| Processes at the organism level | Adaptive Evolution |
| Energetics | Life History adaptations |
| Ecological Genetics | Biochemical adaptations |
| Trophic Interactions | Physiological adaptations |
| Nutrient Dynamics | Morphological adaptations |
| Large Scale Patterns and Processes | Long Term Change |
| Faunal and floral history | Climate change |
| Speciation and micro-evolution | Sub-decadal climate variability |
| Colonisation and recruitment | Increasing UV-B |
| Community development | Long-term ecological research |
| Human Impact | |
| Environmental monitoring | There will be a session for papers that |
| Environmental management | do not fit into the above categories. |
| Management of living resources | |
| Pollution, ecotoxicology and introduced biota | |