2012

Birk, S., Bonne, W., Borja, A., Brucet, S., Courrat, A., Poikane, S., Solimini, A.G., Bund, W. van de, Zampoukas, N., Hering, D. (2012): Three hundred ways to assess Europe’s surface waters: an almost complete overview of biological methods to implement the Water Framework Directive. Ecological Indicators 18, 31-41.

Lorenz, A.W., Korte, T., Sundermann, A., Januschke, K. & P. Haase (2012). Macrophytes respond to reach-scale river restorations. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 202-212.

2011

Feld, C.K., Birk, S., Bradley, D.C., Hering, D., Kail, J., Marzin, A., Melcher, A., Nemitz, D., Petersen, M.L., Pletterbauer, F., Pont, D., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Friberg, N. (2011) From natural to degraded rivers and back again: a test of restoration ecology theory and practice. Advances in Ecological Research, 44, 119-209.

Frank, S.N., Faust, S., Kalbe, M., Trubiroha, A., Kloas, W., Sures, B. (2011) Fish hepatic glutathione-S-transferase-activity is affected by the cestode parasites Schistocephalus solidus and Ligula intestinalis: evidence from field and laboratory studies Parasitology 138, 939-944.

Januschke, K., Brunzel, S., Haase, P. & Hering D. (2011) Effects of stream restorations on riparian mesohabitats,vegetation and carabid beetles. Biodiversity and Conservation, DOI 10.1007/s10531-011-0119-8.

Jirsa, F., Konecny, R., Frank, C., Sures, B. (2011) The parasite community of the nase Chondrostoma nasus (L.1758) from Austrian rivers. Journal of Helminthology 85, 255-262

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W., Hering, D., Antons, C., Sundermann, A., Jedicke, E. & Haase, P. (2011) River restoration success: a question of perception. Ecological Applications, 21(6), 2011, 2007-2015.

Pavlin, M., Birk, S., Hering, D. & Urbanic, G. (2011) The role of land use, nutrients, and other stressors in shaping benthic invertebrate assemblages in Slovenian rivers. Hydrobiologia, DOI 10.1007/s10750-011-0836-8.

Sundermann, A., Antons, C., Cron, N., Lorenz, A.W., Hering, D. & Haase, P. (2011) Hydromorphological restoration of running waters: effects on benthic invertebrate assemblages.Freshwater Biology, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02599.x.

Trubiroha, A., Kroupova, H., Frank, S.N., Sures, B., Kloas, W. (2011) Inhibition of gametogenesis by the cestode Ligula intestinalis in roach (Rutilus rutilus) is attenuated under laboratory conditions. Parasitology 138, 648-659.

2010

Anton, C., Young, J., Harrison, P.A., Musche, M., Bela, G., Feld, C.K., Harrington, R., Haslett, J.R., Pataki, G., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Skourtos, M., Sousa, J.P., Sykes, M.T., Tinch, R., Vandewalle, M., Watt, A. & Settele, J. (2010) Research needs for incorporating the ecosystem service approach into EU biodiversity conservation policy. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2979-2994.

De Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Diaz, S., Harrington, R., Cornelissen, J., Bargett, R., Berg, M., Cipriotti, P., Feld, C.K., Hering, D., Martins da Silva, P., Potts, S., Sandin, L., Sousa, J.P., Storkey, J., Wardle, D. & Harrison, P. (2010) Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2873-2893.

Feld, C.K., Sousa J.P., Martins da Silva, P. & Dawson, T.P. (2010) Indicators for biodiversity and ecosystem services: Towards an improved framework for ecosystems assessment. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2895-2919.

Feld, C.K., Tangelder, M., Klomp, M.J. & Sharma, S. (2010) Comparison of river quality indices to detect the impact of organic pollution and water abstraction in Hindu Kush-Himalayan rivers of Nepal. Journal of Wetlands Ecology, 4, 112-127.

Harrington, R., Anton, C., Dawson, T.P., Bello, F., Feld, C.K., Haslett, J.R., Kluvánkova-Oravská, T., Kontogianni, A., Lavorel, S., Luck, G.W., Rounsevell, M.D., Samways, M.J., Settele, J., Skourtos, M., Spangenberg, J.H., Vandewalle, M., Zobel, M. & Harrison, P.A. (2010) Ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation: concepts and a glossary. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2773-2790.

Harrison, P.A., Vandewalle, M., Sykes, M.T., Berry, P.M., Bugter, R., de Bello, F., Feld, C.K., Grandin, U., Harrington, R., Haslett, J.R., Jongman, R.H.G., Luck, G.W., Martins da Silva, P., Moora, M., Settele, J., Sousa, J.P. & Zobel, M. (2010) Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2791-2821.

Hering, D., Borja, A., Carstensen, J., Carvalho, L., Elliott, M., Feld, C.K., Heiskanen, A.-S., Johnson, R.K., Moe, J., Pont, D., Lyche Solheim, A. & van de Bund, W. (2010) The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future. Science of the Total Environment, 408, 4007-4019.

