Working groups
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
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
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
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”