The Teacomposition initiative is led by an international group of scientists with long experience in observational and experimental biogeochemical studies. The key tasks of the TeaComposition coordination are:
- Strategic and conceptual development of the initiative
- Scientific coordination and guidance for implementation of the decomposition study
- Communication with initiative members as well as public
- Coordination of and /or participation at TeaComposition-related research projects
- Building and consolidating interface to other networks and programs in the areas of global ecological research
- Data checks, data analysis, and standardization of analytical procedure
- Web development
 Ika Djukic, WSL+43 -1 31304-3432 ika.djukic@umweltbundesamt.at |
 Inger Kappel Schmidt, University of Copenhagen+45 35331668 iks@ign.ku.dk |
 Sebastian Kepfer Rojas, University of Copenhagen+45 35334843 skro@ign.ku.dk |
 Klaus Steenberg-Larsen, University of Copenhagen+45 35337654 ksl@ign.ku.dk |
 Claus Beier, University of Copenhagen+45 35334233 cbe@ign.ku.dk |
 Kris Verheyen, University of Gent+32-0 92649027 kris.verheyen@ugent.be |
 Björn Berg, University of Helsinkibb0708212424@gmail.com |
Scientific advisors
 Frank Hagedorn, WSL+41 447392463 frank.hagedorn@wsl.ch |
 Nico Eisenhauer, iDIV+49 3419733167 nico.eisenhauer@idiv.de |
 Jari Liski, Finnish Meteorological Institute+358295396086 jari.liski@fmi.fi |
 Harald Pauli, Austrian Academy of Science+43-1 47654-83160 harald.pauli@oeaw.ac.at |
 Per Gundersen, University of Copenhagen+4535331678 pgu@ign.ku.dk |
 Knute Nadelhofer, University of Michiganknute@umich.edu |