Prof. Dr. Christa Schleper	Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Dr. Thomas Rattei	Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Dr. Andreas Richter	Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Dr. Hana Šantrůčková	Department of Ecosystem Biology, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Dr. Sven Marhan	Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Dr. Steffen Kolb	Institute of Landscape Biogeochemistry, Leibniz Centre for Landscape Research, Müncheberg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Michael Bonkowski	Department of Terrestrial Ecology, University of Cologne