Restoration Ecology

Main goals are

• studying ecological basics in order to formulate ecosystem-based goals and approaches for the process of river repair
• having a distinct research focus on native fish populations and their habitats in order to recognize the main stressors
• developing catchment-based scientific frameworks to achieve natural structure and functions in rivers
• cooperation with practitioners and river managers
  

Our group

• studies contemporary river conditions in relation to determine main deficits and future river restoration (main focus fish habitat and fishes)

• carries out studies to identify main ecosystems stressors (hydrological, morphological and biological)

Current Projects

• River restoration [...]
• Hydropeaking [...]
• Fish migration [...]
• Fish population [...]
• River fragmentation and defragmentation [...]
• Stream assessment [...]
• River rehabilitation of running water [...]
  
• Effect of climate change on alpine streams and brown trout [...]

Team

• Armin Peter, group leader
  
• Brigitte Germann, technician
• Julian Junker, technician
• Gregor Thomas, PostDoc
• Emilie Person, PhD student
• Tamara Boes, assistant