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8 September 2016

Why moths are attracted to light

Light at night changes animals’ behaviour. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps within a radius of approximately 23 metres.

31 August 2016

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At night all researchers are grey

Throughout the LakeLab experiment 2016 samples are regularly taken during day and night. For example, the team of IGB scientist Gabriel Singer gets out once a week shortly before dawn. They focus on aquatic bacteria which are responsible for the decomposition of organic material.

24 September 2015

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Schwörbel-Benndorf Young Talent Award for IGB scientists

Sereina Rutschmann and Jens Kiesel won the Schwörbel-Benndorf Young Talent Award of the DGL.

10 August 2015

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"As a light physicist I have until now mostly worked in darkened and sterile laboratories"

After returning from his postdoctoral residency at the University of Brisbane in Australia, Andreas Jechow visited by chance the Lake Stechlin Information Center in 2012. There he saw a scale model of the LakeLab and was immediately fascinated by the research platform and the concept behind it. Now, three years later he is part of the LakeLab team and studies the light regimes in the mesocosms.

17 December 2014

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Deforestation threatens species richness in streams

A loss of forested areas can lead to a decrease in species richness in adjacent streams. This has been shown by a team from the Leibniz-Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in cooperation with additional partners.

29 January 2014

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Launch of the first online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas

A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity presenting spatial information and species distribution patterns will be launched on 29th January at the land-mark Water Lives symposium bringing together European Union policy makers and freshwater scientists.