Filter for Search for news Programme area Programme area1) Biodiversity in a Changing World2) Ecosystem Services for a Sustainable Future3) Dimensions of Complexity of Aquatic Systems4) Predictive 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 121 - 130 of 237 itemsFormat:press release 11 October 2021 press release At the waterside: people relaxed – environment stressed? Researchers led by IGB have summarised and evaluated the scientific literature on recreational ecology in a meta-study. Although all recreational activities can have negative impacts on plants, animals and the environment, they conclude that boat traffic and shoreline use have the most consistently negative impacts. 5 October 2021 press release Large aquatic animals are at risk due to the loss of free-flowing rivers If all the proposed dams were built, 19 percent of free-flowing rivers that are longer than 500 km and inhabited by freshwater megafauna will lose their free-flowing status. The study also finds that freshwater megafauna diversity is higher in future fragmented free-flowing rivers than in rivers that would remain free-flowing in the future or that are already fragmented. 30 September 2021 press release The principle of aquaponics – clearly defined Missing or vague definitions and standards make it difficult to plan and evaluate aquaponic systems properly. Researchers from IGB have now tightened up the definitions and created a calculation model for resource use. 22 September 2021 press release Aquatic insects are sensitive to light pollution New research from IGB shows that current strategies for reducing the impact of light pollution do not go far enough in protecting aquatic insect species. 9 September 2021 press release German federal elections: researchers recommend a more sustainable water policy In the latest IGB Policy Brief on the occasion of the 2021 federal elections, scientists recommend that politicians take urgent measures to combat the massive decline in freshwater biodiversity and thus safeguard important ecosystem services. 17 August 2021 press release Against overfishing: Protect large spawners and assess stocks correctly Recent study with Robert Arlinghaus shows that the replenishment potential of many fish stocks is overestimated. This increases the risk of overfishing. Especially the largest fish should be protected to a greater degree than is presently the case. 28 July 2021 press release Blue waters – green beaches: benthic filamentous algae are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide Many of the world's clear lakes are deteriorating at an alarming rate: at the shore, where people want to play and swim, the lake bottom is covered with green carpets of algae. 14 July 2021 press release New insights for species conservation Using water fleas, Luc De Meester showed that a population with a high amount of genetic variation can quickly adapt its behavioural and life-history traits to changes in the environment. 11 June 2021 press release Why do people support fish species conservation in European rivers? In Germany, the protection of fish is supported by general pro-ecological values and norms. In France, Sweden and Norway, on the other hand, native fish species have great influence on individual conservation-oriented behaviour. 3 June 2021 press release Lake habitats are disappearing as the climate changes Global warming is increasing the surface temperatures of lakes worldwide – are species finding the temperatures they need to survive? Researchers led by IGB have quantified the long-term temperature changes in 139 lakes worldwide. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Page 15 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
11 October 2021 press release At the waterside: people relaxed – environment stressed? Researchers led by IGB have summarised and evaluated the scientific literature on recreational ecology in a meta-study. Although all recreational activities can have negative impacts on plants, animals and the environment, they conclude that boat traffic and shoreline use have the most consistently negative impacts.
5 October 2021 press release Large aquatic animals are at risk due to the loss of free-flowing rivers If all the proposed dams were built, 19 percent of free-flowing rivers that are longer than 500 km and inhabited by freshwater megafauna will lose their free-flowing status. The study also finds that freshwater megafauna diversity is higher in future fragmented free-flowing rivers than in rivers that would remain free-flowing in the future or that are already fragmented.
30 September 2021 press release The principle of aquaponics – clearly defined Missing or vague definitions and standards make it difficult to plan and evaluate aquaponic systems properly. Researchers from IGB have now tightened up the definitions and created a calculation model for resource use.
22 September 2021 press release Aquatic insects are sensitive to light pollution New research from IGB shows that current strategies for reducing the impact of light pollution do not go far enough in protecting aquatic insect species.
9 September 2021 press release German federal elections: researchers recommend a more sustainable water policy In the latest IGB Policy Brief on the occasion of the 2021 federal elections, scientists recommend that politicians take urgent measures to combat the massive decline in freshwater biodiversity and thus safeguard important ecosystem services.
17 August 2021 press release Against overfishing: Protect large spawners and assess stocks correctly Recent study with Robert Arlinghaus shows that the replenishment potential of many fish stocks is overestimated. This increases the risk of overfishing. Especially the largest fish should be protected to a greater degree than is presently the case.
28 July 2021 press release Blue waters – green beaches: benthic filamentous algae are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide Many of the world's clear lakes are deteriorating at an alarming rate: at the shore, where people want to play and swim, the lake bottom is covered with green carpets of algae.
14 July 2021 press release New insights for species conservation Using water fleas, Luc De Meester showed that a population with a high amount of genetic variation can quickly adapt its behavioural and life-history traits to changes in the environment.
11 June 2021 press release Why do people support fish species conservation in European rivers? In Germany, the protection of fish is supported by general pro-ecological values and norms. In France, Sweden and Norway, on the other hand, native fish species have great influence on individual conservation-oriented behaviour.
3 June 2021 press release Lake habitats are disappearing as the climate changes Global warming is increasing the surface temperatures of lakes worldwide – are species finding the temperatures they need to survive? Researchers led by IGB have quantified the long-term temperature changes in 139 lakes worldwide.
