Scott Franklin is professor at the University of Northern Colorado. His research
interests settle around the dynamics of vegetation in relation to disturbance. He is
interested in the short- and long-term response of vegetation communities to natural
and applied (restoration) disturbance. He is also interested in the spatial and temporal
patterns of disturbances, which have an obvious effect on their severity. The two
main disturbances that he has researched are fire and flooding. In addition, he is
interested in clonal plant ecology.
College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley,
CO, USA
Thomas Gaens is a sociologist (postdoctoral degree) and plant-based consultant
interested in social inequality and plant-based nutrition. He conducted research on
ethnic discrimination, university grades, and university dropouts.
Interdisciplinary Institute of Environmental, Social and Human Sciences (I2), University of Flensburg (EUF), Flensburg, Germany
Andreas Skriver Hansen is a lecturer and researcher in human geography at the
University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests include outdoor recreation
planning and management, tourism, nature–human interactions, and landscape theory with an emphasis on different landscape perceptions and experiences, uses, and
understandings. Andreas also works with applied research, especially in connection
with physical and environmental planning.
Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg,
Sweden
Werner Härdtle is a full professor in ecology (Landscape Ecology and Nature
Conservation) at the University of Lüneburg since 1997 and experienced in vegetation and soil ecological research, with a particular focus on forest ecosystems. His
research interests are a mechanistic understanding of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships and how these relationships are affected by the abiotic environment. Moreover, his research addresses the effects of interaction processes of
global change drivers and their relevance for ecosystem functioning, but also the
potential of management measures to mitigate global change effects for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany
Monika Janišová is a vegetation ecologist focusing mainly on grasslands, their
classification, biodiversity, succession, management, and conservation. She is also
interested in biogeography and endemism, as well as population biology and conservation of rare plants. Recently, the main subject of her research includes traditional ecological knowledge, biocultural heritage, and sustainable agriculture in the
Carpathian Mountains (Central and Eastern Europe).
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
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interests settle around the dynamics of vegetation in relation to disturbance. He is
interested in the short- and long-term response of vegetation communities to natural
and applied (restoration) disturbance. He is also interested in the spatial and temporal
patterns of disturbances, which have an obvious effect on their severity. The two
main disturbances that he has researched are fire and flooding. In addition, he is
interested in clonal plant ecology.
College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley,
CO, USA
Thomas Gaens is a sociologist (postdoctoral degree) and plant-based consultant
interested in social inequality and plant-based nutrition. He conducted research on
ethnic discrimination, university grades, and university dropouts.
Interdisciplinary Institute of Environmental, Social and Human Sciences (I2), University of Flensburg (EUF), Flensburg, Germany
Andreas Skriver Hansen is a lecturer and researcher in human geography at the
University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests include outdoor recreation
planning and management, tourism, nature–human interactions, and landscape theory with an emphasis on different landscape perceptions and experiences, uses, and
understandings. Andreas also works with applied research, especially in connection
with physical and environmental planning.
Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg,
Sweden
Werner Härdtle is a full professor in ecology (Landscape Ecology and Nature
Conservation) at the University of Lüneburg since 1997 and experienced in vegetation and soil ecological research, with a particular focus on forest ecosystems. His
research interests are a mechanistic understanding of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships and how these relationships are affected by the abiotic environment. Moreover, his research addresses the effects of interaction processes of
global change drivers and their relevance for ecosystem functioning, but also the
potential of management measures to mitigate global change effects for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany
Monika Janišová is a vegetation ecologist focusing mainly on grasslands, their
classification, biodiversity, succession, management, and conservation. She is also
interested in biogeography and endemism, as well as population biology and conservation of rare plants. Recently, the main subject of her research includes traditional ecological knowledge, biocultural heritage, and sustainable agriculture in the
Carpathian Mountains (Central and Eastern Europe).
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
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