During the EEF Congress, the Federation awards the “Students´European Ecology Prize” to honour the best oral contribution presented by a student participant. Students must apply for this award by submitting an extended abstract to the conference organizer (info@ecologyatinterface.eu). Abstracts submitted to the Congress by students (as first author and presenter) will be reviewed by a committee of the EEF and a selected number of talks will be evaluated by committee members during the conference. The quality of the submitted extended abstract is very important in determining consideration for the Prize. The extended abstract