PD Dr. Patrick Fink
Contact/ Address
PD Dr. Patrick Fink
Scientist
Department River Ecology and Department Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Brückstr. 3a, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany
phone +49 (0) 391 810 9988
patrick.fink@ufz.de
Summary of qualifications
2015
Habilitation (venia legendi) in Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany
2005
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Konstanz, Germany
2001
Diploma (MSc equivalent) in Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
1998
Pre-Diploma (BSc equivalent) in Biology, University of Tübingen, Germany
Employment history
Since 2018
Research group leader (tenured), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Departments River Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis
2017 - 2018
Research group leader (non-tenured), Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany
2015 - 2017
Substitute for a chair in Zoology and interim head of the Institute for Zoology and Cell Biology, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2006 - 2015
Junior group leader, Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany
2005 - 2006
PostDoc, Department Physiological Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology, Plön, Germany
2001 - 2005
PhD Student within the DFG collaborative research centre SFB 454 (Littoral of Lake Constance), Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Germany
Thesis title: Food quality and food choice in freshwater gastropods: Field and laboratory investigations on a key component of littoral food webs.
Publications
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2023 (5)
- Boyen, J., Ribes-Navarro, A., Kabeya, N., Monroig, O., Rigaux, A., Fink, P., Hablützel, P., Navarro, J.C., De Troch, M. (2023):
Functional characterization reveals a diverse array of metazoan fatty acid biosynthesis genes
Mol. Ecol. 32 (4), 970 - 982
full text (doi) - Iannino, A., Fink, P., Vosshage, A.T.L., Weitere, M. (2023):
Resource-dependent foraging behaviour of grazers enhances effects of nutrient enrichment on algal biomass
Oecologia 201 , 479 - 488
full text (doi) - Ilić, M., Walden, S., Hammerstein, S.K., Stockenreiter, M., Stibor, H., Fink, P. (2023):
Pigment and fluorescence proxies to estimate functional diversity of phytoplankton communities
Fundam. Appl. Limnol.
full text (doi) - Pilecky, M., Fink, P., Kämmer, S.K., Schott, M., Zehl, M., Kainz, M.J. (2023):
Mass spectrometry imaging reveals the spatial distribution of essential lipids in Daphnia magna – potential implications for trophic ecology
Inland Waters 13 (1), 111 - 120
full text (doi) - Zupo, V., Mazzella, V., Fink, P., Saha, M., Carotenuto, Y., Mutalipassi, M. (2023):
Copepods vs. salmons environmental treats for crustaceans or possible eco-sustainable solutions?
In: Zupo, V. (ed.)
Crustaceans. Endocrinology, biology and aquaculture
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 211 - 222
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2022 (8)
- Bischoff, A.A., Kubitz, M., Wranik, C.M., Ballesteros-Redondo, L., Fink, P., Palm, H.W. (2022):
The effect of Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera) on larviculture and fatty acid composition of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca (L.)) cultured under pseudo-green water conditions
Sustainability 14 (11), art. 6607
full text (doi) - Iannino, A., Weitere, M., Fink, P. (2022):
Wie Nährstoffe und Weidegänger gemeinsam die Eutrophierung in Fließgewässern steuern
KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 15 (4), 218 - 224
full text (doi) - Mutalipassi, M., Mazzella, V., Schott, M., Fink, P., Glaviano, F., Porzio, L., Lorenti, M., Buia, M.C., von Elert, E., Zupo, V. (2022):
Ocean acidification affects volatile infochemicals production and perception in fauna and flora associated with Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
Front. Mar. Sci. 9 , art. 809702
full text (doi) - Roggatz, C.C., Saha, M., Blanchard, S., Schirrmacher, P., Fink, P., Verheggen, F., Hardege, J.D. (2022):
Becoming nose-blind—Climate change impacts on chemical communication
Glob. Change Biol. 28 (15), 4495 - 4505
full text (doi) - Saha, M., Fink, P. (2022):
Algal volatiles – the overlooked chemical language of aquatic primary producers
Biol. Rev. 97 (6), 2162 - 2173
full text (doi) - Schmitz, M., Deutschmann, B., Markert, N., Backhaus, T., Brack, W., Brauns, M., Brinkmann, M., Seiler, T.-B., Fink, P., Tang, S., Beitel, S., Doering, J.A., Hecker, M., Shao, Y., Schulze, T., Weitere, M., Wild, R., Velki, M., Hollert, H. (2022):
Demonstration of an aggregated biomarker response approach to assess the impact of point and diffuse contaminant sources in feral fish in a small river case study
Sci. Total Environ. 804 , art. 150020
full text (doi) - Titocci, J., Bon, M., Fink, P. (2022):
Morpho-functional traits reveal differences in size fractionated phytoplankton communities but do not significantly affect zooplankton grazing
Microorganisms 10 (1), art. 182
full text (doi) - Titocci, J., Fink, P. (2022):
Food quality impacts on reproductive traits, development and fatty acid composition of the freshwater calanoid copepod Eudiaptomus sp.
