Ghent University is hiring a PhD student for the project “COM-MET-MIX: Ecotoxicity of metal mixtures to aquatic communities: Something from nothing?” within its Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology.
Tag Archives: aquatic ecosystem
Cosmetics as a source of microplastics for freshwater ecosystems
In this post, Gabriela Kalcikova talks about their recently published paper “Wastewater treatment plant effluents as source of cosmetic polyethylene microbeads to freshwater”.
At the pulse of time: transient effects may obscure biological effect monitoring
In this post, we talk about our recently published paper “Transient effects following peak exposures towards pesticides – an explanation for the unresponsiveness of in situ measured functional variables”.
3 PostDoc positions at James Cook University
The James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, is offering three PostDoc positions in the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER). Continue reading
Young Water Researchers’ Symposium on November 24th
RWTH Aachen University is hosting the first Annual Young Water Researchers’ Symposium for PhD and advanced master’s students on November 24th, 2017. The one-day meeting aims at connecting young researchers and professionals in the area of water-related research.
Exposure history-dependent effects on ecosystem functioning in streams
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about their recently published paper “History matters: heterotrophic microbial community structure and function adapt to multiple stressors”.
Impact of repeated pulse exposures on damselfly larvae
In this post, Alexander Feckler informs about their recently published paper “Repeated pulse exposures to lambda-cyhalothrin affect the behavior, physiology, and survival of the damselfly larvae Ischnura graellsii (Insecta; Odonata)”.
I spy with my little eye
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about his recently published paper “Quantitative real-time PCR as a promising tool for the detection and quantification of leaf-associated fungal species – A proof-of-concept using Alatospora pulchella”.
Session on Aquatic Ecotoxicology at 33rd DGL Conference
This year’s conference of the German Association for Limnology (DGL), which will be held in Cottbus from 25th to 29th of September, 2017, will again feature a session on aquatic ecotoxicology.
BSc and MSc theses in the team “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology”
Interested in pesticide-induced effects in autotrophic food webs in streams? The team “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology” offers theses dealing with pesticide impacts on biofilm-grazer systems.