Department Aquatic Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Eawag’s Department of Aquatic Ecology is currently home for eight research groups that cover the broad disciplines of ecology and evolution from the individual to the community and ecosystem level, utilizing a wide range of tools and techniques from microscopes to molecular genetics. Read more
Publications
Blackman, R., Couton, M., Keck, F., Kirschner, D., Carraro, L., Cereghetti, E., … Altermatt, F. (2024). Environmental DNA: the next chapter. Molecular Ecology, e17355. doi:10.1111/mec.17355, Institutional Repository
Blackman, R. C., Carraro, L., Keck, F., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Measuring the state of aquatic environments using eDNA - Upscaling spatial resolution of biotic indices. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1904), 20230121 (9 pp.). doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0121, Institutional Repository
Brantschen, J., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Contrasting strengths of eDNA and electrofishing compared to historic records for assessing fish community diversity and composition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 81(2), 178-189. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2023-0053, Institutional Repository
Byrnes, J. E. K., Brown, A., Sheridan, K., Peller, T., Lawlor, J., Beaulieu, J., … Benes, K. (2024). Notes from the past show how local variability can stymie urchins and the rise of the reds in the Gulf of Maine. Ecosphere, 15(4), e4800 (11 pp.). doi:10.1002/ecs2.4800, Institutional Repository