The BlogTeam as well as all members of Landau’s Institute for Environmental Sciences hope you found some rest during a peaceful holiday season and wish you a successful year 2017!
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Master thesis in the team “Community Ecology & Ecotoxicology”
The team “Community Ecology & Ecotoxicology” offers a Master thesis on the influence of pesticide mixtures on the development of European common frog (Rana temporiara). Continue reading
Student conference in France with session on Ecotoxicology
At the 13th International Meeting Ecology & Behaviour in Chize, France from 19th to 23rd of June 2017 a session on Ecotoxicology and Ecophysiology is also included. Continue reading
My start in Landau
In this post, our new student blogger Adnan says hello. Continue reading
42 days set-up, 42 days mesocosm study
Large-scale experiments give us a more realistic idea of pesticide toxicity than single-species tests. Mesocosm studies for example simulate natural ecosystems and can include several trophic levels, which help us to detect both direct and indirect pesticide effects. However, large scale means large workload. In the scope of my master thesis I set up and performed a mesocosm experiment at the National Wildlife Research Center in Ottawa, Canada. Follow me through my 10 steps of set-up.
Successful Start Scholarship awarded to Ecotox student
Every year applicants from abroad who are accepted on one of our international master’s programs – like Ecotoxicology – can apply for a Successful Start Scholarship. Continue reading
Ecotox Facilities II: Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system
In this new series of posts we present you some of the equipment and facilities we use to assess the fate and environmental impacts of chemical stressors. This time Sandra Kurtz, Dr.-Ing. George, and Prof. Dr. Schaumann present the Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system.
Welcome to our new international Ecotox students!
A few weeks ago, the winter semester started. And we were happy to welcome many new international students on campus Landau – including 18 Ecotox students. Continue reading
Trifels Summer School 2016
In this post, Alisa Melnikova provides some insights from this year’s Trifels Summer School that took place a few weeks ago.
We celebrate our 200th post!!!
Did you notice that this morning’s post was our 200th? No worries, we did 🙂 Time to say thanks to all those who made this possible! Continue reading