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ENV.2010.2.1.4-4. DUSEF. Deeper understanding of soil biodiversity in ecosystem functioning: from patterns to ecosystem services -DUSEF-. University of Göttingen, Germany Research Centre Agriculture and Environment (Research Agency, public) -Multidisciplinary Research in Landuse-
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ENV.2010.2.1.4-4 DUSEF Deeper understanding of soil biodiversity in ecosystem functioning: from patterns to ecosystem services -DUSEF- University of Göttingen, Germany Research Centre Agriculture and Environment (Research Agency, public) -Multidisciplinary Research in Landuse- Scientific coordination: Martin Potthoff Contact: Am Vogelsang 6 D-37075 Göttingen Tel: +49 551 39 5537; Fax: +49 551 39 22295 www.uni-goettingen.de/zlu
ENV.2010.2.1.4-4 DUSEF DUSEF-Scheme WP0.1: DUSEF-Executive office WP0.2: Data WP1: Habitat and Diversity (Documentation and indication of soil biodiversity) Steering committee Scientific advisory board WP2: Regulation: Processes and functions (Experiments) WP0.3 • Working groups: • Impacts • Standardization • Europe WP3: Modeling of communities and functions in the soil system WP4: Economy of services provided by soil organisms WP5: Policy issues Conservation; AgriEnvironment Schemes WP6: Education and public awareness (Dissemination)
ENV.2010.2.1.4-4 DUSEF • The DUSEF-Profile • Partnership • 16 partners in 11 countries (so far), most of which are facilities in land use research rather than pure biology • Covering: zoology, microbiology, resource economics and policy • Spain to Romania, UK to Greece • 2 to 3 additional partners are welcome (some invitations are still open) • Skills of the coordinating team (Göttingen/Rennes) • Multidisciplinary research agency in land use, expertise in Monitoring programs, AES and soil biology • Terrestrial ecosystem research; Soil organisms as drivers of ecosystem functioning Roots of DUSEF in former activities • ENVASSO • Bio-Bio • BioDiverSoil (Biodiversa’s Pan European call, proposal) • Bioplex • KLIFF (Lower Saxony)