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March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016Nathalie Dubois from the Surface Waters Research and Management Department has received a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) professorship. She plans to use the professorship to research what effects early human activity had on ecosystems in previously uninhabited eastern Pacific islands.

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February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016Sometimes evolution proceeds much more rapidly than we might think. Genetic analysis makes it possible to detect the earliest stages of species formation and to gain a better understanding of speciation processes.

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February 24, 2016

February 24, 2016In Switzerland, conflicts between the societal goals of agricultural production and protection of waterbodies arise in particular with regard to rehabilitation measures, nutrient management and ecological compensation areas.

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February 2, 2016

February 2, 2016A warming climate is likely to drive species to higher, cooler altitudes. A new study highlights a less obvious, yet crucial way in which their new habitat could differ from the one they leave behind.

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January 28, 2016

January 28, 2016A lake’s sediments are a window onto the past – the various layers deposited over time can provide valuable information on changes in local environmental conditions.

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January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016The outdoor experimental pond facility constructed at Eawag’s Dübendorf site in 2015 is the only one of its kind in Europe.

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January 21, 2016

January 21, 2016Joan S. Davis died suddenly at the age of 78 on 10 January, 2016. The biochemist was a member of the academic staff at Eawag/ETH for over 30 years, teaching and researching in the field of flowing water bodies.

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January 6, 2016

January 6, 2016Hydroelectric power plants, weirs and waterfalls are often insurmountable barricades for fish. This can have a significant impact on the genetic structure of the separate populations. Whether and to what extent fish ladders mitigate this negative effect is now being investigated for the first time.

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December 24, 2015

December 24, 2015Christoph Moschet has been awarded the Otto Jaag Water Protection prize for 2015 for his excellent dissertation entitled “Addressing Blind Spots in the Assessment of Pesticides in Surface Waters: A Complete Screening using Trace-Level Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Complementary Sampling Strategies“.

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December 22, 2015

December 22, 2015Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new study spanning six continents.

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