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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.

Christian Wolter from IGB and an international team developed a conceptional framework to assess the resilience of river ecosystems.

March 14th is International Day of Action for rivers and against dams.

Researchers from IGB have examined how effectively Natura 2000 protects listed habitat types in Germany. They also compared Natura 2000 with a hypothetical, ideal network. 

Who wouldn't wish for a varied working environment, no boredom in your daily routine and a lot of new knowledge?  I experience all this during my Training position for office management at IGB.

Aggressiveness among animals may increase the longer individuals live together in stable groups. This is the finding of a recent study carried out by researchers from IGB. The study, published in the journal Animal Behaviour used the Amazon molly to isolate the effects of familiarity on behaviour.

Not everyone likes chemistry, she does: Elisabeth Schütte trained as a chemical laboratory assistant at the IGB. She now works in Department 6 and has been awarded a BMBF training grant.

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.