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 habitatsClimate and environmental changePollutants and matter cyclesWater in the landscapeFreshwater management and conservationFisheriesFish behaviour and swarm intelligence Format Formatpress releaseinsightshort newsfocus Apply 471 - 480 of 730 items 7 August 2020 short news Practical guide on litter decomposition in fresh waters The decomposition of plant litter is the second most important ecosystem process in the biosphere. Mark Gessner and colleagues have released a new edition of their comprehensive methods book on litter decomposition in fresh waters. 3 August 2020 short news Species interactions shape metacommunities Landscapes are heterogeneous and often contain patches of habitats – lakes are great examples for such island-like habitats. However, they form invisible networks: metacommunities. 29 July 2020 short news Lemon sharks – live fast, die young Risk-taking individuals are expected to grow better but also die faster than the less explorative individuals, according to the hypothesis that Félicie Dhellemmes and Jens Krause have tested. 17 July 2020 press release Where is the water during a drought? Using the example of the drought-sensitive Demnitzer Mühlenfließ in Brandenburg Dörthe Tetzlaff and her team quantified visible and invisible water flows during and shortly after the drought of 2018. 9 July 2020 press release Born to be a cannibal Heiner Kuhl has described the genome of four mandarin fish species and thus also identified genes for cannibalistic eating behaviour. 8 July 2020 short news Evolution: Keeping it smooth How does evolution impact ecological patterns? It helps smooth out the rough edges, says a team of international researchers including Luc De Meester. 6 July 2020 focus The signature of Berlin’s water systems under climate stress Dörthe Tetzlaff and her team assessed the origin and fate of water in various watercourses of a large city on a large temporal and spatial scale using stable isotopes. 26 June 2020 short news Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species More effort is needed to detect, stop and control invasive species – this is emphasised by scientists from 13 countries, including Jonathan Jeschke. 16 June 2020 press release Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah When hippos are displaced by large herds of cattle in Kenya, aquatic ecosystems change. Gabriel Singer and team therefore took a close look at the dung of hippopotamus and cattle: the differences in amount and type of the input are significant. 15 June 2020 short news 1+1=3 The combined effect of several stressors is sometimes greater than the sum of the individual effects - this is the conclusion of the MARS project with Markus Venohr and Mark Gessner. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 46 Page 47 Current page 48 Page 49 Page 50 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
7 August 2020 short news Practical guide on litter decomposition in fresh waters The decomposition of plant litter is the second most important ecosystem process in the biosphere. Mark Gessner and colleagues have released a new edition of their comprehensive methods book on litter decomposition in fresh waters.
3 August 2020 short news Species interactions shape metacommunities Landscapes are heterogeneous and often contain patches of habitats – lakes are great examples for such island-like habitats. However, they form invisible networks: metacommunities.
29 July 2020 short news Lemon sharks – live fast, die young Risk-taking individuals are expected to grow better but also die faster than the less explorative individuals, according to the hypothesis that Félicie Dhellemmes and Jens Krause have tested.
17 July 2020 press release Where is the water during a drought? Using the example of the drought-sensitive Demnitzer Mühlenfließ in Brandenburg Dörthe Tetzlaff and her team quantified visible and invisible water flows during and shortly after the drought of 2018.
9 July 2020 press release Born to be a cannibal Heiner Kuhl has described the genome of four mandarin fish species and thus also identified genes for cannibalistic eating behaviour.
8 July 2020 short news Evolution: Keeping it smooth How does evolution impact ecological patterns? It helps smooth out the rough edges, says a team of international researchers including Luc De Meester.
6 July 2020 focus The signature of Berlin’s water systems under climate stress Dörthe Tetzlaff and her team assessed the origin and fate of water in various watercourses of a large city on a large temporal and spatial scale using stable isotopes.
26 June 2020 short news Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species More effort is needed to detect, stop and control invasive species – this is emphasised by scientists from 13 countries, including Jonathan Jeschke.
16 June 2020 press release Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah When hippos are displaced by large herds of cattle in Kenya, aquatic ecosystems change. Gabriel Singer and team therefore took a close look at the dung of hippopotamus and cattle: the differences in amount and type of the input are significant.
15 June 2020 short news 1+1=3 The combined effect of several stressors is sometimes greater than the sum of the individual effects - this is the conclusion of the MARS project with Markus Venohr and Mark Gessner.
