Michele Meyer
PhD Student
River Ecology
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Brückstr. 3a, 39114 Magdeburg
Tel: 0341 60254137
michele.meyer@ufz.de
Research interests and projects
- Microbial processes in benthic biofilms and sediments
- Effects of stressors on aquatic ecosystems
- Nutrient cycling and internal eutrophication
- Aquatic ecotoxicology and Limnology
Global anthropogenic impacts on macronutrient ratios in freshwater (TRACER Synthesis Project)
AssessStress
Academic background
| Since 09.2022 |
PhD student Topic: Effects of drought on microbial processes driving internal eutrophication within a river-floodplain gradient |
| 02.2022 - 08.2022 |
Research assistant at the University Koblenz-Landau (now RPTU) Assistance in teaching the course "Toxicology" and support of a mesocosm experiment on the indirect effects of fungicides on aquatic macroinvertebrates |
| 2018 - 2021 |
M.Sc. in Ecotoxicology at the University Koblenz-Landau (now RPTU) Master's thesis: Effects of the fungicide fluopyram on Gammarus fossarum (Amphipoda) through water and dietary exposure |
| 04.2020 - 03.2021 | Research assistant in the departments of Environmental and Soil Chemistry and Quantitative Landscape Ecology at the University of Koblenz-Landau |
| 2014 - 2018 |
B.Sc. in Ecology and Environmental Planning at the Technical University of Berlin Bachelor's thesis: Analysis of thermoset microplastic particles in an experimental model system in cooperation with the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung |
Publications
Meyer, M., Koschorreck, M., Weitere, M., Kneis, D., Graeber, D. & Perujo, N. (2025). Local controls rather than short-term drought regulate microbial phosphorus and greenhouse gas dynamics in floodplain sediments. Biogeochemistry 168, 98 (2025). Volltext (DOI)
Große, A., Graeber, D., Fink, P., Reisinger, A., Kamjunke, N., Meyer, M., Ilić, M., Borchardt, D., Perujo, N. (2025):
Contrasting functional responses of benthic and hyporheic stream biofilms to light availability and macronutrient stoichiometry. Limnology and Oceanography Volltext (DOI)
Meyer, M., Koschorreck, M., Weitere, M., Kneis, D., & Perujo, N. (2024). Dissolved organic matter quality, hydrological connectivity and microbial activity shape phosphorus buffering in river-floodplain systems. Science of the Total Environment, 957, 177452. Volltext (DOI)
Kittner, M., Meyer, M., Yunes, P., Rimondino, G. N., Bertrand, L., Malanca, F. E., ... & Amé, M. V. (2022). Pilot study on microplastics in the Suquía River basin: Impact of city run-off and wastewater treatment plant discharges in the mid-2010s. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 8, 100185. Volltext (DOI)
Jamin, J., Diehl, D., Meyer, M., David, J., Schaumann, G. E., & Buchmann, C. (2022). Physico-Chemical Soil Properties Affected by Invasive Plants in Southwest Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) — A Case Study. Soil Systems, 6(4), 93. Volltext (DOI)
Funding and Awards
2024: Dietrich-Uhlmann travel grant awarded by the German Society of Limnology (DGL)