Research

Current Projects

SALIDRAA جوج: Ecological and socio-economic impacts of river salinization in the Maroccan Draa valley (funded by BMBF)
Effects of land use on the coupling of terrestrial and aquatic food webs (Aufland-AQUATER - funded by MBBWK Rheinland Pfalz)
Effects and prediction of pesticide mixtures
Influence of land-use related stressors on aquatic-terrestrial linkages (Aufland-AQUATER - funded by MBBWK Rheinland Pfalz)
Forecasting ion concentrations in surface waters considering global environmental change (funded by the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam)
Statistical analysis of pesticide monitoring data (funded by the German Environmental Agency - UBA)
Geostatistical analysis of chemical exposure and ecological quality of river networks (associated with Graduate Academy SERIOR)
Modelling the spatial distribution of aquatic invertebrates constrained by environmental stressors (funded by the Graduate Academy BMU)
Macroscopic modeling and forecasting of aquatic invertebrates distribution based on mathematical networks (funded by the Graduate Academy BMU)
Influence of neonicotinoids on trophic relations and ecosystem processes (funded by DFG)
Effects of fungicides on microbial communities and leaf decomposition (funded by DFG)

For more information on the projects, use the links above or see here.

Evaluation of dilution factors for effluents from WWTPs used in chemical risk assessment (funded by the German Environment Agency)
Quantification of large scale effects of pesticides on freshwater ecosystems (funded by the German Environmental Agency)
Greenhouse gas emissions from streams and rivers along a steep biogeochemical gradient (funded by DFG)
Cumulative risk assessment of pesticides and salinity in freshwater ecosystems using species traits (funded by DFG)

This project involved the development of a trait-based indicator for effects of salinity in freshwater ecosystems (SPEAR_salinity)
More information on the project (in german)
More information on the SPEAR indicator system including SPEAR_salinity

QUANTification of the influence of current use fungicides and climate change on allochthonous Organic MATter decomposition in streams (QUANTOMAT) (funded by DFG)
Organic matter processing and greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater ecosystems (funded by DAAD)
Influence of land use on invertebrate biodiversity and ecosystem functioning on a regional scale (funded by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung)

Visit our Publications page for a complete overview of past research.