FishDistribution

Fish species distribution modelling and landscape genomics

Short profile

Duration

01.03.2024

31.08.2026

Department(s)

(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology

(Dept. 4) Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Programme area(s)

1) Biodiversity in a Changing World

4) Predictive Ecology in the Anthropocene

Research group(s)

Global Freshwater Biodiversity, Biogeography and Conservation

Food Web Ecology and Fish Communities

Genetics and Evolution of Fish (and other Vertebrates)

Contact persons

Amien Isaac Amoutchi

The project combines various individual projects that investigate fish distributions in rivers and lakes and develop predictions for future distributions. In some cases, population genomic studies are also used to map species adaptations to climate change.

Project team at IGB

Thomas Mehner

Research Group Leader

Food Web Ecology and Fish Communities

Amien Isaac Amoutchi

Food Web Ecology and Fish Communities

Sami Domisch

Research Group Leader

Global Freshwater Biodiversity, Biogeography and Conservation

Sonja Jähnig

Guest Scientist

Heiner Kuhl

Guest Scientist

Molecular Fish Physiology

Genetics and Evolution of Fish (and other Vertebrates)

Matthias Stöck

Research Group Leader

Genetics and Evolution of Fish (and other Vertebrates)

Supported by

G. Foster Fellowship Humboldt Foundation (A. Amoutchi)
IGB post-doc fellowship (M. Zare)