Vivian Schueler,^* Tobias Kuemmerle,^** Hilmar Schröder<sup>***


*</sup>Vivian Schueler () is a researcher associated with the Geogrpahy Department of Humboldt-University Berlin. He works as geographer in the field of land use change. His interdisciplinary research approach is spatially explicit and uses remote sensing, GIS, statistical models, participatory behavior- and policy analyses. Address: Geography Department, Humboldt-University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany. e-mail: vivian.schueler@gmail.com
^**Tobias Kuemrnerle is a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His research focuses on understanding drivers and patterns of land system change, and on exploring how land use and climate change affect biodiversity patterns. Address: Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), PO Box 60 12 03, Telegraphenberg A62, 14412 Potsdam, Germany. Address: Geography Department, Humboldt-University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
^***Hilmar Schröder is professor of physical geography with specialization in geomorphology, soil geography, and quarternary research at the Humboldt-University of Berlin. His research projects focus on high mountain areas morphology and the use of remote sensing methodologies. Ecology in agricultural landscapes, soil erosion and hydrography are further focal points of his work. Hilmar Schröder's regional focus of research is Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South America. Address: Geography Department, Humboldt-University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany.