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Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei im Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V.
The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is the largest limnological research institute in Germany (45 scientists, 40 PhD candidates). IGB is part of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB), a central unit providing key administrative advice and support for IGB and seven other member institutions. The IGB is the leading centre for research on freshwater ecosystems in Germany.
Our mission is to understand and describe the structures, processes and functions within aquatic ecosystems, their relevance for ecological states as well as their dependence on natural factors and anthropogenic stressors.
Based on that knowledge we develop new concepts for the sustainable water management of our rivers and lakes. We consider it to be a fundamental responsibility to educate young scientists and to provide scientific advice to politicians, economists and the public.
Scientists involved in BioFresh:
Klement Tockner
Klement Tockner (Professor, PhD, m) is Director of IGB, full Professor for Aquatic Ecology at the Freie University Berlin, Titular Professor at ETH Zürich, and Adjunct Senior Scientist at EAWAG (CH). He has special expertise on freshwater biodiversity and ecology. He has published more than 130 scientific papers including 60+ ISI papers. Klement Tockner has successfully managed large inter- and transdisciplinary projects (e.g. Tagliamento project, European Catchment Data Base). He was WP leader of the EU-project tempQsim, he is involved in the current project MIRAGE, and he is the coordinator of FloodPlainEvolution, a MarieCurie International Incoming Fellowship.
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Publications (IGB website)
Jörg Freyhof
Jörg Freyhof (PhD, m) is a scientist on freshwater fish diversity, evolution and ecology at the IGB. He is the assistant coordinator of BioFresh and responsible for more or less all questions dealing with BioFresh. Furthermore, he is the WP leader of WP5. Jörg Freyhof is also the European Regional Vice-Chair of the IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. He has special expertise on European and global freshwater fish diversity, taxonomy, and conservation ecology, and published more than 120 scientific papers including 68 ISI papers. See his webpage for more details including a full list of publications, interests and ongoing other projects.
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Publications (IGB website)
Carla Pinho
Carla Pinho (f) works at the Administrative Unit of FVB. The Administration Unit is experienced in the field of coordination, management and administration of EU projects and it will assist the researcher in all matters relating to the grant and take an active part in the communication with the European Commission (negotiation, reporting, etc.).
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Rita Adrian
Rita Adrian (PhD, f) is a freshwater ecologist at IGB. She has special expertise in long-term ecological research, ecosystem functioning and the impact of climate warming on aquatic ecosystems. Rita Adrian has initiated a DFG (German Science Foundation) Priority Program on climate-induced changes in aquatic ecosystems (AQUASHIFT). She has successfully managed scientific projects and has been a member in two EU-projects (REFLECT, CLIME).
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Publications (IGB website)
Michael T. Monaghan
Michael T. Monaghan (PhD, m) is an evolutionary biologist at IGB and an internationally recognized expert in freshwater biodiversity. He uses molecular genetics data and techniques to solve problems in biodiversity, including the analysis of DNA using speciation-coalescence models to accelerate species discovery in poorly known faunas.
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Nike Sommerwerk
Nike Sommerwerk is a PhD student at IGB responsible for the "European catchment database on freshwater biodiversity". In her thesis she uses GIS and statistical methods to analyse patterns and determinants of freshwater biodiversity distribution in Europe.
Judith Dannowski
Judith Dannowski is a PhD student in the group of Rita Adrian. Her research focusses on the effects of biodiversity and functional diversity on ecosystem functioning. She analyses long-term data sets of phytoplankton communities in lakes that differ in size and trophic states.
Danijela Markovic
Danijela Markovic (PhD, f) is a scientist at IGB. During her professional career
she has taken part in many interdisciplinary projects. Her primary professional
interest is statistical and physically based modelling of environmental and
man-made processes. Apart from working at various scientific institutes and the
consulting industry, she has also worked as visiting lecturer and assistant
professor for Environmental Statistics Hydromechanics, Engineering Hydrology and
Econometrics.
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