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

News

March 27, 2023 –

A forest is crucial for life in streams, particularly in the catchment area and in the headwaters. This effect is especially significant in the case of sensitive species.

A forest is crucial for life in streams, particularly in the catchment area and in the headwaters. This effect is especially significant in the case of sensitive species.

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Publications

Ahmed, S., Soorae, P. S., Hammadi, E. A., Zaabi, R. A., Saji, A., Khan, S. B., … Dhaheri, S. A. (2022). Does habitat heterogeneity influence taxonomic richness and abundance? A case study from a terrestrial protected area in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29, 1737-1746. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.056, Institutional Repository
Alther, R. (2022). Amphipodes. In Connaissance de l’environnement: Vol. UW-2220-F. Espèces exotiques en Suisse. Aperçu des espèces exotiques et de leurs conséquences. État 2022 (pp. 29-30). Bern: Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV. , Institutional Repository
Alther, R. (2022). Amphipods. In Environmental studies: Vol. UW-2220-E. Alien species in Switzerland. An inventory of alien species and their impact. Situation as of 2022 (pp. 29-30). Bern: Federal Office for the Environement FOEN. , Institutional Repository

SNSF Fellowships Ambizione / Eccellenza / Prima

Eco Seminars

Research Projects

Using freshwater isopods to understand how gut microbiome mediates host function in the face of environmental stress
Functional characterization of isopod-microbe symbiosis
The architecture of community structure, functional traits and trophic networks across blue-green ecosystems
New tools to monitor changes in ecosystem conditions and to quantify genetic changes of populations in (semi-)natural environments to predict how human mediated environmental change will influence stability and resilience of ecosystems.