2:10 PM - 36-01 - Ecological background and perspectives of organic matter breakdown studies.
Filser, Juliane^*,1, ¹ University of Bremen, UFT, Bremen, Germany

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2:30 PM - 36-02 - Assessing effects of pesticides on the breakdown of organic matter.
Frampton, Geoff^*,1, Jones, Susan¹, Knacker, Thomas², Foerster, Bernhard², Roembke, Joerg², Filser, Juliane³, Mebes, Holger³, ¹ University of Southampton, Southampton, UK² ECT Oekotoxikologie, Floersheim / Main, Germany³ University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany

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2:50 PM - 36-03 - Litter decomposition as a functional parameter in soil ecotoxicology: comparison between straw and artificial litter.
Castro, Catarina^*,1, Sousa, José¹, Soares, Amadeu², ¹ Instituto do Ambiente e Vida, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal² Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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3:10 PM - 36-04 - Recommendations of the SETAC EPFES Workshop on The Effects of Plant Protection Products on Functional Endpoints in Soil.
Wiles, John^*,1, Roembke, Joerg², Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck³, Heimbach, Fred⁴, Hoy, Simon⁵, Kula, Christine⁶, Sousa, Paulo⁷, Stephenson, Gladys⁸, Weeks, Jason⁹, ¹ DuPont (U.K.) Limited, Stevenage, United Kingdom² ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Floersheim, Germany³ Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Silkeborg, Denmark⁴ Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany⁵ Pesticides Safety Directorate, York, United Kingdom⁶ Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Braunschweig, Germany⁷ Depto de Zoologia, Coimbra, Portugal⁸ University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada⁹ National Centre for Environmental Toxicology, Medmenham, United Kingdom

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4:00 PM - 36-05 - Sustainable land use and organic matter dynamics.
Van Wensem, Joke^*,1, Vegter, Joop¹, ¹ Technical Soil Protection Committee, The Hague, The Netherlands

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4:20 PM - 36-06 - Acclimation of Soil Microorganisms to Zinc.
Hamon, Rebecca¹, Rusk, James¹, Stevens, Daryl¹, McLaughlin, Mike^*,1, ¹ CSIRO Land and Water, Glen Osmond, South Australia

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4:40 PM - 36-07 - Heavy metal risk assessment at the ecosystem level using Terrestrial Model Ecosystems .
Kools, Stefan^*,1, Boivin, Marie-Elene^1,2, van der Wurff, Andre³, van Gestel, Cornelis¹, Verhoef, Herman¹, van Straalen, Nico¹, ¹ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute of Ecological Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands² National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands³ Wageningen University, Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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5:00 PM - 36-08 - Assessing the toxicity of mixtures of pesticides and metals: Predicting ecological consequences using a Ceriodaphnia dubia feeding bioassay.
Treuner, Anke^*,1, Nogueira, Antonio², Baird, Donald¹, ¹ Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland² Dept. Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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