BIodiversity and BioGEochemistry of Riverine landscapes
@bigerscience.bsky.social
Our research group investigates how spatial and long-term stressors influence biogeochemical processes and biodiversity in running waters and wetlands, integrating socio-ecological aspects and aquatic ecosystem management.
🎉Great news to end the week!
Congrats to Nadija Čehajić on defending her Master’s thesis "Spatial patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in a floodplain system".
Supervised by T. Hein, E. Bondar-Kunze & A. K. Sieczko, this work offers key insights into greenhouse gas dynamics in floodplains.
Congrats to Nadija Čehajić on defending her Master’s thesis "Spatial patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in a floodplain system".
Supervised by T. Hein, E. Bondar-Kunze & A. K. Sieczko, this work offers key insights into greenhouse gas dynamics in floodplains.
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎉Great news to end the week!
Congrats to Nadija Čehajić on defending her Master’s thesis "Spatial patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in a floodplain system".
Supervised by T. Hein, E. Bondar-Kunze & A. K. Sieczko, this work offers key insights into greenhouse gas dynamics in floodplains.
Congrats to Nadija Čehajić on defending her Master’s thesis "Spatial patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in a floodplain system".
Supervised by T. Hein, E. Bondar-Kunze & A. K. Sieczko, this work offers key insights into greenhouse gas dynamics in floodplains.
🚀More exciting news!
Our new paper, "Introducing fwtraits – an R package for freshwater biodiversity traits," is out!
Anthony Basooma & co-authors present fwtraits, a tool for accessing standardized ecological data for freshwater species via freshwaterecology.info
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Our new paper, "Introducing fwtraits – an R package for freshwater biodiversity traits," is out!
Anthony Basooma & co-authors present fwtraits, a tool for accessing standardized ecological data for freshwater species via freshwaterecology.info
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚀More exciting news!
Our new paper, "Introducing fwtraits – an R package for freshwater biodiversity traits," is out!
Anthony Basooma & co-authors present fwtraits, a tool for accessing standardized ecological data for freshwater species via freshwaterecology.info
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Our new paper, "Introducing fwtraits – an R package for freshwater biodiversity traits," is out!
Anthony Basooma & co-authors present fwtraits, a tool for accessing standardized ecological data for freshwater species via freshwaterecology.info
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
🌟Exciting news!
Our article "The dynamics of linked social–ecological action situations reveal governance changes in the Austrian Danube" is out!
We analyze the shift in Donau-Auen National Park governance- from top-down to polycentric and participatory.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Our article "The dynamics of linked social–ecological action situations reveal governance changes in the Austrian Danube" is out!
We analyze the shift in Donau-Auen National Park governance- from top-down to polycentric and participatory.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🌟Exciting news!
Our article "The dynamics of linked social–ecological action situations reveal governance changes in the Austrian Danube" is out!
We analyze the shift in Donau-Auen National Park governance- from top-down to polycentric and participatory.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Our article "The dynamics of linked social–ecological action situations reveal governance changes in the Austrian Danube" is out!
We analyze the shift in Donau-Auen National Park governance- from top-down to polycentric and participatory.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
📄New paper out: "Responses of Oligochaeta & Chironomidae to connectivity restoration in river–floodplains" published in Restoration Ecology.
Sonia Recinos & coauthors explore restoration impacts on macroinvertebrates & lasting strategies🐛💧
doi.org/10.1111/rec....
Sonia Recinos & coauthors explore restoration impacts on macroinvertebrates & lasting strategies🐛💧
doi.org/10.1111/rec....
October 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📄New paper out: "Responses of Oligochaeta & Chironomidae to connectivity restoration in river–floodplains" published in Restoration Ecology.
Sonia Recinos & coauthors explore restoration impacts on macroinvertebrates & lasting strategies🐛💧
doi.org/10.1111/rec....
Sonia Recinos & coauthors explore restoration impacts on macroinvertebrates & lasting strategies🐛💧
doi.org/10.1111/rec....
Our colleague Anthony Basooma presented his research on how environmental and human stressors drive the diversity of functional diversity of fish at the Society Global Conference for Ecological Modelling in Kashiwa.
Well done and greetings to Japan!
Well done and greetings to Japan!
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Our colleague Anthony Basooma presented his research on how environmental and human stressors drive the diversity of functional diversity of fish at the Society Global Conference for Ecological Modelling in Kashiwa.
