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A new IGB study reveals the serious changes in European freshwater fish fauna over the last 170 years.

With their scientific survey on the leisure behavior of inland waters, IGB-Researchers presented themselves at the 5th Berlin Water Sports Festival in Berlin-Grünau.

In two studies, IGB scientists present new insights about the effects of summer storms on the ecosystem processes of pristine lakes.

IGB coordinates and leads the project AQUACOSM, where the first systematic large-scale experiments in both freshwater and marine ecosystems will be performed.

A new comprehensive collection of online Atlases offers a wide variety of information on freshwater ecosystems and their biological diversity on global, continental and regional scale.

Scientists have discovered that a certain species of larvae uses methane to propel itself and it is even possible that this mechanism is accelerating the release of gases into the atmosphere and magnifying global warming.

Freshwater megafauna such as river dolphins, crocodilians and sturgeons play vital roles in their respective ecosystems. IGB researchers have teamed up with international colleagues to illustrate the factors that currently threaten these large vertebrates.

Warming climates have led to an increase in warm-dwelling species over the past 30 years. IGB shares it's long-term data to study global change effects.