Dr. Christian Wolter

IGB, Dept.4,
Biology and Ecology of Fishes 
Mail: PF 850 119, 12561 Berlin
Office:
12587 Berlin, Müggelseedamm 310

Fields of Interests:

Fish ecology in large rivers, floodplains, waterways and urban waters

Fisheries management, fish species conservation

Tel: (030) 64 181 633
Fax: (030) 64 181 750

wolter@igb-berlin.de

Permanently bachelor and master theses in the research areas environmental history (focused on waters and fisheries), fish-based environmental assessment, river rehabilitation, human influences on fish and waters

Structure and dynamics of fish assemblages in large rivers, waterways and urban waters

In stochastic, disturbance-dominated systems, the fish community structure will be mainly determined by environmental factors. This research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding on the effects of various environmental, in particular hydrodynamic factors, but also to characterize the environmental tolerance of native and immigrating fish species, to identify key habitats, structures and functions for a water type specific, species-rich fish community.

Studies of environmental history aim to analyse larger time-scales as well as the importance of historic events and changes for the actual structure of fish communities, and to identify significant impacts or events. In addition, the importance of extreme events (land use changes, extreme flood and draught events) for the resilience and stability of river systems will be analyzed. Therefore, humans are considered as essential part of the systems studied. Accordingly, rehabilitation will be analysed as adaptive management and contribution to gain high ecological efficiency without compromising existing uses, i.e. to the ecological potential. Recreational fisheries is studied as an especially closely linked social-ecological system within the ADAPTFISH project. These studies are part of the program domain human-environment interactions.

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Humboldt University Berlin, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture

”Protection of endangered species“ (58 hours)

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Arlinghaus, R., Johnson, B. M. & Wolter, C. (2008) The paste, present and future role of limnology in freshwater fisheries science. International Review of Hydrobiology 93: 541-549.

Bohlen, J., Freyhof, J. & Wolter C. (2005) First records of Cobitis elongatoides and Sabanejewia baltica (Cobitidae) for Germany. Cybium 29: 103-104.

Brüggemann, R., Fieseler, C. & Wolter, C. (2005) Ranking von Bächen in Norddeutschland anhand ihrer Fischgemeinschaften. In: Gnauck, A. (Hrsg.) Modellierung und Simulation von Ökosystemen. Aachen: Shaker Verlag: 76-100.

De Leeuw, J.J., Buijse, A.D., Haidvogl, G., Lapinska, M., Noble, R., Repecka, R., Virbickas, T., Wisniewolski, W. & Wolter, C. (2007) Challenges in developing fish based ecological assessment methods for large floodplain rivers. Fisheries Management and Ecology 14: 483-494.

Dußling, U., Bischoff, A., Haberbosch, R., Hoffmann, A., Klinger, H., Wolter, C., Wysujack, K. & Berg, R. (2005) Die fischbasierte Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-WRRL. In: Feld, C.K., Rödiger, S., Sommerhäuser, M., Friedrich, G. (Hrsg.) Typologie, Bewertung, Management von Oberflächengewässern. Stand der Forschung zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. Stuttgart, Schweizerbart, Limnologie aktuell, Bd. 11: 91-104.

Dußling, U., Bischoff, A., Haberbosch, R., Hoffmann, A., Klinger, H., Wolter, C., Wysujack, K. & Berg, R. (2005) Der Fischregionsindex (FRI) - ein Instrument zur Fließgewässerbewertung gemäß EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. WasserWirtschaft 95: 19-24.

Dußling, U., Berg, R., Klinger, H. & Wolter, C. (Hrsg.) (2004) Assessing the Ecological Status of River Systems Using Fish Assemblages. In: Steinberg, C., Calmano, W., Klapper, H., Wilken R.-D. (Hrsg.) Handbuch Angewandte Limnologie, Landsberg: Ecomed Verlagsgruppe, VIII-7.4, 20. Erg.Lfg. 12/04, ecomed, Landsberg/Lech: 1-84.

