1. Editorial

   • Dr. Hartmut Barth

   Legacy Pages: 5 - 5

2. Dedication: Dr. Horst W. Peter

   • Thomas Knacker

   Legacy Pages: 7 - 7

3. Ring-Testing and Field-Validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Conceptual Approach and Study Design

   • Thomas Knacker
   • Cornelis A.M. van Gestel
   • Clive A. Edwards

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 27

4. Ring-testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Fate of the Model Chemical Carbendazim

   • Susan E. Jones
   • Denis J. Williams
   • José M.L. Rodrigues

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 42

5. Ring-Testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Soil Microbial Parameters

   • J. Paulo Sousa
   • José M.L. Rodrigues
   • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 60

6. Ring-testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Nematodes

   • Thomas Moser
   • Hans-Joachim Schallnaß
   • Jörg Römbke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 74

7. Ring-Testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Soil Microarthropod Communities

   • Josée E. Koolhaas
   • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel
   • Susan E. Jones

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 88

8. Ring-Testing and Field-Validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Enchytraeids

   • Thomas Moser
   • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel
   • Jörg Römbke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 103

9. Ring-Testing and Field-Validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Earthworms

   • Jörg Römbke
   • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel
   • Thomas Moser

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 118

10. Ring-Testing and Field-Validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem (TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Nutrient Cycling

    • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel
    • Josée E. Koolhaas
    • Susan E. Jones

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 128

11. Ring-testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem(TME) – An Instrument for Testing Potentially Harmful Substances: Effects of Carbendazim on Organic Matter Breakdown and Soil Fauna Feeding Activity

    • Bernhard Förster
    • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel
    • Thomas Knacker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 141

12. The Use of Integrated Soil Microcosms to Assess the Impact of Carbendazim on Soil Ecosystems

    • Lisa A. Burrows
    • Clive A. Edwards

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 161

13. Use of Terrestrial Model Ecosystem Data in Environmental Risk Assessment for Industrial Chemicals, Biocides and Plant Protection Products in the EU

    • Arnd Weyers
    • Birgit Sokull-Klüttgen
    • Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 176