Well done and greetings to Japan!
Well done and greetings to Japan!
🎥Last Friday, filmmaker Christian Pfabigan filmed one of the final sessions for "The Voice of the Thaya" in Thayatal National Park. Ronald Pöppl shared insights on the river’s formation, meanders, human impacts, and sediment research in the Fugnitz River 🌊🍂
www.ukweli.at
www.ukweli.at
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🎥Last Friday, filmmaker Christian Pfabigan filmed one of the final sessions for "The Voice of the Thaya" in Thayatal National Park. Ronald Pöppl shared insights on the river’s formation, meanders, human impacts, and sediment research in the Fugnitz River 🌊🍂
www.ukweli.at
www.ukweli.at
Excited to share our new paper from our team highlighting the complex interactions between hydrological alterations and phytoplankton microbial communities. @Thomas Hein, @Olena Bilous rdcu.be/eLWCm
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Excited to share our new paper from our team highlighting the complex interactions between hydrological alterations and phytoplankton microbial communities. @Thomas Hein, @Olena Bilous rdcu.be/eLWCm
🐟Ever wondered what life’s like for a fish in the Danube?
Watch our short video, exploring how dams, river regulation, floodplain disconnection, and ship traffic impact ecosystems. Presented by Johannes Kowal at the #CDLMERI 30-year anniversary!
www.youtube.com/shorts/JUzUx...
Watch our short video, exploring how dams, river regulation, floodplain disconnection, and ship traffic impact ecosystems. Presented by Johannes Kowal at the #CDLMERI 30-year anniversary!
www.youtube.com/shorts/JUzUx...
CDG-Science-Slam 2025: Flusslandschaften: Herausforderungen und Lösungen
YouTube video by Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft
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October 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🐟Ever wondered what life’s like for a fish in the Danube?
Watch our short video, exploring how dams, river regulation, floodplain disconnection, and ship traffic impact ecosystems. Presented by Johannes Kowal at the #CDLMERI 30-year anniversary!
www.youtube.com/shorts/JUzUx...
Watch our short video, exploring how dams, river regulation, floodplain disconnection, and ship traffic impact ecosystems. Presented by Johannes Kowal at the #CDLMERI 30-year anniversary!
www.youtube.com/shorts/JUzUx...
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🌍PhD Opportunity in Freshwater Ecology!
Join the FWF-funded project “Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers (MARITE)”. Explore how macrophytes buffer water temperature & support ecosystem functions under climate change.
🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join the FWF-funded project “Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers (MARITE)”. Explore how macrophytes buffer water temperature & support ecosystem functions under climate change.
🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
PhD Position | Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🤓
Starting Jan 2026, we're investigating how aquatic #macrophytes help lowland rivers cope with rising temperatures.
Key goals:
🌱 Measure how macrophytes buffer water temperat...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🌍PhD Opportunity in Freshwater Ecology!
Join the FWF-funded project “Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers (MARITE)”. Explore how macrophytes buffer water temperature & support ecosystem functions under climate change.
🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join the FWF-funded project “Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers (MARITE)”. Explore how macrophytes buffer water temperature & support ecosystem functions under climate change.
🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
New Paper - ‚Drivers of metacommunity dynamics in river-floodplain fish: A Path Modeling Approach‘, by K Feng, I Czeglédi, A Funk, T Hein, D Pont, P Meulenbroek, A Valentini & T Erős, in Ecol Monographs doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
@fwf-at.bsky.social
@fwf-at.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New Paper - ‚Drivers of metacommunity dynamics in river-floodplain fish: A Path Modeling Approach‘, by K Feng, I Czeglédi, A Funk, T Hein, D Pont, P Meulenbroek, A Valentini & T Erős, in Ecol Monographs doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
@fwf-at.bsky.social
@fwf-at.bsky.social
Ronald Poeppl shared insights on the DANSER project and sustainable sediment management in the Upper Danube at the Regional Conference of the International Association of Geomorphologists in Romania🌍🌊
September 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ronald Poeppl shared insights on the DANSER project and sustainable sediment management in the Upper Danube at the Regional Conference of the International Association of Geomorphologists in Romania🌍🌊
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Check out this video about our Supersite within the DANUBIUS Research Infrastructure Consortium (#ERIC), showcasing the Austrian partners and the ongoing and planned research efforts. Thanks to a great team and many colleagues who contributed video content!