Engelhardt, C., Sukhodolov, A. & Wolter, C. (2004) Estimating effect of navigation on fish habitats in inland waterways. In: Greco, M., Carravetta, A. & Della Morte, R. (Hrsg.) River Flow 2004. Vol. 2, Taylor & Francis Group, London: 1365-1371.

Fieseler, C. & Wolter, C. (2006) A fish-based typology of small temperate rivers in the northeastern lowlands of Germany. Limnologica 36: 2-16.

Hölker, F., Volkmann, S., Wolter, C., van Dijk, P.L.M. & Hardewig, I. (2004) Colonization of the freshwater environment by a marine invader: how to cope with warm summer temperatures? Evolutionary Ecology Research 6: 1123-1144.

Huckstorf, V., Lewin, W.-C. & Wolter, C. (2008) Environmental flow methodologies to protect fisheries resources in human modified large lowland rivers. River Research and Applications 24: 519-527.

Kobler, A., Klefoth, T., Wolter, C., Fredrich, F. & Arlinghaus, R. (2008) Contrasting pike (Esox lucius L.) Movement and habitat choice between summer and winter in a small lake. Hydrobiologia 601: 17-27.

Mehner, T., Arlinghaus, R., Berg, S., Dörner, H., Jacobsen, L., Kasprzak, P., Koschel, R., Schulze, T., Skov, C., Wolter, C. & Wysujack, K. (2004) How to link biomanipulation and sustainable fisheries management: a step-by-step guideline for lakes of the European temperate zone. Fisheries Management and Ecology 11: 261-275.

Müller, G. & Wolter, C. (2004) The breastshot waterwheel: design and model tests. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 157, ES4: 203-211.

Sindilariu, P.-D., Freyhof, J. & Wolter, C. (2006) Habitat use of juvenile fish in the lower Danube and the Danube Delta: implications for ecotone connectivity. Hydrobiologia 571: 51-61.

Sindilariu, P.-D., Wolter, C. & Reiter, R. (2008) Constructed wetlands as a treatment method for effluents from intensive trout farms. Aquaculture 277: 179-184.

Söhngen, B. & Wolter, C. (2007) Ergebnisse der PIANC InCom WG 27: Technische und ökologische Auswirkungen aus dem Schifffahrtsbetrieb in Binnenwasserstrassen. In: Hafentechnische Gesellschaft (Hrsg.) HTG-Kongress 2007. Tagungsband. Roßdorf: TZ-Verlag: 235-248.

Söhngen, B., Koop, J., Knight, S., Rythönen, J., Beckwith, P., Ferrari, N., Iribarren, J., Kevin, T., Wolter, C. & Maynord, S. (2008) Considerations to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Vessels. Report of PIANC INCOM Working Group 27, PIANC Report Series: 1-90.

Uusi-Heikkilä, S., Wolter, C., Klefoth, T. & Arlinghaus, R. (2008) A behavioral perspective on fishing-induced evolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23: 419-421.

Wolter, C. (2004) Optionen für das fischereiliche Management von Bundeswasserstraßen. VDSF-Schriftenreihe, Fischerei & Naturschutz, Heft 6: 27-44.

Wolter, C. (2004) Karte: 02.08 Fischfauna (Ausgabe 2004). Digitaler Umweltatlas Berlin, http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/umwelt/umweltatlas

Wolter, C. (2005) Wandel der Berliner Fischfauna im Zeitraum 1992-2002. Sber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde (N.F.) 44: 79-91.

Wolter, C. (2006) First record of river gudgeon Romanogobio belingi in the River Havel, Brandenburg, Germany. Lauterbornia 56: 91-94.

Wolter, C. (2006) Die fischökologische Bedeutung von Flussauen und ihre Berücksichtigung bei der fisch-basierten Gewässer-Zustandsbewertung. Artenschutzreport 19: 45-49.

