Selected publications

September 2024
Functional Ecology. - 38(2024)10, 2123-2138

Evidence for a by-product mutualism in a group hunter depends on prey movement state

K. Pacher; J. Krause; P. Bartashevich; P. Romanczuk; P. Bideau; D. Pham; A. L. Burns; D. Deffner; F. Dhellemmes; B. Binder; K. M. Boswell; F. Galván-Magaña; P. Domenici; M. J. Hansen

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (SCIoI), in which the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) and the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) are involved, have proven in an underwater field study in the ocean off Mexico: the faster a school of prey moves, the higher the capture rate of the striped marlin.

September 2024
Science of the Total Environment. - 934(2024), Art. 173188

Tapping into fungal potential: Biodegradation of plastic and rubber by potent Fungi

Sabreen S. Ibrahim; Danny Ionescu; Hans-Peter Grossart

The presence of plastics in our environment is an increasing burden on nature and our health. The authors have now identified fungi isolated from freshwater ecosystems that can efficiently degrade plastic polymers made of polyurethane, polyethylene and tyre rubber. Contrary to previous assumptions, no pre-treatment of the plastics was necessary. 

September 2024
Journal of Environmental Management. - 370(2024), Art. 122474

A global systematic map of knowledge of inland commercial navigation effects on freshwater ecosystems

Alienor Jeliazkov; Vanesa Martínez-Fernández; Vassil Y. Altanov; Jean-Nicolas Beisel; Anthonie Dirk Buijse; Sofia Consuegra; Swann Felin; Carlos Garcia de Leaniz; Wolfram Graf; Fengzhi He; Sonja C. Jähnig; Patrick Leitner; Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber j; Aaron N. Sexton; Cybill Staentzel; Evelyne Tales; Karl M. Wantzen; Christian Wolter

The authors conducted a systematic mapping of the published literature (1908–2021) to provide a global synthesis of the effects of inland navigation on the biotic and abiotic components of freshwater ecosystems. Inland navigation impacts rivers through shipping, infrastructure, and waterway management, causing direct (e.g., waves) and indirect effects (habitat loss, invasions). 

Nature_Water
September 2024
Nature Water. - XX(2024)X, XX-XX

Ecohydrological resilience and the landscape water storage continuum in droughts

Doerthe Tetzlaff; Hjalmar Laudon; Shuxin Luo; Chris Soulsby

A better understanding of water storage dynamics at medium scales, i.e. areas between 10 and 100 square kilometres, could help to better predict and ensure the availability of water resources, even in times of climate change. To this end, the researchers here synthesised findings from several long-term studies and introduced the concept of ecohydrological resilience. 

September 2024
Journal of Hydrology. - 643(2024), Art. 131914

Electrical conductivity fluctuations as a tracer to determine time-dependent transport characteristics in hyporheic sediments

Jonas L. Schaper; Olaf A. Cirpka; Joerg Lewandowski; Christiane Zarfl

The paper presents a modeling approach to estimate time-varying travel times from the stream water to the streambed. The modeling is based on fluctuations in electrical conductivity in the surface water and in the porewater. Given the high temporal dynamics of transport in streambed sediments, the model will be a valuable tool for the assessment of reactive transport in streambed sediments.

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