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Exploring the importance of ponds

Why are ponds important? What threats do they face? And how can PONDERFUL help? Ponds have been largely overlooked but they are vital for biodiversity - and could even help us adapt to climate change. Discover more about these rich and fascinating habitats, how can they help to protect wildlife and their importance to humans as a nature-based solution. This video was created by the PONDERFUL project and received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869296. Find out more about the PONDERFUL project.

(Bio)diversity at IGB

Biodiversity is the variety and variability of life on our Planet. It serves multiple functions in regulating chemistry of the atmosphere, water supply, production of biomass and recycling essential nutrients. At IGB we study various ecological aspects of biodiversity directly related to freshwater ecosystems such as lakes, rivers, groundwaters and wetlands. Our research is focused on a wide spectrum of aquatic organisms, ranging from microscopic life forms to fish, birds and mammals. IGB is extremely diverse in the methodologies of its multidisciplinary biodiversity studies. And of course, research at IGB is carried out by diverse international teams. 

Join the AQUACOSM network

AQUACOSM is an integrated, international network of experimental infrastructures of 21 marine and freshwater research institutes. The goal of this networking is a better coordination of future research projects, joint developing of best practices and opening of the mesocosms of both fresh water and marine research institutes for international, interdisciplinary cooperation.

The Network 4 RIBES

This video is about 4th network school of EU ITN RIBES project. This network school was organized by IGB on the Tagliamento River in Italy during the period from 26 June till 3 July 2022.

Climate change drives widespread shifts in lake thermal habitat

Global warming is increasing the temperatures of lakes worldwide. Benjamin Kraemer teamed up with colleagues to quantify the long-term temperature changes in 139 lakes worldwide. They analysed shifts in thermal habitats – the temperature conditions needed by species to survive – and found that as lakes warm, species will need to shift to different depths or seasons.

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