricultural policy-induced landscapechanges: effects on biodiversity andecosystem services (AGRIPOPES)(GAČR, ETF, CNRS, INRA, DFG, IRCSET, NWO,PAN, CSIC, CICYT, VR, AVČR)

Project Leader:Professor Jan BengtssonSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala,Sweden

Principal Investigators:Isabelle BadenhauserINRA, Lusignan, France

Frank BerendseWageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Ricardo BommarcoSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Vincent BretagnolleCNRS, Beauvoir sur Niort, France

Mark EmmersonUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland

John FinnJohnstown Castle Research Centre, Johnstown, Ireland

Paul GillerUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Pablo InchaustiCNRS, Villiers-en-Bois, France

Pavel KindlmannUniversity of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Jaan LiiraUniversity of Tartu, Tartu, EstoniaManuel MoralesUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Juan OñateUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Thomas PärtSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Francisco SuarezUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

William SutherlandUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Teja TscharntkeUniversity of Göttigen, Göttingen, Germany

Janusz UchmanskiPolish Academy of Sciences, Lomianki, Poland

Wolfgang WeisserFriedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

Associated Partners:Juan-Carlos AlonsoNational Museum of Natural History, Madrid, Spain

András BáldiHungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary

Péter BataryHungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary

Luis BautistaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain

Piotr CeryngierPolish Academy of Science, Lomianki, Poland

David KleijnWageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Jo RidleyUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Miklos SarospatakiSzent István University, Gödöllõ, Hungary

Jens SchumacherFriedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

Carsten ThiesUniversity of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Winfried VoigtFriedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

Andrew WatkinsonUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL FUNDING ORGANISATIONS SUPPORT THE EuroDIVERSITY PROGRAMME:

• Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichenForschung (FWF)Austrian Science Fund, Austria

• Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders, Belgium

• Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique(FNRS)National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium

• Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid (BELSPO)Belgian Science Policy, Belgium

• National Science Fund, Bulgaria

• Grantová agentura České republiky (GAČR)Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic

• Akademie věd České republiky (AVČR)Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Czech Republic

• Eesti Teadusfond (ETF)Estonian Science Foundation, Estonia

• Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademi (AKA)Academy of Finland, Finland

• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique(CNRS)National Centre for Scientific Research, France

• Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique(INRA)National Institute for Agronomic Research, France

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)German Research Foundation, Germany

• Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok(OTKA)Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, Hungary

• Irish Research Council for Sciences, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET), Ireland

• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)National Research Council, Italy

• Nederlandse Organisatie voor WetenschappelijkOnderzoek (NWO)Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research,Netherlands

• Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN)Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal

• Slovenská Akadémia Vied (SAS)Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic

• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas(CSIC)Council for Scientific Research, Spain

• Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT)Interministerial Committee on Science and Technology, Spain

• Vetenskapsrådet (VR)Swedish Research Council, Sweden

• Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland

• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),United Kingdom

The aim of the European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) Scheme is to enable researchers in differentEuropean countries to develop collaboration and scientific synergy in areas where European scale and scopeare required to reach the critical mass necessary for top class science in a global context. The scheme provides a flexible framework which allows national basic research funding and performingorganisations to join forces to support excellent European research in and across all scientific areas. The European Science Foundation (ESF) provides scientific coordination and support for networking activitiesof funded scientists currently through the EC FP6 Programme, under contract no. ERAS-CT-2003-980409.Research funding is provided by participating national organisations.

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Dr. Inge JonckheereEUROCORES Programme Coordinator – Environmental Sciences

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