Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft für Ökologie - GfÖ) is an independent, nonprofit scientific organisation founded in 1970.

The society aims to:

promote basic and applied ecological science
encourage collaborative work of all ecological disciplines
improve communication among ecologists in German-speaking countries and beyond
facilitate education in ecology at universities and institutes of higher education
foster application and implementation of ecological knowledge and methods in practice
represent ecological interests in public

Meetings

International Annual Conferences comprising all scientific fields in ecology
International and National Conferences and Workshops focusing on specific scientific fields in ecology
International and national summerschools and training courses

Publications

International ISI-rated Journal ’Basic and Applied Ecology’
Periodical ’Nachrichten der GfÖ’ (written in German)
Annual Conference Proceeding ’Verhandlungen der GfÖ’ (written in English)

Specialist Groups

At present 12 Specialist Groups organising workshops, symposia, and summerschools are active within the GfÖ: Agroecology; Ecology of Deserts; Ecological Theory; Ecosystem Research; Environmental Education; Experimental Ecology; Genetics and Ecology; Landscape Ecology; Population Ecology of Plants; Restoration Ecology; Soil Ecology; Urban Ecology

Members

About 1400 in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, Venezuela.