Videos

River Spree from source to mouth

The video shows the River Spree from the source in Saxony to the mouth in River Havel. It gives an introduction to anthropogenic impacts (lignite mining and urban influences) on River Spree and field work methods (water and sediment sampling) frequently used by our Department of Chemical Analytics and Biogeochemistry.

Was ist AQUATAG? Forschung zu Freizeitaktivitäten an Gewässern

Im Projekt analysieren wir deutschlandweit die Freizeitnutzungen von Gewässern. Daraus leiten wir Maßnahmen ab, damit unsere Gewässer nicht geschädigt werden und wir sie noch lange nutzen können.

Column experiment with trace organic compounds and benthic organisms

This video shows a column experiment simulating bank filtration to investigate the effects of benthic organisms (Nuttall's waterweed and Quagga mussels) on trace organic compounds.

IGB field work at the River Erpe in Berlin/Brandenburg

The video shows the field work of our working group “Ground water – surface water interactions” at the River Erpe in Berlin/Brandenburg (Germany). The scientists give a short introduction to field methods in the hyporheic zone that are frequently used by the group.

Lake Ecosystem Resilience – MANTEL Pieces Episode 8

Michael Thayne, doctoral student in the Department of Ecosystem Research at IGB, explains how lakes can have a natural resilience that helps their ecosystems to recover from the effects of climate change and other human pressures.

Farting Lakes – MANTEL Pieces Episode 5

Truls Hansson, doctoral student in the Department of Experimental Limnology at IGB, has made a video on how the production of methane from lakes (‘farting’ lakes) might contribute to climate change.

Interview: RESI erleichtert die Bewirtschaftung von Flüssen

Wie entwickelt und bewirtschaftet man eine Flusslandschaft am besten? Das steht kostenlos zum Download zur Verfügung.

Research on the Vjosa – 11 scientists and 300 km river

IGB researchers sampled the entire river network of the Vjosa in Albania in a three weeks long expedition in May 2018.

Climshift project: regime shifts in freshwater ecosystems

While a response to global climate change might be gradual, abrupt changes are possible when critical thresholds by additional effects of local stressors are exceeded.

Algenblüten im See verhindern

Dr. Jan Köhler und Dr. Tom Shatwell konnten mithilfe von Langzeitdaten nachweisen, dass eine Reduzierung von Stickstoff der Schlüssel zur Vermeidung von Algenblüten in Seen sein kann.