Wolter, C. (2006) Vorkommen und Verbreitung des Stromgründlings Romanogobio belingi (Slastenenko, 1934) in der unteren Oder. Nationalpark-Jahrbuch Unteres Odertal 2006: 55-63.

Wolter, C. (2007) Entwicklung historischer Referenzbesiedlungen als fischfaunistische Leitbilder für aktuelle Aufgaben im Gewässermanagement. In: Herrmann, B. (Hrsg.) Beiträge zum Göttinger Umwelthistorischen Kolloquium 2004-2006. Göttingen: Universitätsverlag: 79-94.

Wolter, C. (2007) Temperature influence on the fish assemblage structure in a large lowland river, the lower Oder River, Germany. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 16: 493-503.

Wolter, C. (2008) Towards a mechanistic understanding of urbanization‘s impacts on fish. In: Marzluff, J., Shulenberger, E., Endlicher, W., Alberti, M., Bradley, G., Ryan, C., Simon, U. & ZumBrunnen, C. (eds) Urban Ecology. An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature. New York: Springer: 425-436.

Wolter, C. (2008) Challenges to improve fish and fisheries in urban waterways, the example Berlin, Germany. In: Varyani, K. S. (ed.) International Conference on Safety and Operations in Canals and Waterways. SOCW 2008. Glasgow: Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow: 268-276.

Wolter, C. & Arlinghaus, R. (2004) Burst and critical swimming speeds of fish and their ecological relevance in waterways. Berichte des IGB 20: 77-93.

Wolter, C. & Arlinghaus, R. (2004) Powerful ships - weak fish: the potential role of inland navigation as structuring factor for fish assemblages in waterways. In: Garcia de Jalon, D. & Martinez, P. V. (eds.) Aquatic Habitats: Analysis & Restoration. Fifth International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. Madrid, IAHR: 139-145.

Wolter, C. & Freyhof, J. (2004) Diel distribution patterns of fishes in a temperate large lowland river. Journal of Fish Biology 64: 632-642.

Wolter, C. & Freyhof, J. (2005) Die Fischbesiedelung des Oder-Einzugsgebietes. Nationalpark-Jahrbuch Unteres Odertal 2005: 37-63.

Wolter, C. & Menzel, R. (2005) Using commercial catch statistics to detect habitat bottlenecks in large lowland rivers. River Research and Applications 21: 245-255.

Wolter, C. & Schomaker, C. (2007) Die fischökologische Bedeutung von Flussauen und ihre Berücksichtigung bei der fisch-basierten Gewässer-Zustandsbewertung. Nationalpark-Jahrbuch Unteres Odertal 2007: 28-37.

Wolter, C. & Sukhodolov, A. (2008) Random displacement versus habitat choice of fish larvae in rivers. River Research and Applications 24: 661-672.

Wolter, C., Arlinghaus, R., Grosch, U.A. & Vilcinskas, A. (2005) Rote Liste und Gesamtartenliste der Fische und Neunaugen (Pisces et Cyclostomata) von Berlin. In: Der Landesbeauftragte für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege & Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung (Hrsg.) Rote Listen der gefährdeten Pflanzen und Tiere von Berlin. CD-ROM.

Wolter, C., Arlinghaus, R., Sukhodolov, A. & Engelhardt, C. (2004) A model of navigation-induced currents in inland waterways and implications for juvenile fish displacement. Environmental Management 34: 656-668.

Wolter, C., Bischoff, A., Füllner, G., Gaumert, T. & Wysujack, K. (2004) Ein modellbasierter Ansatz zur Entwicklung fischfaunistischer Referenzen, dargestellt am Beispiel der Elbe. Fischer & Teichwirt 55: 850-852.

Wolter, C., Bischoff, A. & Wysujack, K. (2005) The use of historical data to characterize fish-faunistic reference conditions for large lowland rivers in northern Germany. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Suppl. 155: 37-51.

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