List of participants

Abdelmoumen, Hanaa, Prof., Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohamed I, Oujda, Morocco

Alonso, Antonio, Prof., Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Al-Sa'ed, Rashed, Dr.-Eng., Birzeit University, Institute of Water Studies, Birzeit, Palestine

Arianoutsou, Margarita, Prof., University of Athens, Dep. of Ecology & Systematics, Faculty of Biology, Athens, Greece

Armstrong, Adrian, Dr., ADAS Gleadthorpe Meden Vale, Mansfield, United Kingdom

Atzmon, Nir, Dr., ARO, The Volcani Center , Head of Department of Natural Resources, Bet Dagan, Israel

Aurag, Jamal, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Barakat, Monzer, Dr., Birzeit University, Institute of Water Studies, Birzeit, Ramallah, Palestine

Bardos, Paul, Prof., r3 Environmental Technology Limited, Ware, United Kingdom

Barea, Jose-Miguel, Prof., Estación Experimental del Zaidin, CSIC, Granada, Spain

Barz, Peter K.A., Environmental Network Limited, Aboyne, Scotland, United Kingdom

Bazzicalupo, Marco, Dr., Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Università di Firenze, Italy

Bellinfante, Nicolas, Dr., University of Seville, Depart. Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Quimica Agrícola, Sevilla, Spain

Bellot, Juan, Prof. Dr., Universidad de Alicante, Depto. Ecología, Alicante, Spain

Bendali, Frederic, Dr., ECO-CONSULTANTS S.A., Holargos, Greece

Benvenuti, Marco, Dr., Ce.S.I.A. - Accademia dei Georgofili, Firenze, Italy

Berraho, El Bekkay, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Beysens, Daniel, Dr., CEA, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, Pessac, France

Biró, Borbala, Ph.D., C.Sc., Research Institue for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Hugarian Academy of Science (RISSAC-MTA TAKI), Lab. of Rhizo-Biology, Budapest, Hungary

Bonet, Andreu, Dr., Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Bradshaw, Richard, Prof., Environmental History Research Group, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark

Brhada, Fatiha, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Brown, Valerie, Prof. Dr., Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Bugalho, Miguel Nuno, Dr., Centre for Applied Ecology, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Bussmann, Rainer, Dr., Nature and Culture International, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Bussotti, Filippo, Dr., Department of Plant Biology, Firenze, Italy

Camilli, Francesca, Dr., C.N.R. - Ce.Va.P.A.T. , Firenze, Italy

Castillo, Jesus M., Dr., Universidad de Sevilla. Facultad de Biologia. Departamento de Ecologia, Sevilla, Spain

Castillo, Victor, Dr., Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura-CSIC, Murcia, Spain

Chalot, Michel, Dr., University H. Poincaré, Nancy I; Fac. Sciences, Vandoeuvre, France

Chauvin, Christophe, Dr., Cemagref Grenoble, Écosystèmes et paysages montagnards, St Martin d'Hères, France

Chiatante, Donato, Prof., Botanica Ambientale ed Applicata Dipartimento di Scienze e tecnologie per l'Ambiente ed il Territorio, Facoltà di Scienze, Università degli Studi del Molise, Italy

Cleyet-Marel, Jean-Claude, Directeur de Recherche, Institut Nationale de la Recherche Agronomique, Montpellier, France

Corazza, Carla, Dr., Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Cosme, Nuno, Dr., Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Environmental Technologies Centre, Oeiras, Portugal

de Paz, Jose Miguel, Centro de Investigaciones sobre desertificacion-CIDE, Valencia, Spain

Diaci, Jurij, Prof., University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Didyk, Nataliya, Dr., "M.M. Gryshko" National botanical garden, Kyiv, Ukraine

Doerr, Stefan, Dr., University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom

Dreyfus, Bernard, Dr., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, Montpellier, France

Edwards, David, exSite Research Limited, Leeds, United Kingdom

Eftichidis, George, ALGOSYSTEMS S.A., Kalithea, Greece

Engelen, Guy, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems (RIKS bv), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Escarré, José, Dr., CEFE/CNRS, Montpellier, France

Escudero, Adrián, Dr., Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain

Escudero, Laureano Fernando, Prof., Centro de Investigación-Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain

Espelta Morral, Josep Mª, Dr., CREAF (Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications), Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain

Feest, Alan, Dr., University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Ferit, Hysa, Shoqata Ambjentaliste "Lilium albanicum" (Environmental Association, NGO) Librazhd, Albania

