1. Institute of Plant Sciences University of Bern Altenbergrain 21 3013 Bern Switzerland
2. Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt Germany
3. Department of Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity University of Leipzig Johannisallee 21‐23 04103 Leipzig Germany
4. Biological and Environmental Sciences School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA Stirling UK
5. Grupo de Ecología y Restauración Forestal Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida Universidad de Alcalá Edificio de Ciencias, Campus Universitario 28805 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
6. Faculty of Biology, Geobotany University of Freiburg Schänzlestr. 1 79104Freiburg Germany
7. Forest & Nature Lab Ghent University Geraardsbergsesteenweg 267 B‐9090 Melle‐Gontrode Belgium
8. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Deutscher Platz 5E 04103 Leipzig Germany
9. BIOGECO INRA, Univ. Bordeaux 33610 CestasFrance
10. Dynafor INPT‐EI Purpan INRA, Univ. Toulouse 31320 Auzeville France
11. MNCN‐CSIC, Serrano 115 bis 28006Madrid Spain
12. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources Chair of Silviculture University of Freiburg Fahnenbergplatz 79085Freiburg Germany
13. INRA UMR EEF 54280 Champenoux France
14. Faculty of Forestry Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava Universitatii Street 13 Suceava720229 Romania
15. Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden Martin Luther University Halle‐Wittenberg Am Kirchtor, 1 06108 Halle (Saale) Germany
16. Department of Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences Laboratory of Applied and Environmental Botany University of Firenze P.le Cascine 28 50144 Firenze Italy
17. Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology University of Liege Botany B22, Chemin de la Vallee 4 4000 Liege Belgium
18. Systems Ecology Department of Ecological Science Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1085 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
19. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Skogsmarksgränd 90183Umeå Sweden
20. Bialowieza Geobotanical Station Faculty of Biology University of Warsaw 17‐230 Białowieża Poland
21. Department of Biology Botanical Laboratories University of Firenze Via G. La Pira 4 50121 Firenze Italy
22. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 23 1958 Frederiksberg CDenmark
23. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences KU Leuven University of Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200E Box 2411 BE‐3001Leuven Belgium
24. Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Yliopistokatu 6 FI‐80100 Joensuu Finland
25. Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki Greek Agricultural Organization‐Dimitra 57006 Vassilika ThessalonikiGreece
26. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Research Unit Forest Dynamics, Zuercherstr 111, 8903Birmensdorf Switzerland
27. Earth and Environmental Sciences Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM87545 USA
28. Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems Department of Environmental Systems Science ETH Zurich Universitaetsstrasse 16 8092 Zurich Switzerland
29. Centre of Evolutionary and Functional Ecology (CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS – University of Montpellier – University Paul‐Valery Montpellier – EPHE) 1919 route de Mende 34293Montpellier France
30. Forest Ecology and Conservation Department of Plant Sciences University of Cambridge Downing Street CambridgeCB2 3EA UK
31. Department Community EcologyUFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research 06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
32. Forest Research Institute Baden‐Wurttemberg Wonnhaldestrase 4 79100 Freiburg Germany
33. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Hans‐Knöll‐Straβe 1007745 Jena Germany
34. School of Biological Sciences Royal Holloway University of London Egham SurreyTW20 0EXUK
35. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR EMGR, Centre de Grenoble 2 rue de la Papeterie‐BP 76 F‐38402Saint‐Martin‐d'Hères France
36. Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Jokiniemenkuja 1 FI‐01370 Vantaa Finland
37. Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences PO Box 7026SE‐750 07 Uppsala Sweden
38. Centre for Forest Research (CFR) Université du Québec à Montréal MontréalQuébecCanada
39. CREAF Cerdanyola del Vallès 08913 CataloniaSpain
40. CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UB‐UAB Bellaterra08913 CataloniaSpain
41. Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources Pantazidou 193 68200 Nea OrestiadaGreece
42. Department of Marine Sciences University of Gothenburg Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B 41319 Göteborg Sweden
43. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Institute of Silviculture Vienna Austria
44. Bormstraat 204 bus 3 1880 Kapelle‐op‐den‐Bos Belgium