DANUBIUS-RI Upper Danube Supersite
YouTube video by Danubius Communications
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September 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Check out this video about our Supersite within the DANUBIUS Research Infrastructure Consortium (#ERIC), showcasing the Austrian partners and the ongoing and planned research efforts. Thanks to a great team and many colleagues who contributed video content!
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Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the German Society of Limnology-DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner🌊
September 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the German Society of Limnology-DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner🌊
Ronald Poeppl shared insights from the DANube Sediment Restoration (DANSER) project in the Upper Danube with his talk, "Towards deployment and upscaling of sustainable sediment management across the Danube," at the Conference Geographies of a Changing Europe (EUGEO)
September 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Ronald Poeppl shared insights from the DANube Sediment Restoration (DANSER) project in the Upper Danube with his talk, "Towards deployment and upscaling of sustainable sediment management across the Danube," at the Conference Geographies of a Changing Europe (EUGEO)
Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the German Society of Limnology-DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner🌊
September 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the German Society of Limnology-DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner🌊
“With the Danube projects, we are among Europe’s leaders,” said Innovation Minister Peter Hanke (#BMIMI).
On August 25, he visited key project sites east of Vienna, including Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube and fish monitoring by the BOKU-CD Lab MERI🌊
👉More: www.viadonau.org/newsroom/new...
On August 25, he visited key project sites east of Vienna, including Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube and fish monitoring by the BOKU-CD Lab MERI🌊
👉More: www.viadonau.org/newsroom/new...
Mit Bundesminister Peter Hanke zu den Hotspots innovativer und nachhaltiger Wasserstraßen-Entwicklung
Am 25. August nutzte Peter Hanke, Bundesminister für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI), die Gelegenheit zu einem umfangreichen Lokalaugenschein auf der Donau östlich von Wien. An Bord de...
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September 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“With the Danube projects, we are among Europe’s leaders,” said Innovation Minister Peter Hanke (#BMIMI).
On August 25, he visited key project sites east of Vienna, including Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube and fish monitoring by the BOKU-CD Lab MERI🌊
👉More: www.viadonau.org/newsroom/new...
On August 25, he visited key project sites east of Vienna, including Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube and fish monitoring by the BOKU-CD Lab MERI🌊
👉More: www.viadonau.org/newsroom/new...
Our institute plays a key role in DANUBIUS-RI, a European research effort addressing riverine environmental challenges.
Through the "Upper Danube Austria" Supersite, BOKU advances climate resilience and sustainability strategies 🌊
Further information on danubius.boku.ac.at
Through the "Upper Danube Austria" Supersite, BOKU advances climate resilience and sustainability strategies 🌊
Further information on danubius.boku.ac.at
Danubius – Supersite Upper Danube Austria
danubius.boku.ac.at
September 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our institute plays a key role in DANUBIUS-RI, a European research effort addressing riverine environmental challenges.
Through the "Upper Danube Austria" Supersite, BOKU advances climate resilience and sustainability strategies 🌊
Further information on danubius.boku.ac.at
Through the "Upper Danube Austria" Supersite, BOKU advances climate resilience and sustainability strategies 🌊
Further information on danubius.boku.ac.at
Kicking off the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at BOKU University, Vienna!
Our colleagues Johannes Kowal and Anthony Basooma presented their work on how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments. 🌊🐟
Our colleagues Johannes Kowal and Anthony Basooma presented their work on how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments. 🌊🐟
September 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Kicking off the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at BOKU University, Vienna!
Our colleagues Johannes Kowal and Anthony Basooma presented their work on how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments. 🌊🐟
Our colleagues Johannes Kowal and Anthony Basooma presented their work on how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments. 🌊🐟
🌊How do waves from ships impact freshwater biodiversity?
Check out this fascinating interview with Christoph Hauer, Thomas Hein, and Anna-Lisa Dittrich, where they discuss how wave action affects aquatic ecosystems and the delicate balance of life in rivers.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
Check out this fascinating interview with Christoph Hauer, Thomas Hein, and Anna-Lisa Dittrich, where they discuss how wave action affects aquatic ecosystems and the delicate balance of life in rivers.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
Schiffswellen belasten das Leben am Ufer
Ein Ausflug mit dem Schiff oder mit dem Motorboot gehört für viele zum Urlaub oder Sommer am See. Tiere und Pflanzen, die in Uferbereichen von Binnengewässern leben, leiden jedoch massiv unter den vom...
science.orf.at
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🌊How do waves from ships impact freshwater biodiversity?
