Incident-related special investigation programme for the environmental disaster in the Oder River of August 2022 (ODER~SO)

Documentation of impacts on aquatic organisms and their regeneration as well as precautionary research on possible further toxin waves and on resilience, ecosystem functions, ecosystem services and development scenarios of the river and its floodplains

© Martin Pusch

The multidisciplinary project monitors and analyses algal and pollutant loads, documents the status and recovery of populations of multiple organism groups, carries out precautionary studies on potential future poisoning events, and investigates the ecological role of floodplains in multiple development scenarios. The overall aim of ODER-SO is to provide a broad knowledge base for the integrative management of coupled river-floodplain ecosystems, enabling more precise analyses and forecasts of river status that can form the basis for preventive measures against the harmful effects of algal blooms.

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Short Profile

Duration

01.02.2023
30.04.2026
Department
(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology
(Dept. 3) Plankton and Microbial Ecology
(Dept. 4) Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture
(Dept. 5) Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology
Research Domain
Aquatic Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Aquatic Ecosystem Services and Sustainability
Dimensions of Complexity of Aquatic Systems
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Funded by

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)

Partners

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH (UFZ) Magdeburg
Institut für Binnenfischerei Potsdam-Sacrow
Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg

Contact person

Martin Pusch

Programme Area Speaker
Research group
Functional Ecology and Management of Rivers and Lake Shores

Sonja Jähnig

Head of Department
Research group
Aquatic Ecogeography

Thomas Mehner

Vice-Director
Research group
Food Web Ecology and Fish Communities