Food Web Ecology and Fish Communities
Group profile
Lab analyses of ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) from Lake Stechlin. | Photo: David Ausserhofer
We study food webs in lotic systems with particular emphasis on the structure and assembly processes of their fish populations and communities. We combine research on the diversity of species, functional groups and size structure with process-oriented studies on fish behavior, biotic interactions, energy flow and transfer efficiencies. Population genetics and genomics analyses are added where needed. We contribute to the long-term monitoring program of IGB (fish communities in Lake Müggelsee and Lake Stechlin). To facilitate large-scale comparisons of fish communities in lakes, we collaborate with several European and North American working groups.