J. Plankton Res. 44 (4), 528 - 541
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2021 (6)
- Iannino, A., Fink, P., Weitere, M. (2021):
Feedback between bottom-up and top-down control of stream biofilm mediated through eutrophication effects on grazer growth
Sci. Rep. 11 , art. 21621
full text (doi) - Iannino, A., Vosshage, A.T.L., Weitere, M., Fink, P. (2021):
Effects of phosphorus enrichment on the spatial heterogeneity of stream periphyton under uneven light conditions
Hydrobiologia 848 (11), 2721 - 2729
full text (doi) - Ilić, M., Cordellier, M., Fink, P. (2021):
Intrapopulation variability in a functional trait: susceptibility of Daphnia to limitation by dietary fatty acids
Freshw. Biol. 66 (1), 130 - 141
full text (doi) - Konschak, M., Zubrod, J.P., Baudy, P., Fink, P., Kenngott, K.G.J., Englert, D., Röder, N., Ogbeide, C., Schulz, R., Bundschuh, M. (2021):
Chronic effects of the strobilurin fungicide azoxystrobin in the leaf shredder Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea; Amphipoda) via two effect pathways
Ecotox. Environ. Safe. 209 , art. 111848
full text (doi) - Konschak, M., Zubrod, J.P., Baudy, P., Fink, P., Pietz, S., Duque, T.S., Bakanov, N., Schulz, R., Bundschuh, M. (2021):
Mixture effects of a fungicide and an antibiotic: Assessment and prediction using a decomposer-detritivore system
Aquat. Toxicol. 232 , art. 105762
full text (doi) - Sahm, R., Sünger, E., Burmann, L., Zubrod, J.P., Schulz, R., Fink, P. (2021):
Compound‐specific δ15N analyses of amino acids for trophic level estimation from indigenous and invasive freshwater amphipods
Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 106 (1), 41 - 47
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2020 (8)
- Boyen, J., Fink, P., Mensens, C., Hablützel, P.I., De Troch, M. (2020):
Fatty acid bioconversion in harpacticoid copepods in a changing environment: a transcriptomic approach
Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 375 , art. 20190645
full text (doi) - Couturier, L.I.E., Michel, L.N., Amaro, T., Budge, S.M., da Costa, E., De Troch, M., Di Dato, V., Fink, P., Giraldo, C., Le Grand, F., Loaiza, I., Mathieu-Resuge, M., Nichols, P.D., Parrish, C.C., Sardenne, F., Vagner, M., Pernet, F., Soudant, P. (2020):
State of art and best practices for fatty acid analysis in aquatic sciences
ICES J. Mar. Sci. 77 (7-8), fsaa121
full text (doi) - Fink, P., Norf, H., Anlanger, C., Brauns, M., Kamjunke, N., Risse-Buhl, U., Schmitt-Jansen, M., Weitere, M., Borchardt, D. (2020):
Streamside mobile mesocosms (MOBICOS): A new modular research infrastructure for hydro-ecological process studies across catchment-scale gradients
Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 105 (3-4), 63 - 73
full text (doi) - Iannino, A., Vosshage, A.T.L., Weitere, M., Fink, P. (2020):
Taxonomic shift over a phosphorus gradient affects the stoichiometry and fatty acid composition of stream periphyton
J. Phycol. 56 (6), 1687 - 1695
full text (doi) - Konschak, M., Zubrod, J.P., Baudy, P., Fink, P., Kenngott, K., Lüderwald, S., Englert, K., Jusi, C., Schulz, R., Bundschuh, M. (2020):
The importance of diet-related effects of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin on the leaf-shredding invertebrate Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea; Amphipoda)
