In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about a recently granted DFG-project “The relevance of the BIOdiversity TO FUNction relationship in heterotrophic aquatic systems under stress” with the unusual acronym “BIO2FUN”.
Indirect effects of silver nanoparticles in aquatic invertebrates
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about a recently published open access paper entitled “Microbially-mediated indirect effects of silver nanoparticles on aquatic invertebrates”.
Aquatic herbicide diquat threatens native plants at ecologically relevant doses
In this post, Verena Sesin talks about their recent publication “Macrophytes are highly sensitive to the herbicide diquat dibromide in test systems of varying complexity”.
Online Autumn Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment
We are hosting our International Online Autumn Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment from November 1, 2018, to January 31, 2019.
Things are not always as they seem – hidden herbicide effects in periphyton
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about their recently published paper “Blinded by the light: increased chlorophyll fluorescence of herbicide-exposed periphyton masks unfavorable structural responses during exposure and recovery”.
PhD course on Adverse Outcome Pathways in Ecotoxicology at NTNU Trondheim in October
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is hosting the PhD course “My AOP – Practical applications, methods and challenges of Adverse Outcome Pathways in environmental toxicology” in Trondheim from October 15-19, 2018.
A visit at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2018
In this post, Verena Sesin reports on her visit at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) in Toronto from July 21-26, 2018, themed “Connecting biodiversity from urban to wild areas by connecting practitioners, managers and researchers”.
Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology short course in Millbrook, NY in January 2019
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is offering a short course on “Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology” in Millbrook, NY from January 3-16, 2019, designed to provide an intensive overview of ecosystem ecology for graduate and upper level undergraduate students in ecology, environmental studies and related fields.
Workshop on DOM characterization: a hike through fluorescence landscapes
In this post, Patrick Baudy reports on his visit at a workshop for the characterization of fluorescent dissolved organic matter (DOM) at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Predicting mixture toxicity of pesticides – concentration addition is often protective
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about their recent publication “Assessing the effects of field-relevant pesticide mixtures for their compliance with the concentration addition model – an experimental approach with Daphnia magna”.