In this blogpost, Prof. Mirco Bundschuh and his colleagues talk about their pilot study of investigating leaf-litter decomposition in mangrove forests in Barbados.
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Human impacts in surface waters in Mendoza province, Argentina
In this blogpost Frederik Meyer and his colleagues talk about their research experience of investigating human impacts on the surface water quality and functioning in the Mendoza province of Argentina.
Continue readingDoes the aging of nanoparticles modulate the ecotoxicity of metals?
In this blog post, Rajdeep Roy and his colleagues address the impacts of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2)-aging on the ecotoxicity of metals. This is done by employing acute waterborne and multigenerational dietary exposures.
Continue readingHighlights of 2023 (Part 2)
In this second and final installment of the ‘Highlights of 2023’ series, we give our readers a glance of another 3 most visited posts in this year.
Continue readingThe Impact of Pesticides on Biodiversity: A Case Study of Banana Production in Costa Rica
In this blog post, Carsten Brühl is explaining the background and findings of a review produced together with colleagues of the Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET) at Universidad Nacional (UNA), in Costa Rica that focusses on pesticide use in banana plantations and addresses exposure and effects in environment and human health. The review is the result of a DFG – Conare collaboration funding.
Continue readingPosition as Research Assistant in Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology at iES, Landau
The Institute of Environmental Sciences (iES) at Campus Landau is looking for a research assistant in the working group ‘Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology’, starting 1st April, 2022.
Continue readingAntibiotics as a silent driver of climate change?
In this blog post, Eric Bollinger provides a brief overview of their recently published paper regarding the effects of antibiotics on methane production in sediments. The study links topics from ecotoxicology, environmental physics, and molecular ecology in the context of climate change.
Continue readingStronger effects of fungicides in the hyporheic than in the benthic zone
In this blog post, Eric Bollinger provides a brief overview of their recently published paper regarding fungicide effects on microbial leaf decomposition in sediments.
Continue readingPost-doctoral position in Aquatic Ecology at University of Minho, Portugal
The Center for Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) at University of Minho is offering a post-doctoral research fellowship in a research and development project.
Continue readingWeed killers change the diet of freshwater snails
In this post, Marco Konschak reports on the recently published paper “Herbicide-Induced Shifts in the Periphyton Community Composition Indirectly Affect Feeding Activity and Physiology of the Gastropod Grazer Physella acuta”.
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