Aquat. Toxicol. 222 , art. 105461
full text (doi) - Mutalipassi, M., Fink, P., Maibam, C., Porzio, L., Buia, M.C., Gambi, M.C., Patti, F.P., Scipione, M.B., Lorenti, M., Zupo, V. (2020):
Ocean acidification alters the responses of invertebrates to wound-activated infochemicals produced by epiphytes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 530–531 , art. 151435
full text (doi) - Reinhardt, T., Moelzner, J., Neu, T.R., Fink, P. (2020):
Biofilm pads—an easy method to manufacture artificial biofilms embedded in an alginate polymer matrix
Limnol. Oceanogr. Meth. 18 (1), 1 - 7
full text (doi) - Trench-Fiol, S., Fink, P. (2020):
Metatranscriptomics from a small aquatic system: microeukaryotic community functions through the diurnal cycle
Front. Microbiol. 11 , art. 1006
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2019 (8)
- Iannino, A., Vosshage, A.T.L., Weitere, M., Fink, P. (2019):
High nutrient availability leads to weaker top-down control of stream periphyton: Compensatory feeding in Ancylus fluviatilis
Freshw. Biol. 64 (1), 37 - 45
full text (doi) - Ilić, M., Werner, C., Fink, P. (2019):
Equal relevance of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids for the fitness of Daphnia spp.
Limnol. Oceanogr. 64 (16), 2512 - 2525
full text (doi) - Reinhardt, T., van Schingen, M., Windisch, H.S., Nguyen, T.Q., Ziegler, T., Fink, P. (2019):
Monitoring a loss: Detection of the semi‐aquatic crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) in inaccessible habitats via environmental DNA
Aquat. Conserv.-Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 29 (3), 353 - 360
full text (doi) - Saha, M., Berdalet, E., Carotenuto, Y., Fink, P., Harder, T., John, U., Not, F., Pohnert, G., Potin, P., Selander, E., Vyverman, W., Wichard, T., Zupo, V., Steinke, M. (2019):
Using chemical language to shape future marine health
Front. Ecol. Environ. 17 (9), 530 - 537
full text (doi) - Salk, K.R., Fink, P., Filstrup, C.T., Rose, K.C., Grossart, H.-P. (2019):
ASLO activities focus on meeting the needs of early career members
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 28 (2), 76 - 78
full text (doi) - Trommer, G., Lorenz, P., Lentz, A., Fink, P., Stibor, H. (2019):
Nitrogen enrichment leads to changing fatty acid composition of phytoplankton and negatively affects zooplankton in a natural lake community
Sci. Rep. 9 , art. 16805
full text (doi) - Windisch, H.S., Fink, P. (2019):
Transcriptome sequencing of a keystone aquatic herbivore yields insights on the temperature-dependent metabolism of essential lipids
BMC Genomics 20 , art. 894
full text (doi) - Zupo, V., Mutalipassi, M., Glaviano, F., Buono, A.C., Cannavacciuolo, A., Fink, P. (2019):
Inducers of settlement and metamorphosis of the shrimp Hippolyte inermis Leach in Posidonia oceanica
Sci. Rep. 9 , art. 12336
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Earlier publications (prior to 2019):
Global warming: testing for direct and indirect effects of temperature at the interface of primary producers and herbivores is requiredEric von Elert and Patrick Fink (2018) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6: 87.
