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The evaluation of different management approaches for macrophytes showed that the "do nothing" option can also be considered when dealing with aquatic plants. According to the study, mass developments of aquatic plants primarily impair the recreational value of a water body, while they are often beneficial for other ecosystem services

A team of scientists collected and analysed water samples at the time. The result, published in Nature Water today, showed that high concentrations of organic micropollutants exacerbated the lethal effects of prymnesin. 

Conservation efforts have led to the recovery of pinnipeds populations worldwide after decades of intensive hunting and culls. However, this positive development has led to conflicts with fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries, researchers have found.

IGB researcher Prof Michael Hupfer has been elected as a new member of the Leibniz-Sozietät der Wissenschaften zu Berlin e.V. The learned society is thus honouring his achievements in the field of aquatic ecology and his commitment to water protection. 

When the weather is nice, it is time to go swimming in a lake, canoeing on a river or having a picnic by the water. The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) shares do's and don'ts for environmentally friendly water fun – including some that are not so obvious.

In a new Leopoldina statement with IGB participation, researchers recommend the restoration of peatlands and floodplains.

Prolonged rainfall and storm events have caused rivers to burst their banks in parts of Germany. How can we better prepare for such extreme events, and what measures benefit both people and nature? We take a look at the state of the country’s rivers and floodplains and why it is worth rethinking flood protection.

In a recent EU consultation, the IGB provided feedback on the use of so-called Renure fertilisers and recommended that the current nitrate limits should be strictly followed and that renure fertilisers should not benefit from any exemptions.