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26 June 2020

Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species

More effort is needed to detect, stop and control invasive species – this is emphasised by scientists from 13 countries, including Jonathan Jeschke.

16 June 2020

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Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah

When hippos are displaced by large herds of cattle in Kenya, aquatic ecosystems change. Gabriel Singer and team therefore took a close look at the dung of hippopotamus and cattle: the differences in amount and type of the input are significant.

15 June 2020

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1+1=3

The combined effect of several stressors is sometimes greater than the sum of the individual effects - this is the conclusion of the MARS project with Markus Venohr and Mark Gessner.

11 June 2020

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The disease pyramid: environment, pathogen, individual and microbiome

A team led by Adeline Loyau uses amphibians as an example to show how the body’s own microbial colonisation influences the interactions between living organisms, the environment and pathogens. This is basic research for health prophylaxis.

11 June 2020

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2 out of 3 at the SIL Student Competition 2020

This year’s winners are Fengzhi He, Mandy Velthuis and Nico Martyniuk. The International Society of Limnology awards the prize every two years for the three best publications in the field of limnology.

9 June 2020

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Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check

Ramsy Agha, Thijs Frenken and Justyna Wolinska found out that a fungal infestation makes cyanobacteria easier to digest for small aquatic organisms.

8 June 2020

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Educational videos on lakes and climate change

A new generation of scientists is teaching the next generation about lakes and climate change with MANTEL Pieces, a set of twelve short videos for 12-14 year olds.

5 June 2020

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IGB believes that diversity, inclusiveness and fairness are key to progress in society and research

In view of the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and all the other racist incidents every day in Germany, Europe and elsewhere, IGB wants to stress that we believe that diversity, inclusiveness and fairness are key to progress in society and research.

22 May 2020

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Protector of species or troublemaker?

On today's World Biodiversity Day: The natural species diversity of fished quarry ponds is at least as high, often even greater, than that of unfished comparative lakes. This is especially true for fish.

19 May 2020

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The combined production of fish and vegetables can be profitable

Researchers from IGB have just published an extensive profitability analysis of an aquaponics facility that produces fish and vegetables on a large scale. The result: aquaponics can be financially rewarding.