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21 September 2017

In times of climate change: What a lake’s colour can tell about its condition

The warming of large lakes amplifies their colour. Contrary to previous assumptions, the warming of lakes tends to amplify their richness or poverty of phytoplankton. Lakes which are green become greener, blue lakes become even bluer.

6 September 2017

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Giant bacterium contains genomes for an entire population

It is known that some sulphur bacteria such as Achromatium oxaliferum can be extremely large and may contain several genome copies. But the fact that a single bacterial cell harbours hundreds of different(!) genomes is new – brand new.

4 September 2017

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Being prepared for epidemical outbreaks

IGB scientists are now part of the “rapid deployment expert group to combat health threats”, which shall enable a faster international response to outbreaks of infectious diseases.

31 August 2017

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Environmental pollution: Diverse fungus communities on microplastics

A team of IGB scientists has identified microplastics as habitat for numerous microorganisms, including more than 80 different fungi species.

23 August 2017

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Dead wood – living diversity

The team of the IGB project Baggersee is currently working on various quarry ponds in Lower Saxony: the researchers are particularly attracted by dead wood.

11 August 2017

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Sonja Jähnig joins the Excellence Portal AcademiaNet

The leader of the IGB research group Global Change Effects on River Ecosystems was nominated by the Leibniz-Association.

9 August 2017

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Too many aquatic plants in the lake?

For several years, scientists and swimmers have observed a great increase in the number of aquatic plants in the Müggelsee. Whoever looks closely, also sees that the lake is currently very clear.

31 July 2017

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New ranking: Which invasive species are most harmful to us?

A new socioeconomic classification system classifies invasive species according to their direct impact on people's lives and shows which species should be controlled as priority.

28 July 2017

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Night sky often brighter than expected

Earlier studies focused mainly on the night sky directly over our heads. Using a simple measurement method, researchers can now demonstrate the distribution of light pollution over the entire sky.

12 July 2017

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Climate Change: Algae like it!

Global climate change affects all ecosystems, including lakes – and is therefore the focus of long-term research conducted by Rita Adrian. In an interview, she explains how climatic changes have already had an impact on lakes and what we can expect in the future.