9 July 2020 press release Born to be a cannibal Heiner Kuhl has described the genome of four mandarin fish species and thus also identified genes for cannibalistic eating behaviour.
6 July 2020 focus The signature of Berlin’s water systems under climate stress Dörthe Tetzlaff and her team assessed the origin and fate of water in various watercourses of a large city on a large temporal and spatial scale using stable isotopes.
7 August 2020 short news Practical guide on litter decomposition in fresh waters The decomposition of plant litter is the second most important ecosystem process in the biosphere. Mark Gessner and colleagues have released a new edition of their comprehensive methods book on litter decomposition in fresh waters.
26 June 2020 short news Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species More effort is needed to detect, stop and control invasive species – this is emphasised by scientists from 13 countries, including Jonathan Jeschke.
15 June 2020 short news 1+1=3 The combined effect of several stressors is sometimes greater than the sum of the individual effects - this is the conclusion of the MARS project with Markus Venohr and Mark Gessner.
16 June 2020 press release Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah When hippos are displaced by large herds of cattle in Kenya, aquatic ecosystems change. Gabriel Singer and team therefore took a close look at the dung of hippopotamus and cattle: the differences in amount and type of the input are significant.
11 June 2020 press release The disease pyramid: environment, pathogen, individual and microbiome A team led by Adeline Loyau uses amphibians as an example to show how the body’s own microbial colonisation influences the interactions between living organisms, the environment and pathogens. This is basic research for health prophylaxis.
9 June 2020 press release Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check Ramsy Agha, Thijs Frenken and Justyna Wolinska found out that a fungal infestation makes cyanobacteria easier to digest for small aquatic organisms.
22 May 2020 focus Protector of species or troublemaker? On today's World Biodiversity Day: The natural species diversity of fished quarry ponds is at least as high, often even greater, than that of unfished comparative lakes. This is especially true for fish.
8 June 2020 short news Educational videos on lakes and climate change A new generation of scientists is teaching the next generation about lakes and climate change with MANTEL Pieces, a set of twelve short videos for 12-14 year olds.
