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 141 - 150 of 202 itemsTopic:Freshwater ecosystems 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. 11 December 2018 focus Climate gases from water bodies As the earth warms up, our bodies of water can release more methane and carbon dioxide. It is a vicious circle in which climate change itself intensifies. Researchers at IGB investigate the processes that lead to this release of greenhouse gases. 31 October 2018 focus The city of tomorrow is "blue" Much more than foul water in clogged canals: urban waters could make our cities more livable. On the World Cities Day, we have talked to IGB scientist Jörg Freyhof about how this can be achieved. 16 October 2018 short news What swims in the Lake Müggelsee? Which fish species live in the Lake Müggelsee, how many of them are there, and how big do they get? These were the questions investigated by some 20 IGB employees between 8 and 10 October. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 13 Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
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.
11 December 2018 focus Climate gases from water bodies As the earth warms up, our bodies of water can release more methane and carbon dioxide. It is a vicious circle in which climate change itself intensifies. Researchers at IGB investigate the processes that lead to this release of greenhouse gases.
31 October 2018 focus The city of tomorrow is "blue" Much more than foul water in clogged canals: urban waters could make our cities more livable. On the World Cities Day, we have talked to IGB scientist Jörg Freyhof about how this can be achieved.
16 October 2018 short news What swims in the Lake Müggelsee? Which fish species live in the Lake Müggelsee, how many of them are there, and how big do they get? These were the questions investigated by some 20 IGB employees between 8 and 10 October.
