Projects

New scientific publications about the taxonomy of small suspended algae, called phytoplankton will be implemented into an update of the German taxa list. This update is needed to ensure uniform identification and coding of indicator species used for the assessment of the ecological status of lakes and rivers in Germany.

Effects of terrestrial organic carbon inputs on food webs and resilience of shallow lakes

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and is an important hotspot for aquatic invasions in the Western Hemisphere. This project intends to understand better fish invasion dynamics in this major canal after its expansion in 2016.

Groups of decision makers can integrate their independent informational states and outperform individuals (collective intelligence). However, the extent to which collective intelligence has been shaped by natural selection in response to ecological challenges is largely unknown.

Coupling of hydrological and biogeochemical processes at the aquifer–river interface.

The hydrographr package in R allows scalable geospatial processing workflows to yield analysis-ready data in spatial freshwater biodiversity science.

Understanding the responses of carbon quality and quantity on carbon turn-over and  C assimilation in the microbial food web.

Das Forschungsprojekt will das Wissen über Durchmischung und den Transport von Substanzen in den Flußmündungen bzw. flußabwärts fundamental verbessern und es wird grundlegende theoretische Erkenntnisse über die kontrollierenden Faktoren der Mischprozesse liefern.