Filter for Search for news Programme area Programme areaBiodiversity in a Changing WorldEcosystem Services for a Sustainable FutureDimensions of Complexity of Aquatic SystemsPredictive 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 331 - 340 of 621 items 16 December 2020 press release Researchers warn: Plans to regulate the River Oder endanger rare habitats and species as well as agriculture The new IGB Policy Brief shows that an expansion of the River Oder would threaten many species and habitats. The plans violate current EU law and endanger not only the environment but also agriculture on both sides of the River Oder. 15 December 2020 short news Risk assessment tool for European hydropower plants Researchers led by IGB developed the European Fish Hazard Index (EFHI) – an instrument for screening the ecological risks of hydropower plants. It takes into account plant-specific effects, but also the sensitivity of the affected fish communities and overarching conservation and environmental development targets. 11 December 2020 insight Foundation stone laid for the Joint Biodiversity Science Building of IGB and FU The foundation stone on the Berlin-Dahlem research campus was laid. The cooperation between Freie Universität Berlin and the Leibniz research institution IGB shall link and strengthen research and teaching on the future topic biodiversity. 10 December 2020 short news Corona lockdown makes stars brighter As a measure against the COVID-19 pandemic, public life was severely restricted for the first time in March 2020. But, did this also alter light pollution – the brightening of the night sky caused by too much artificial light? 7 December 2020 insight My research: Dunes in the streambed IGB doctoral student Hanna Schulz tells about streambed sediment in motion, and her research visit to the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. 3 December 2020 focus The internet – a wealth of data Researchers need data to generate scientific findings. Two new research methods – culturomics and iEcology – use the internet for this purpose. These approaches offer many opportunities, especially for the exploration of aquatic habitats. 24 November 2020 press release Discovery of a genetic sex marker in sturgeon Scientists led by IGB have discovered a molecular marker for sex determination in sturgeon. This is a significant breakthrough for evolutionary biology, for species conservation and for caviar-producing aquaculture. 20 November 2020 insight First Central Equal Opportunities Officer of the FVB The IGB junior researcher Marta Alirangues was elected by the entire female workforce of the Forschungsverbund Berlin (FVB) to be the first FVB Central Equal Opportunities Officer. With this newly created position, the FVB is considerably strengthening its equal opportunities work. 19 November 2020 press release Giant aquatic bacterium is a master of adaptation The largest freshwater bacterium, Achromatium oxaliferum, is highly flexible in its requirements, as Danny Ionescu has now discovered. 5 November 2020 short news Large predatory fish have difficulties to adjust after stocking Robert Arlinghaus' team has studied two predatory fish species, northern pike and European catfish, to determine whether the behavior and fitness of translocated fish differs from the behavior and fitness of the resident conspecifics. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 32 Page 33 Current page 34 Page 35 Page 36 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
16 December 2020 press release Researchers warn: Plans to regulate the River Oder endanger rare habitats and species as well as agriculture The new IGB Policy Brief shows that an expansion of the River Oder would threaten many species and habitats. The plans violate current EU law and endanger not only the environment but also agriculture on both sides of the River Oder.
15 December 2020 short news Risk assessment tool for European hydropower plants Researchers led by IGB developed the European Fish Hazard Index (EFHI) – an instrument for screening the ecological risks of hydropower plants. It takes into account plant-specific effects, but also the sensitivity of the affected fish communities and overarching conservation and environmental development targets.
11 December 2020 insight Foundation stone laid for the Joint Biodiversity Science Building of IGB and FU The foundation stone on the Berlin-Dahlem research campus was laid. The cooperation between Freie Universität Berlin and the Leibniz research institution IGB shall link and strengthen research and teaching on the future topic biodiversity.
10 December 2020 short news Corona lockdown makes stars brighter As a measure against the COVID-19 pandemic, public life was severely restricted for the first time in March 2020. But, did this also alter light pollution – the brightening of the night sky caused by too much artificial light?
7 December 2020 insight My research: Dunes in the streambed IGB doctoral student Hanna Schulz tells about streambed sediment in motion, and her research visit to the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
3 December 2020 focus The internet – a wealth of data Researchers need data to generate scientific findings. Two new research methods – culturomics and iEcology – use the internet for this purpose. These approaches offer many opportunities, especially for the exploration of aquatic habitats.
24 November 2020 press release Discovery of a genetic sex marker in sturgeon Scientists led by IGB have discovered a molecular marker for sex determination in sturgeon. This is a significant breakthrough for evolutionary biology, for species conservation and for caviar-producing aquaculture.
20 November 2020 insight First Central Equal Opportunities Officer of the FVB The IGB junior researcher Marta Alirangues was elected by the entire female workforce of the Forschungsverbund Berlin (FVB) to be the first FVB Central Equal Opportunities Officer. With this newly created position, the FVB is considerably strengthening its equal opportunities work.
19 November 2020 press release Giant aquatic bacterium is a master of adaptation The largest freshwater bacterium, Achromatium oxaliferum, is highly flexible in its requirements, as Danny Ionescu has now discovered.
5 November 2020 short news Large predatory fish have difficulties to adjust after stocking Robert Arlinghaus' team has studied two predatory fish species, northern pike and European catfish, to determine whether the behavior and fitness of translocated fish differs from the behavior and fitness of the resident conspecifics.
