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 managementFisheriesBehavioural ecology and swarm intelligence Format Formatpress releaseinsightshort newsfocus Apply 211 - 220 of 247 itemsFormat:press release 3 July 2018 press release Spearfishing makes fishes more timid Fisheries scientists have studied the response of fish in the Mediterranean Sea to spearfishing. The fish are able to finely discriminate if divers carry a speargun or not and adjust their escape behaviour. 19 June 2018 press release Light pollution a reason for insect decline!? Climate change, pesticides and land use changes alone cannot fully explain the decline in insect populations in Germany. Artificial lighting at night could be another reason for declining insect populations. 5 June 2018 press release What the size distribution of organisms tells us about the energetic efficiency of a lake The relationship between energy efficiency in the food web and size distribution allows a better and more direct understanding of biological processes and disturbances that impact aquatic ecosystems. 23 May 2018 press release Genetic diversity helps protect against disease Diversity is the key: IGB researchers have demonstrated experimentally that genetic diversity makes populations more resistant to disease. 26 April 2018 press release When lakes start to sweat Rising temperatures are a threat to the balance of lakes. In a new IGB Dossier, researchers provide a summary of the changes that lakes are already undergoing and of the scenarios that are likely to occur. 19 February 2018 press release Distantly related Researchers have just published an extensive phylogenetic tree for the Eurasian green toads. This phylogenetic tree shows that polyploid species are hybrids and only descend from parental species with a very high degree of genetic divergence. 5 February 2018 press release An underestimated threat: land-based pollution with microplastics Researchers warn: the impact of microplastics in soils, sediments and the freshwaters could have a long-term negative effect on terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world. 22 November 2017 press release Climate change enhances methane emissions from freshwaters A temperature rise of only 1°C would lead to six to 20 percent higher emissions of methane bubbles – which in turn would result in an additional increase in temperature. 24 October 2017 press release Flagship species could help protect freshwaters 83 per cent of all the world’s threatened freshwater species occur in the same areas as the “imposing” freshwater species examined within the study – all of which are potential ambassadors for their ecosystem. 21 September 2017 press release 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
3 July 2018 press release Spearfishing makes fishes more timid Fisheries scientists have studied the response of fish in the Mediterranean Sea to spearfishing. The fish are able to finely discriminate if divers carry a speargun or not and adjust their escape behaviour.
19 June 2018 press release Light pollution a reason for insect decline!? Climate change, pesticides and land use changes alone cannot fully explain the decline in insect populations in Germany. Artificial lighting at night could be another reason for declining insect populations.
5 June 2018 press release What the size distribution of organisms tells us about the energetic efficiency of a lake The relationship between energy efficiency in the food web and size distribution allows a better and more direct understanding of biological processes and disturbances that impact aquatic ecosystems.
23 May 2018 press release Genetic diversity helps protect against disease Diversity is the key: IGB researchers have demonstrated experimentally that genetic diversity makes populations more resistant to disease.
26 April 2018 press release When lakes start to sweat Rising temperatures are a threat to the balance of lakes. In a new IGB Dossier, researchers provide a summary of the changes that lakes are already undergoing and of the scenarios that are likely to occur.
19 February 2018 press release Distantly related Researchers have just published an extensive phylogenetic tree for the Eurasian green toads. This phylogenetic tree shows that polyploid species are hybrids and only descend from parental species with a very high degree of genetic divergence.
5 February 2018 press release An underestimated threat: land-based pollution with microplastics Researchers warn: the impact of microplastics in soils, sediments and the freshwaters could have a long-term negative effect on terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world.
22 November 2017 press release Climate change enhances methane emissions from freshwaters A temperature rise of only 1°C would lead to six to 20 percent higher emissions of methane bubbles – which in turn would result in an additional increase in temperature.
24 October 2017 press release Flagship species could help protect freshwaters 83 per cent of all the world’s threatened freshwater species occur in the same areas as the “imposing” freshwater species examined within the study – all of which are potential ambassadors for their ecosystem.
21 September 2017 press release 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.
