In the first part of the ‘Glimpse of the year 2022’ series, we give our readers a glance of 3 most visited posts about scientific publications in this year.
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Tag Archives: insects
Emerging midges transport pesticides from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems
In this blogpost, Alex Roodt talks about how pesticides which are accumulated by emerging aquatic insects during their development can be retained after metamorphosis and may increase the dietary exposure of terrestrial insectivores.
Continue readingPosition as Scientific Worker in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Goethe University (Frankfurt am Main)
The Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity at Goethe University is looking for a scientific employee in the Aquatic Ecotoxicology department.
Continue readingInsect decline? A critical discussion from a freshwater perspective – Talk on Feb 3, 2021, at 6 PM MET
Prof. Dr. Ralf B. Schäfer of Uni Koblenz-Landau will give a talk on the current research and debates surrounding insect decline, with focus on the key drivers, trends among aquatic versus terrestrial insects, the role of pollutants, and mitigation measures.
Continue readingInsectExpo: What are the risks of agricultural pesticides to insects?
With observations of declining insects in agricultural landscapes, research is focusing on figuring out the role of potential stressors, such as structural homogeneity, fertilizer and pesticide inputs. In this blog, Carolina Honert explains how their project “InsectExpo” can fill these knowledge gaps.
Continue readingMSc thesis opportunity on method development and subsidy quality of stressed systems
We offer a master thesis at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Campus Landau) to develop a method determining multiple energy reserves in one insect sample. It will be used as tool to investigate changes in the subsidy quality of stressed systems.
Continue readingDocumentary on insect decline in German agricultural landscapes and the role of agriculture
The German television shot a documentary on the observation of declining insects in Germany, and the science behind it. The film features researchers involved in a recent study entitled “More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas”.
Continue readingSeveral master theses in the DFG Research Training Group SystemLink
The Research Training Group SystemLink at University of Koblenz-Landau, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), currently offers several master theses.
Continue readingScientist position at Uni Koblenz-Landau
Our Institute for Environmental Sciences at the Campus Landau/Pfalz is hiring a scientist to analyse the distribution of pesticides in terrestrial ecosystems.
Read more2 PhD positions in Freshwater Ecology at IGB
The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is hiring two PhD researchers for projects in spatial freshwater biodiversity and conservation planning.
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