Fernandes, Maria Jacinta, Prof., University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Ferreira, Alberto, Instituto Ambiente e Vida, Coimbra, Portugal

Ferreira, António, Dr., Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Filali-Maltouf, Abdelkarim, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Florin, Maximo, Dr., Faculty Civil Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain

Freitas, Helena, Prof., Department of Botany, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Froebrich, Jochen, Dr., Univ. Hannover, FG Gewaesserguetemodellierung, Water quality protection and management, Hannover, Germany

Frouz, Jan, Institute of Soil Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Garcia, Carlos, Dr., CEBAS-CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas), Murcia, Spain

Gechev, Rumen V., Dr., Visiting Professor, Intercollege, (BA, MBA, Programs of the University of Indianapolis and Maastricht Institute of Management), Larnaca, Cyprus

Giannini, Raffaello, Prof., National Research Council - Institute of Forest Tree Breeding Florence, Italy

Gowing, David, Dr., Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Guther, Bernd, Dipl. Wirtsch. Ing., gedas deutschland GmbH, IT-Systemhaus, Pliezhausen, Germany

Hawkins, Julie Ann, Dr., The University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Hering, Daniel, Dr., University of Essen, Department of Hydrobiology, Essen, Germany

Heyser, Wolfgang, Prof. Dr., UFT- Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of Bremen, Germany

Honrubia, Mario, Prof. Dr., University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Hutchings, Michael J., Prof., School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton, Sussex, UK

Ibanez, Carles, Dr., Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia (SEO/BirdLife), Amposta, Spain

Izhaki, Ido, Prof., University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon, Israel

Janiesch, Peter, Prof.Dr., University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

Jeffries, Peter, Prof., Dept. Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Kaikitis, Lambros, Dr., Research and Consultancy Institute RCI, Limassol, Cyprus

Karameris, Athanassios, Prof. Dr., Aristoteles University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Katebi, Reza, Dr., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Kati, Vassiliki, Dr., WWF Greece, Eleousa Ioanninon, Greece

Kendle, Tony, Dr., Eden Project, Saint Austell, United Kingdom

Kesel, Raimund, Dipl.-Biol., KeKo Eco-engineering, Bremen, Germany

Khater, Carla, Universite Montpellier II, LNCSR, Lebanon, Montpellier, France

Koehler, Hartmut, Dr., PD, UFT- Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of Bremen, Germany

Korboulewsky, Nathalie, Dr., University of Provence, Laboratiore de Biosystématique et d'Ecolgie Méditerranéenne, Marseille, France

Krautzer, Bernhard, Dr., Dipl.Ing., Federal Research Institute Gumpenstein, Irdning, Austria

Krimi, Zoulikha, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Foresterie,
Université de Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria

La Mantia, Tommaso; Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Università di Palermo; Italy

Lange, Hellmuth, Prof. Dr., Research Center Labour-Environment-Technology (artec), University of Bremen, Germany

Legakis, Anastasios, Zoological Museum, Dept.of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Lisetskiy, Fedor, Prof., Doc. Sci., Belgorod State University, Belgorod, Russia

Lubke, Roy, Prof. Dr., Botany Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Marrs, Rob, Prof. Dr., University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Martin, Arnaud, Dr., Universite de Montpellier II, Montpellier, France

Martínez-Taberner, Antoni, Dr., Dep. Biologia Univ. Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca (Balears), Spain

Martins-Loução, Maria Amélia, Prof. Dr., CEBV. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Márton, László, Dr., Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary

Maryushkina, Valentina, Dr., "M.M. Gryshko" National botanical garden, Kyiv, Ukraine

Mataix-Beneyto, Jorge, Dr., Universidad Miguel Hernández (Dpt. Agroquímica y Medio Ambiente), Elche-Alicante, Spain

Mataix-Solera, Jorge, Dr., Div. Edafología y Química Agrícola, Dept. Agroquímica y Medio Ambiente. Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche-Alicante, Spain

Mayor López, Matías, Prof. Dr., Departamento de Biología de organismos y Sistemas, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Mazzoleni, Stefano, Prof. Dr., Università di Napoli Federico II, Portici (Napoli), Italy

Miglietta, Franco, Dr., IBIMET-CNR, Firenze, Italy

Missbah el Idrissi, Mustapha, Prof., Labo de Microbiol Appliquée, Département de Biologie, Faculté des sciences, Université Mohamed I,
Oujda, Morocco