Check out this fascinating interview with Christoph Hauer, Thomas Hein, and Anna-Lisa Dittrich, where they discuss how wave action affects aquatic ecosystems and the delicate balance of life in rivers.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
Check out this fascinating interview with Christoph Hauer, Thomas Hein, and Anna-Lisa Dittrich, where they discuss how wave action affects aquatic ecosystems and the delicate balance of life in rivers.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
New paper out!
In "Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams," PhD candidate Florence Nansumbi & co-authors examine how human activities disrupt biogeochemical cycles in an Afrotropical watershed 🌍🌊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In "Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams," PhD candidate Florence Nansumbi & co-authors examine how human activities disrupt biogeochemical cycles in an Afrotropical watershed 🌍🌊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams - Aquatic Sciences
Anthropogenic activities in catchments, such as urban and agricultural land use, negatively impact the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in streams by increasing concentrations ...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New paper out!
In "Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams," PhD candidate Florence Nansumbi & co-authors examine how human activities disrupt biogeochemical cycles in an Afrotropical watershed 🌍🌊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In "Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams," PhD candidate Florence Nansumbi & co-authors examine how human activities disrupt biogeochemical cycles in an Afrotropical watershed 🌍🌊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Our colleague Ronald Poeppl engaging in outreach for the DANSER project, inspiring young minds by discussing river floods and the role of humans at the "Junge Uni Waldviertel-Vysočina." 🌊👏
August 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Our colleague Ronald Poeppl engaging in outreach for the DANSER project, inspiring young minds by discussing river floods and the role of humans at the "Junge Uni Waldviertel-Vysočina." 🌊👏
📢A new book is out: "The Danube River and the Western Black Sea Coast – A volume in Ecohydrology from Catchment to Coast" is out: www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast
The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast: Complex Transboundary Management is a brand-new volume in the Elsevier Ecohydrology from Catchment t...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
📢A new book is out: "The Danube River and the Western Black Sea Coast – A volume in Ecohydrology from Catchment to Coast" is out: www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
An inspiring week on freshwater science & conservation! Colleagues from our BIGER team engaged with leading experts at the SEFS14 conference in Bolu, Turkey, shared ideas, and explored ways to preserve our vital freshwater ecosystems for the future. 🌊💧
August 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
An inspiring week on freshwater science & conservation! Colleagues from our BIGER team engaged with leading experts at the SEFS14 conference in Bolu, Turkey, shared ideas, and explored ways to preserve our vital freshwater ecosystems for the future. 🌊💧
eDNA meets the Danube! 🌊 IHG leads eDNA activities for #JDS5, Europe’s largest river monitoring campaign. Sampling ~3,000 km of the Danube in 3 weeks with 300 samples—a big step for biodiversity protection in one of Europe’s key river systems
July 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
eDNA meets the Danube! 🌊 IHG leads eDNA activities for #JDS5, Europe’s largest river monitoring campaign. Sampling ~3,000 km of the Danube in 3 weeks with 300 samples—a big step for biodiversity protection in one of Europe’s key river systems
BIGER members joined the CEEPUS–EcoManAqua Summer School in Osijek & Kopački Rit🌊
Prof. Thomas Hein lectured on floodplain ecology, and Dr. Olena Bilous on algae ecology. Students Nadija Čehajić & Bhargavi Nerikar gained hands-on experience in biodiversity & conservation
Prof. Thomas Hein lectured on floodplain ecology, and Dr. Olena Bilous on algae ecology. Students Nadija Čehajić & Bhargavi Nerikar gained hands-on experience in biodiversity & conservation
July 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
BIGER members joined the CEEPUS–EcoManAqua Summer School in Osijek & Kopački Rit🌊
Prof. Thomas Hein lectured on floodplain ecology, and Dr. Olena Bilous on algae ecology. Students Nadija Čehajić & Bhargavi Nerikar gained hands-on experience in biodiversity & conservation
Prof. Thomas Hein lectured on floodplain ecology, and Dr. Olena Bilous on algae ecology. Students Nadija Čehajić & Bhargavi Nerikar gained hands-on experience in biodiversity & conservation