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1 August 2018

LakeLab experiment 2018 started

As energy supplier and stimulus of the internal clock, light is of fundamental importance to plants and animals. This also applies to fish and microscopic organisms in lakes. Like other species, they have adapted to the day-night rhythm during evolution. But what happens if a lake is illuminated by artificial lighting at night, or if not enough light penetrates into the water during the day? These questions are examined during this year's summer experiment at the Lake Lab.

1 July 2018

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Record attendance: 550 guests at the open day

Despite many competing events in the region, 550 visitors found their way to the IGB Stechlin on Saturday, 30 June. On this open day, the IGB scientists provided information about the institute's current research activities.

9 May 2018

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Stechlin Swings now mounted in all 24 enclosures

So far, 15 of the 24 enclosures of the LakeLab were equipped with the Stechlin Swing. These tarpaulins help to prevent algal growth on the inner walls of the cylinders. Since all 24 enclosures are needed in this year’s summer experiment, today the remaining 9 cylinders were furnished with the Stechlin Swings.

6 February 2018

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At last winter at Lake Stechlin

The IGB team around project leader Dr. Stella Berger has been waiting quite a while for cold temperatures. The scientists were ready to start the scheduled ice experiment at the LakeLab.

6 July 2017

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Researchers for LakeLab experiment 2018 wanted!

The EU financed project AQUACOSM will offer more than 11,500 person-days of Transnational Access to more than 37 different European mesocosm facilities between January 2018 and December 2020.

6 April 2017

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Turbid prospects for pristine lakes

In two studies, IGB scientists present new insights about the effects of summer storms on the ecosystem processes of pristine lakes.

21 March 2017

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From Arctic to the Mediterranean

Lakes, rivers, estuaries and oceans are closely connected. Despite this, aquatic research is still divided in marine and freshwater sciences. Now scientists from 19 leading research institutes and universities and two enterprises from 12 countries across Europe aim to change this and have joined forces in the project “AQUACOSM - Network of Leading European AQUAtic MesoCOSM Facilities Connecting Mountains to Oceans from the Arctic to the Mediterranean”. The network will perform the first systematic large-scale experiments in both freshwater and marine ecosystems.

31 August 2016

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At night all researchers are grey

Throughout the LakeLab experiment 2016 samples are regularly taken during day and night. For example, the team of IGB scientist Gabriel Singer gets out once a week shortly before dawn. They focus on aquatic bacteria which are responsible for the decomposition of organic material.

10 August 2015

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"As a light physicist I have until now mostly worked in darkened and sterile laboratories"

After returning from his postdoctoral residency at the University of Brisbane in Australia, Andreas Jechow visited by chance the Lake Stechlin Information Center in 2012. There he saw a scale model of the LakeLab and was immediately fascinated by the research platform and the concept behind it. Now, three years later he is part of the LakeLab team and studies the light regimes in the mesocosms.

22 July 2015

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"I have chosen this PhD project because I find it amazingly interesting"

After her master's thesis on zooplankton, biologist Susanne Stephan wanted to broaden her knowledge and did not hesitate to accept the proposed PhD position on phytoplankton at the LakeLab. Now after almost 3 months at IGB Stechlin, she is already in the thick of it, and has learned a lot of new techniques. Furthermore, she enjoys working with the highly motivated LakeLab team.