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Today 97 young scientists from across Europe start studying the society’s perception of ecosystem services provided by urban ponds, as well their ecological status.

Six tanks filled with water of River Spree and exposed to differently-colored artificial light: this is the core element of an art installation shown from July 5th to September 2nd 2018 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

Summer recess - no way! We are delighted with the enormous interest in our research: During the last three weeks over 1000 people came to meet us and to catch up on what we do at IGB.

IGB researcher Jürgen Hofmann receives medal of merit from the Mongolian Ministry of Environment for his achievements in environmental monitoring and for the Kharaa Yeröö River Basin Atlas.

Fisheries scientists have studied the response of fish in the Mediterranean Sea to spearfishing. The fish are able to finely discriminate if divers carry a speargun or not and adjust their escape behaviour.

Climate change, pesticides and land use changes alone cannot fully explain the decline in insect populations in Germany. Artificial lighting at night could be another reason for declining insect populations.

11 scientists and 300 kilometers of river: impressions of three weeks of sampling in the entire river network of the Vjosa in Albania.

The relationship between energy efficiency in the food web and size distribution allows a better and more direct understanding of biological processes and disturbances that impact aquatic ecosystems.