Filter for Search for news Programme area Programme areaBiodiversity in a Changing WorldEcosystem Services for a Sustainable FutureDimensions of Complexity of Aquatic SystemsPredictive Ecology in the Anthropocene Topic TopicAdaptation and evolutionFreshwater ecosystemsBiodiversityEnvironmental changeMultiple stressors and pollutantsWater and matter cyclesUse and managementAquaculture and aquaponicsAnglingBehavioural ecology and swarm intelligence Format Formatpress releaseinsightshort newsfocus Apply 131 - 140 of 195 itemsTopic:Freshwater ecosystems 1 July 2019 press release Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians Aquatic organisms are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. There are few approved chemical means for combating these pathogens, and many have unwanted side-effects. IGB scientists propose 7 biological alternatives. 17 May 2019 press release IGB Scientist Thomas Mehner is New President of the International Society of Limnology SIL was founded in 1922 by the German ecologist and father of limnology August Thienemann, making it the oldest limnological society in the world. 14 May 2019 press release Living Waters Researchers from 20 German scientific institutions have presented a joint research agenda on the biological diversity of inland and coastal waters. 9 May 2019 short news No free flow Just one-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing says a comprehensive study, published in the journal Nature. Christiane Zarfl, a former member of IGB, and Klement Tockner, long-time director of IGB, played a key role in the study. 21 March 2019 insight Along the river Spree: on the trail of sulfate and Co. In March 2019, IGB researchers and technicians sampled the Spree and its tributaries. They have been doing this once a year since 2015, from the source in Upper Lusatia to the estuary into the Havel. The background is the contamination with sulphate and iron from the brown coal mining regions of Lusatia. 20 March 2019 insight Journalist rush on the LakeLab As if they had arranged to meet, a television team and a radio reporter, both from rbb, visited the LakeLab today. The team around Boris Römer filmed a video for the evening television series zibb - Zuhause in Berlin & Brandenburg (At home in Berlin & Brandenburg) and Bernd Dreiocker recorded the original sounds for a feature on rbb kulturradio. 18 March 2019 focus “Fencing in is not an option” Freshwaters play a central role when it comes to recreational activities. Markus Venohr and Christian Wolter are investigating how such activities affect the ecosystems of lakes and rivers in the new AQUATAG project. 2 February 2019 short news World Wetlands Day The 2nd of February is World Wetlands Day. At IGB we investigate the different aspects of wetlands as habitats and how they can be used sustainably and revitalized efficiently. 9 January 2019 short news Global study provides new insights into carbon cycling in flowing waters 153 researchers from 40 countries jointly investigated how climatic factors influence carbon cycling in flowing waters and their riparian zones. 17 December 2018 focus IGB contributes to IPCC report Professor Rita Adrian is engaged in the long-term and climate impact research of lake ecosystems at IGB. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected her as a lead author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which is due to be released in 2021/22. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
1 July 2019 press release Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians Aquatic organisms are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. There are few approved chemical means for combating these pathogens, and many have unwanted side-effects. IGB scientists propose 7 biological alternatives.
17 May 2019 press release IGB Scientist Thomas Mehner is New President of the International Society of Limnology SIL was founded in 1922 by the German ecologist and father of limnology August Thienemann, making it the oldest limnological society in the world.
14 May 2019 press release Living Waters Researchers from 20 German scientific institutions have presented a joint research agenda on the biological diversity of inland and coastal waters.
9 May 2019 short news No free flow Just one-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing says a comprehensive study, published in the journal Nature. Christiane Zarfl, a former member of IGB, and Klement Tockner, long-time director of IGB, played a key role in the study.
21 March 2019 insight Along the river Spree: on the trail of sulfate and Co. In March 2019, IGB researchers and technicians sampled the Spree and its tributaries. They have been doing this once a year since 2015, from the source in Upper Lusatia to the estuary into the Havel. The background is the contamination with sulphate and iron from the brown coal mining regions of Lusatia.
20 March 2019 insight Journalist rush on the LakeLab As if they had arranged to meet, a television team and a radio reporter, both from rbb, visited the LakeLab today. The team around Boris Römer filmed a video for the evening television series zibb - Zuhause in Berlin & Brandenburg (At home in Berlin & Brandenburg) and Bernd Dreiocker recorded the original sounds for a feature on rbb kulturradio.
18 March 2019 focus “Fencing in is not an option” Freshwaters play a central role when it comes to recreational activities. Markus Venohr and Christian Wolter are investigating how such activities affect the ecosystems of lakes and rivers in the new AQUATAG project.
2 February 2019 short news World Wetlands Day The 2nd of February is World Wetlands Day. At IGB we investigate the different aspects of wetlands as habitats and how they can be used sustainably and revitalized efficiently.
9 January 2019 short news Global study provides new insights into carbon cycling in flowing waters 153 researchers from 40 countries jointly investigated how climatic factors influence carbon cycling in flowing waters and their riparian zones.
17 December 2018 focus IGB contributes to IPCC report Professor Rita Adrian is engaged in the long-term and climate impact research of lake ecosystems at IGB. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected her as a lead author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which is due to be released in 2021/22.