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00087.
The essential omega-3 fatty acid EPA affects expression of genes involved in the metabolism of omega-6 derived eicosanoids in Daphnia magna
Patrick Fink and Heidrun S. Windisch (2018) Hydrobiologia: (in press).
doi: 10.1007/s10750-018-3675-z.
Cast away: Drift as the main determinant for larval survival in western fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) in headwater streams
Timm Reinhardt, Louisa Baldauf, Maja Ilic and Patrick Fink (2018) Journal of Zoology 306 (3): 171-179.
doi: 10.1111/jzo.12581.
Microbial community composition and trophic role along a marked salinity gradient in Laguna Piular, Salar de Atacama, Chile
Cristina Dorador, Patrick Fink, Martha Hengst, Gonzalo Icaza, Alvaro Villalobos, Drina Vejar, Daniela Meneses, Vinko Zadjelovic, Lisa Burmann, Jana Moelzner and Chris Harrod (2018) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 111 1361-1374.
doi: 10.1007/s10482-018-1091-z.
The molecular basis of essential fatty acid limitation in Daphnia magna - a transcriptomic approach
Heidrun S. Windisch and Patrick Fink (2018) Molecular Ecology 27 (4): 871-885.
doi: 10.1111/mec.14498.
Gene expression and activity of digestive enzymes of Daphnia pulex in response to food quality differences
Anke Schwarzenberger and Patrick Fink (2018) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 218: 23-29.
doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.01.009.
No effect of insect repellents on the behaviour of Lymnaea stagnalis at environmentally relevant concentrations
Patrick Fink and Eric von Elert (2017) Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 (33): 26120-26124.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-0205-x.
High dietary quality of non-toxic cyanobacteria for a benthic grazer and its implications for the controk of cyanobacterial biofilms
Sophie Groendahl and Patrick Fink (2017) BMC Ecology 17: 20.
doi: 10.1186/s12898-017-0130-3.
Consumer species richness and nutrients interact in determining producer diversity
Sophie Groendahl and Patrick Fink (2017) Scientific Reports 7: 44869.
doi: 10.1038/srep44869.
The best of both worlds: A combined approach for analyzing microalgal diversity via metabarcoding and morphology-based methods
Sophie Groendahl, Maria Kahlert and Patrick Fink (2017) PloS One 12 (2): e0172808.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172808.
Long-term effects of fungicides on leaf-associated microorganisms and shredder populations—an artificial stream study
Jochen P. Zubrod, Dominic Englert, Jakob Wolfram, Ricki R. Rosenfeldt, Alexander Feckler, Rebecca Bundschuh, Frank Seitz, Marco Konschak, Patrick Baudy, Simon Lüderwald, Patrick Fink, Andreas Lorke, Ralf Schulz, and Mirco Bundschuh (2017) Environmental Science and Technology 36 (8): 2178-2189.
doi: 10.1002/etc.3756.
Do insect repellents induce drift behaviour in aquatic non-target organisms?
Patrick Fink, Jana Moelzner, Ruediger Berghahn and Eric Von Elert (2017) Water Research 108: 32-38.
doi: j.watres.2016.10.083.
Effect of ocean acidification on the communications among invertebrates mediated by plant-produced volatile organic compounds
Valerio Zupo, Mirko Mutalipassi, Patrick Fink and Marco Di Natale (2016) Global Journal of Ecology 1 (1): 12-18.
doi: pdf.
