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Aquatic organisms are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. There are few approved chemical means for combating these pathogens, and many have unwanted side-effects. IGB scientists propose 7 biological alternatives.

Heavy vessel operation significantly reduces the number of fishes, says study of Christian Wolter and Petr Zajkcek. They recommend that these results should also be taken into account in the "Blue Belt Germany" federal program, for which the 3rd Status Conference is being held in Berlin today.

Research training group UWI of IGB and TU-Berlin will be funded for another period.

Freshwaters play a central role when it comes to recreational activities. Markus Venohr and Christian Wolter are investigating how such activities affect the ecosystems of lakes and rivers in the new AQUATAG project.

Christian Wolter from IGB and an international team developed a conceptional framework to assess the resilience of river ecosystems.

March 14th is International Day of Action for rivers and against dams.

Researchers from IGB have examined how effectively Natura 2000 protects listed habitat types in Germany. They also compared Natura 2000 with a hypothetical, ideal network. 

 Water transfer megaprojects are meant to supply fresh water to the  globe. Researchers have collected the data for comparison and  planning.