In this post, Ralf Schäfer reports on their recent paper “Contribution of organic toxicants to multiple stress in river ecosystems”.
How important are organic toxicants compared to other stressors?
Category Archives: Research
Provide some confidence!
In this post, I provide an easy-to-use function to calculate confidence intervals in R. Continue reading
“Simple is better”: A simple model predicts pesticide concentrations in the environment more reliably
Anja Knäbel reports about their recent paper “Aquatic exposure predictions of insecticide field concentrations using a multimedia mass-balance model”.
Effects of salinity on leaf breakdown – A Study Down Under
In this post, Landau alumnus Felix Sauer talks about their recently published paper “Effects of salinity on leaf breakdown: Dryland salinity versus salinity from a coalmine”.
Graduate Academy SERIOR: Risk and security in a trinational context
Ulrich Ufer, the Scientific Coordinator of the “Upper Rhine Trinational Graduate Academy Security-Risk-Orientation” (SERIOR), reports about the launch of this exceptional program. Continue reading
Next-generation sequencing in environmental monitoring
In this post, Kathrin Theissinger informs about the project “Effects of mining effluents on species composition and stress gene activation in aquatic macroinvertebrates in Finland”. Continue reading
Sediments – a sink or a source of pesticide contamination?
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about their recently published paper “The mode of bioturbation triggers pesticide remobilization from aquatic sediments”. Continue reading
Meet the Mormons
Ralf Schäfer reports from his research stay at the Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah. Continue reading
Field study in Transylvania: News from the Landscape Ecology Group
This years field season of the Landscape Ecology group is marked by a comprehensive study in Romania. Continue reading
Amphibians and pesticides – what research do we need?
Carsten Brühl informs about their recent paper “Amphibians and Plant-Protection Products – What Research and Action Is Needed?”