The effect of diet mixing on a nonselective herbivore
Sophie Groendahl and Patrick Fink (2016) PloS One 11 (7): e0158924.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158924.
Phenotypic plasticity in three Daphnia genotypes in response to predator kairomone: evidence for an involvement of chitin deacetylases
Mark Christjani, Patrick Fink and Eric Von Elert (2016) Journal of Experimental Biology 219: 1679-1704.
doi: 10.1242/jeb.133504.
Infodisruption of inducible anti-predator defenses through commercial insect repellents?
Eric Von Elert, Katja Preuss and Patrick Fink (2016) Environmental Pollution 210: 18-26.
doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.032.
Gastropod grazing on a benthic alga leads to liberation of food-finding infochemicals
Jana Moelzner and Patrick Fink (2015) Oikos 124 (12): 1603-1608.
doi: 10.1111/oik.02069.
Effects of temperature on the mutual interaction between phytoplankton communities and benthic filter feeders
Paulin Hardenbicker, Markus Weitere, Patrick Fink and Helmut Hillebrand (2015) Fundamental and Applied Limnology 187 (2): 87-100.
doi: 10.1127/fal/2015/0752.
Nutritional responses of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) caught from Rhine River (Germany) as a wild species to different fish oils
Mohamad Reza Ghomi, Eric Von Elert, Andreas Uhde and Patrick Fink (2015) Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology 15 (3): 375-384.
doi: 10.5958/0974-181X.2015.00038.4.
Chemoreception of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica by benthic invertebrates is altered by seawater acidification
Valerio Zupo, Chingoleima Maibam, Maria Cristina Buia, Maria Cristina Gambi, Francesco Paolo Patti, Maria Beatrice Scipione, Maurizio Laurenti and Patrick Fink (2015) Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (8): 766-779.
doi: 10.1007/s10886-015-0610-x.
Consumer patchiness explained by volatile infochemicals in a freshwater ecosystem
Jana Moelzner and Patrick Fink (2015) Ecosphere 6 (3): Article 35.
doi: 10.1890/ES14-00246.1.
Centropages typicus (Crustacea, Copepoda) reacts to volatile compounds produced by planktonic algae
Chingoleima Maibam, Patrick Fink, Giovanna Romano, Maria Cristina Buia, Emanuela Butera and Valerio Zupo (2015) Marine Ecology 36 (6): 819-834.
doi: 10.1111/maec.12254.
Effect of storage on the fatty acid content of foods for post-larvae of the crustacean decapod Hippolyte inermis
Valerio Zupo, Chingoleima Maibam, Patrick Fink and Eric Von Elert (2015) Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 59 (2): 45-54.
doi: 10.1080/07924259.2014.1001498.
The smell of good food: volatile infochemicals as resource quality indicators
Jana Moelzner & Patrick Fink (2014) Journal of Animal Ecology 83 (5): 1007-1014.
doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12220.
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Relevance of wound-activated compounds produced by diatoms as toxins and infochemicals for benthic invertebrates
Chingoleima Maibam, Patrick Fink, Giovanna Romano, Maria Cristina Buia, Maria Cristina Gambi, Maria Beatrice Scipione, Francesco Paolo Patti, Maurizio Lorenti, Emanuela Butera & Valerio Zupo (2014) Marine Biology 161 (7): 1639-1652.
doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2448-0.
Correlation between body size and fatty acid and essential amino acid composition of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) and monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis), from Rhine River (Germany)
Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Eric von Elert, Jost Borcherding, Andreas Uhde & Patrick Fink (2014) Biologia 69 (6): 799-805.
doi: 10.2478/s11756-014-0374-8.
Fatty acid composition and content of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas 1814) and monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis Pallas 1814), two invasive gobiid species in the lower Rhine River (Germany)
Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Eric von Elert, Jost Borcherding & Patrick Fink (2014) Journal of Applied Ichthyology 30 (3): 527-531.
doi: 10.1111/jai.12312.