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Research for the Environment

PD Dr. Matthias Liess

Department System Ecotoxicology
UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany

phone: +49(3 41)2 35 1578
fax: +49(3 41)2 35-45 1578

Matthias Liess

Matthias is an ecologist specialized in assessing and forecasting effects of stressors in aquatic ecosystems. His interest is the understanding of the underlying mechanisms determining the behavior of biological systems.

The results obtained are used to provide advice in risk assessment and landscape management for governmental and corporate institutions.

He published his results in more than 70 ISI listed publications cited more than 1200 times.

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Selected Publications

Foit K., Chatzinotas A., Liess M. 2010

Short-term disturbance of a grazer has long-term effects on bacterial communities - Relevance of trophic interactions for recovery from pesticide effects. Aquatic Toxicology 99: 205-211.

Liess M., Foit K. 2010

Intraspecific competition delays recovery of population structure. Aquatic Toxicology, 97: 15-22.

Beketov M.A., Yurchenko Yu.A., Belevich O.E., Liess M. 2010

What environmental factors are important determinants of structure, species richness, and abundance of mosquito assemblages? Journal of Medical Entomology, 47(2): 129-139.