Working groups

Experimental Aquatic Ecology

Experimental Aquatic Ecology
Contact

PD Dr. Patrick Fink
Phone ++49 (0) 391 810 9988

  • Ecology of aquatic organisms in plankton and benthos of streams and lakesEcology of aquatic organisms in plankton and benthos of streams and lakes
  • Adaptation strategies via behaviour, physiology, phenotypic plasticity and evolutionAdaptation strategies via behaviour, physiology, phenotypic plasticity and evolution
  • Methods: molecular biology, analytical chemistry (GC-MS), analysis of stable isotopes, physiology, and behavioural biology
  • Mesocosm experiments on effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on stream ecosystems


Hydrological-ecological processes

Effects of land use, transport and in-stream processing on nutrients
Contact

Dr. Daniel Graeber
Phone ++49 (0) 391 810 9103

  • Assessment of land use effects on ecological functioning and ecosystem services of streams
  • Experimental investigations at different scales for novel approaches of integrated stream ecosystem management
  • Focus on quantity and ecological stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus

Hydrological and river water quality modelling

Bode, Luftbild
Contact

Prof. Dr. Michael Rode
Phone ++49 (0) 391 810 9650

  • Analysis of water and matter fluxes (P, N, C, sediments) using deterministic and data driven hydrological and river water quality models
  • Interaction between terrestrial and in-stream transport and transformation processes

Hydro-ecological synthesis

Modellregionen des Förderschwerpunktes IWRM
Contact

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Borchardt
Phone ++49 (0) 391 810 9757

  • Innovative methods and tools for integrated management of aquatic ecosystems
  • Coordination and management of research projects
  • Coordination of the UFZ research topic “Sustainable Water Resources Management”