Project Details
Projekt
Multiple stressor effects on sculpins (Cottus sp.) and related top-down effects on riverine food-webs (A11)
Subject Area
Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
Term
from 2021 to 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 426547801
A11 will investigate stressor response patterns in two model fish species (Cottus rhenanus and C. gobio). A detailed analysis of dispersal and recolonisation patterns and investigations in the adapta-tion to stressors and stressor combinations will be performed. In addition, the influence of Cottus sp. on prey invertebrates and the food web in general will be investigated. The survival of small populations in isolated locations of the Emscher catchment as well as large populations in the Kinzig and the Rhine makes Cottus sp. an ideal candidate to test local adaptation.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Project Head
Privatdozentin Dr. Kathrin Lampert
