Department Aquatic Ecology
Organisation

Group Leaders
Scientists
PhD Students
Sabbatical and Scientific Guests
Scientific Support
Technical Support
Administration
Technical Support
Scientific Support
Administration
![]() | Coxswain / (DD) in Duebendorf / (KB) in Kastanienbaum |
Daphnia Lab (DD)
Chemostats, pure culture, algae cultivation, Algae & Daphnia maintenance
Electronics lab (DD) Sensors, data transmission, electric power supply, field support, monitoring station
Protists Lab (DD)
Molecular biology, PCR, cloning, mammalian cells culturing
Macroinvertebrates Lab (DD)
Qualified analysis watercourses and aquifier fauna, quantified analysis watercourses and aquifier fauna, sampling macroinvertebrates
Plancton lab (DD)
Determination plancton and macroinvertebrates, experimental ecology, animal husbandry of aquatic organisms (snails, daphnia), sampling plancton and macroinvertebrates
Management of Molecular Genetic Laboratory (DD) & Aquatic Chemistry (DD),
Experimental Behavioral Ecology & Evolutionary Biologiy, Ploidy & Genome Size Determination (Flowcytometer), Holding of Aquatic Invertebrates, Lab & biosafety, Supervision of Animal Caretaker
Phytoplancton lab (DD)
Field research technician, loggers and sensors, experimental ecology, cytobuoy flow cytometry, determination and breeding of algae, apprentice training
Aphid Lab (DD)
DNA extractions, PCR, microsatelites, microinjections, plant and insect breeding, molecular biology, microbiom-manipulations
Molecular genetics lab (DD), PO-like activity, PCR, microsatellites, DNA-extractions, animal husbandry of aquatic organisms (snails), fieldwork
Aquatikum (DD) & Utox (DD), Certified animal caretaker, keeping aquatic invertebrates & fish, maintenance aquariums & flow-through systems, contact Aquatikum
Eco-evolutionary dynamics (KB)
Pigmentanalytics, primary production, respiration measurements, lipids, EA-IRMS, HPLC, radio-isotops, mesocosms
Molecular genetics lab (DD)
PCR, qPCR, gDNA/eDNA/aDNA-extractions, NGS-library preps, genotyping, microsatellites, proteomics, LCMS, apprentice training
Pond manager (DD)
Experimental ecology, field work and sampling, visitor aquarium