Marina Ivankovic, master student of the working group Bioframes, investigated in her master thesis epilithic microorganisms from twelve habitats along the Danube in Austria and Croatia. She recently finished her master studies successfully. Congratulations!
On May 28th and 29th the Biological Station Lunz – which was an important institution in the development of limnology as a scientific discipline – was meeting point for the „Old Brains“ of limnology. At a symposium themed „Old Brains“ for „New Blood“ 20 scientists from all over Austria met and discussed the history of limnology.
The new book „Wunderwelt Ötscher“ tells storys about the region around the so called „father mountain“. In the book you can also find an article about WasserCluster Lunz and the history of science at Lake Lunz. The book was presented recently at the ORF-studio of Lower Austria in St. Pölten.
Soda pans are one of the most important investigation areas of Zsófia Horváth und Csaba Vad. Under the title „Ecology and management of soda pans in the Carpathian Basin“ a book was published, with a contribution of the two researchers from the WCL team.
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) awarded the excellent report of Katharina Brenn from Waidhofen, who is a student of the HLUW Yspertal and did her internship in summer 2014 at WCL. Her report is among the 20 best all over Austria. Minister Alois Stöger is going to hand over the award at a ceremony in April.
Hydrological extremes are predicted to increase as climate change progresses and we may expect more frequent droughts and floods. The EXCARB project is a cooperation between three universities and based at the WCL. Starting in February, it investigates the implications of hydrological extremes on the carbon cycle of inland waters.
The austrian association for longterm research LTER-Austria presented a new white paper for longterm ecosystem research in Austria.
In cooperation with the University of Oldenburg Sandra Rovo, MSc student of the working group Bioframes, investigated biogeochemical cycles at the northern beach side of Spiekeroog Island in the Wadden Sea of Germany. She successfully finished her master studies in January.