Limnology
NAVIGATION
LIMNOLOGY
stagnant waters
Measurement of the vertical distribution of chemical-physical parameters in lakes and ponds using multiparameter sondes. Collection of water samples. Investigation of benthic communities. Continue
running waters
Hydromorphological investigations. Survey of the saprobiological status and the ecological functionality of streams and rivers based on the analysis of macro-zoobenthos communities. Continue
BIODIVERSITY
Investigation of species diversity in limnic ecosystems with a focus on macrozoo-benthos. Collecting activities are concentrated on inland waters of Central Europe and the Peloponnese. Continue
RESTAURATION
Restoration and water logging of drained wetlands. Creation of recreation amphibian spawning grounds. Irrigation concepts, freshwater and wetland management. Continue
mosquitoes
Mosquitoes monitoring. Inventory of terrestrial and aquatic stages. Inestigation of breeding sites. Regulation of culicid species with a focus on biological pest control. Continue
species protection
Protection of freshwater habitats. Focus on amphibian protection, mapping, development and implementation of protection concepts and creation of spawning habitats. Continue
research & innovation
Keeping and breeding of aquatic organisms (mainly freshwater fishes) for research purposes, for obtaining preparations and for scientific documentation. Development of electronic identification keys. Continue