Finished projects

river in the Hengduan Mountain region

River reach in Hengduan mountains | Foto: Fengzhi He

Comparative phylogeography and niche differentiation of alpine/subalpine species of the caddisfly genus Himalopsyche in the Himalaya/ GTP region

Flachlandsfluss

Low land river | Foto: PowerLee - pixabay

Development of the ecological quality of surface waters under climate change

Projects

GLANCE

Climate change affects not only air temperature and precipitation, but also our streams and rivers: water temperature is rising, river flow characteristics are changing, oxygen concentration is sinking, while nutrient concentrations increase. This is not without consequence for the plants and animals living in freshwaters.

Contact persons

Sonja Jähnig

Department(s)

(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology

Start

08/2014

End

04/2020

Topic

WANDEL: Water resources as important factors in the energy transition at the local and global level

Water and energy are crucial to sustainable development, both globally and within Germany. WANDEL focuses on the question of whether limited water availability restricts the use of conventional energy systems and thereby accelerates the energy transition, or whether it actually slows the transition down.

Contact persons

Sonja Jähnig

Martin Pusch

Department(s)

(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology

Start

08/2017

End

07/2020

Topic

AQUACROSS

AQUACROSS is a Horizon 2020 project which aims to support EU efforts to protect aquatic biodiversity and ensure the provision of aquatic ecosystem services. As such, AQUACROSS seeks to advance knowledge and application of ecosystem-based management for aquatic ecosystems to support the timely achievement of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy targets.

Contact persons

Sonja Jähnig

Martin Pusch

Department(s)

(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology

Start

06/2015

End

12/2018

Topic