Möhrle, Martin G., Innovation and Competence transfer, Fac. Economy, University of Bremen, Germany

Montanarella, Luca, Dr., European Commission DG Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy

Nicolau, Jose-Manuel, Dr., Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain

Nortcliff, Stephen, Dr., Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Olivero, Sergio, Dr., CONSIEL, Milano, Italy

Olsvig-Whittaker, Linda, Dr. Science and Conservation Division, Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, Israel

Ortuno Sanchez, M. Teresa, Dr., Facultad de Matematicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Paiva, Maria-Rosa, Prof. Dr., New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology DCEA/GUECKO, Campus de Caparica, Portugal

Paoletti, Maurizio G., Dr., Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy

Papanastasis, Vasilios, Prof., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki, Greece

Parlade, Xavier, Dr., Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Cabrils (Barcelona), Spain

Pease, Michael, European and Mediterranean Vetiver Network, Lagos (Algarve), Portugal

Pereira, Joao, Prof. Dr., Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Perez, Patricia, Conselleria Medio Ambiente, Castellon, Spain

Persson, Hans Å., Prof. Dr., Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Research, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden

Pirintsos, Stergios, Dr., Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

Prasse, Ruediger, Prof. Dr., Institut für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz
der Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Press, Malcolm C., Prof., The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Puppi, Gigliola, Prof. Dr. Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy

Quick, W. Paul, Dr., University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Quinton, John, Dr., National Soil Resources Institute, Bedford, United Kingdom

Radoglou, Kalliopi, Research Institute- NAGREF, Thessaloniki, Greece

Raschi, Antonio, Dr., C.N.R. - I.A.T.A.Firenze, Italy

Rey-Benayas, Jose M., Dr., Universidad de Alcala, Dpto. de Ecologia, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Rietkerk, Max, Department of Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Ripley, Brad, Dr., Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Ritsema, Coen, Dr., Alterra Green World Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Roccatagliata, Emanuele, Dr., GISIG-Geographical Information Systems International Group, Genova, Italy

Rode, Michael, Dr., Institut für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz, University of Hannover, Germany

Rodriguez, Antonio, Prof. Dr., Dpto. Edafología. Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands), Spain

Savé, Robert, Dr., Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Cabrills (Barcelona), Spain

Sánchez, Juan R., Dr., Departamento de Ecologia. Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Sarris, Apostolos, Dr., Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Institute of Mediterranean Studies - F.O.R.T.H., Rethymnon, Greece

Scalenghe, Riccardo, Dr., ACEP Pedologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Schiller, Gabriel, Dr., Agricultural Research Organization, the Volcani Center, Depart. of Natural Resources, Bet Dagan, Israel

Schnabel, Susanne, Dr., Dpto. de Geografía, Universidad de Extremadura , Cáceres, Spain

Schuetze, Manfred, Dr., ifak Magdeburg e.V. - Institute for Automation and Communication, Barleben, Germany

Smith, Paul, Centre for Arid Zone Studies, University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom

Soares, Amadeu, Prof.Dr., Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Sobrino, José A., Dr., University of Valencia, Department of Thermodynamics, Burjassot, Spain

Solberg, Rune, Chief Scientist, Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo, Norway

Sousa, José Paulo, Instituto do Ambiente e Vida Dep. Zoologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Stamou, George, Prof., Department of Ecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, Greece

Steinberger, Yosef, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Sternberg, Marcelo, Dr., Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Theocharopoulos, Sid, Dr., N.AG.RE.F., Soil Science Institute of Athens, Lykovryssi, Greece

Theocharous, Chris, Cyprus Institute of Technology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Tielbörger, Katja, Dr., University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

Tudor, Marian, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea, Romania

Ubeda, Xavier, Dr., Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain

Valladares, Fernando, Dr., CCMA-CSIC (Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) , Madrid, Spain

van der Sluis, Theo, MSc., ALTERRA Green World Research, Dep. of Landscape Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands

van Ingen, Robert, MSc, T&A Survey BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Wang, Mingyuan, Prof. Dr., RIFEEP, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, The people's Republic of China

Warrelmann, Jürgen, Dr., UFT- Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of Bremen, Germany

Zacharias, Ierotheos, Dr., Institute for Inland Waters, Hellinikon, Greece

Zamora, Regino, Dr., Grupo de Ecología Terrestre /Dpto. Biología Animal y Ecología /Facultad de Ciencias / Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain