15 November 2016 insight Insects provide relaxation IGB PhD student Martin Tschirner investigates the influence of insect-based feed on fish.
14 October 2016 press release Chance find following heavy rainfall: blind species of fish discovered in Kurdistan No scales or eyes: researchers from IGB and ZFMK have described a strange new species of fish, Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.
1 November 2016 insight Science Year 2016*17: Seas and Oceans Madeleine Ammar is the freshly appointed coordinator of the dissemination project focusing on "Migratory Fish".
18 September 2016 short news Preliminary investigation in the project „Baggersee“ (dredging lake) Das Gemeinschaftsprojekt von IGB und Anglerverband Niedersachsen hat begonnen.
30 June 2016 focus From aquariums to lakes: How immigrant animal species manage to escape into the wild Stefan Linzmaier is researching the mechanisms and consequences of invasive species in domestic ecosystems. His thesis is titled "Mechanisms of exploitation and interference competition in a novel invader – the marbled crayfish".
25 October 2016 focus Disruptive light: when night becomes day for fish Annika Brüning wrote her doctoral thesis on "Spotlight on fish: the biological impacts of artificial light at night" at the Leibniz Institute of Fresh Water Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB).
29 January 2014 press release Launch of the first online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity presenting spatial information and species distribution patterns will be launched on 29th January at the land-mark Water Lives symposium bringing together European Union policy makers and freshwater scientists.
17 December 2014 press release Deforestation threatens species richness in streams A loss of forested areas can lead to a decrease in species richness in adjacent streams. This has been shown by a team from the Leibniz-Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in cooperation with additional partners.
7 April 2015 press release Small differences, big effect Scientiests argue that successful invaders are particularly variable and can therefore adapt to many different environmental conditions.
22 September 2016 insight Full house at the 4th 'IGB Project Speed Talks' Our scientists had only five minutes each to present their new projects to the public. The price for the best presentation has been awarded to Gabriel Singer, who presented his new ERC project.
