The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is searching for a post-doc in aquatic ecotoxicology contributing to the science in the IMPROVE-project that aims for an improved ecological risk assessment of pesticide mixtures in water. Continue reading
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Research project courses and potential follow-up master theses in the group of Landscape Ecology
In this post, the research group Landscape Ecology offers the possibility to conduct a research project course with the potential for a follow-up Master thesis with them. Continue reading
Poster spotlight on neonicotinoids’ effects on leaf-shredding invertebrates presented at SETAC Europe Barcelona 2015
In this post, PhD student Dominic Englert shares his poster „Are neonicotinoids a threat for leaf litter breakdown? A laboratory approach with leaf shredding invertebrates“ that he presented during this year’s SETAC Europe Meeting.
Fungicides: a glimpse outside the laboratory
In this post, Diego Fernández informs about their recent paper on in-stream effects of fungicides on litter decomposition. Continue reading
Posters of the Quantitative Landscape Ecology Group @SETACBarcelona2015
Two PhD students of the Landscape Ecology Group had a lot of fun with their computers and presented parts of their work at SETAC Barcelona. Continue reading
EU fungicide risk assessment not sufficiently protective for key drivers in leaf litter breakdown
In this post, we talk about two recently published papers dealing with the effects of fungicides on aquatic fungi that are key drivers in ecosystem functioning. Continue reading