Johnson, R.K. & Hering, D. (2010) Spatial congruency of benthic diatom, invertebrate, macrophyte and fish assemblages in minimally disturbed European streams. Ecological Applications, 20: 978-992.

Jähnig, J.C., Brabec, K., Buffagni, A., Erba, S. Lorenz, A.W., Ofenböck, T., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Hering, D. (2010) A comparative analysis of restoration measures and their effects on hydromorphology and benthic invertebrates in 26 central and southern European rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47: 671-680.

Korte, T. (2010) Current and substrate preferences of benthic invertebrates in the rivers of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region as indicators of hydromorphological degradation. Hydrobiologia, 651, 77-91.

Korte, T., Baki, A.B.M., Ofenböck, T., Moog, O., Sharma, S. & Hering, D. (2010) Assessing river ecological quality using benthic macroinvertebrates in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region. Hydrobiologia, 651, 59-76.

Matthews, J., Reeze, B., Feld, C.K. & Hendriks, A.J. (2010) Lessons from practice: assessing early progress and success in river rehabilitation. Hydrobiologia, 655, 1-14.

Nachev, M., Zimmermann, S., Rigaud, T. & Sures, B. (2010) Is metal accumulation in Pomphorhynchus laevis dependent on parasite sex or infrapopulation size? Parasitology, 137, 1239-1248.

Ofenböck, T., Moog, O., Sharma, S. & Korte, T. (2010) Development of the HKHbios - a new biotic score to assess river quality in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya. Hydrobiologia, 651, 39-58.

Osterauer, R., Marschner, L., Betz, O., Gerberding, M., Sawasdee, B., Cloetens, P., Sures, B., Triebskorn, R. & Köhler, H.R. (2010) Turning snails into slugs: induced body plan changes and formation of an internal shell. Evolution & Development, 12, 474-483.

Soldánová, M., Selbach, C., Sures, B., Kostadinova, A. & Perez-del-Olmo, A. (2010) Larval trematode communities in Radix auricularia and Lymnaea stagnalis in a reservoir system of the Ruhr River. Parasites and Vectors, 3, 56 pp.

Stubauer, I., Hering, D., Korte, T., Hoffmann, A., Brabec, K., Sharma, S., Shrestha, M., Kahlown, M.A., Tahir, M.A., Kumar, A., Sharma, M.P., Bari, M.F., Badruzzaman, A.B.M., Chhopel, G.K. & Moog, O. (2010) The Development of an Assessment System to Evaluate the Ecological Status of Rivers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region: introduction to the special feature. Hydrobiologia, 651, 1-15.

Tierno de Figueroa, J.M., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Lorenz, A.W., Graf, W., Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & Hering, D. (2010) Vulnerable taxa of European Plecoptera (Insecta) in the context of climate change. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 1269-1277.

Trubiroha, A., Kroupova, H., Würtz, S., Frank, S.N., Sures, B. & Kloas, W. (2010) Naturally-induced endocrine disruption by the parasite Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) in roach (Rutilus rutilus). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166, 234-240.

Vandewalle, M., de Bello, F., Berg, M.P., Bolger, T., Dolédec, S., Dubs, F., Feld, C.K., Harrington, R., Harrison, P.A., Lavorel, S., Martins da Silva, P., Moretti, M., Niemelä, J., Santos, P., Sattler, T., Sousa, J.P., Sykes, M.T., Vanbergen, A.J. & Woodcock, B.A. (2010) Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2921-2947.

Vidal Martínez, V.M., Pech, D., Sures, B., Purucker, T. & Poulin, R. (2010) Can parasites really reveal environmental impact? Trends in Parasitology, 26, 44-51.

Wiering, M., Verwijmeren, J., Lulofs, K. & Feld, C.K. (2010) Experiences in regional cross border co-operation in river management. Comparing three cases at the Dutch-German border. Water Resources Management, 24, 2647–2672.

2009 (back to top)

Birk, S. & Hering, D. (2009) A new procedure for comparing class boundaries of biological assessment methods: a case study from the Danube Basin. Ecological Indicators, 3, 528-539.

Feld, C.K., Martins da Silva, P., Sousa, J.P., de Bello, F., Bugter, R., Grandin, U., Hering, D., Lavorel, S., Mountford, O., Pardo, I., Pärtel, M., Römbke, J., Sandin, L., Jones, K.B. & Harrison, P.A. (2009) Indicators for biodiversity and biodiversity-related ecosystem services: a comparison of seven ecosystem types. Oikos, 118, 1862-1871.

Haus, N., Eybe, T., Zimmermann, S. & Sures, B. (2009) Is microwave assisted digestion a suitable preparation method for Pt determination in biological samples by adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (ACSV)? Analytica Chimica Acta, 635, 53-57.

Hering, D., Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Murphy, J., Lücke, S., Zamora-Muñoz, C., López Rodríguez, M.J., Huber, T. & Graf, W. (2009) Potential impact of climate change on aquatic insects: A sensitivity analysis for European caddisflies (Trichoptera) based on distribution patterns and ecological preferences. Aquatic Sciences, 71, 3-14.

Jähnig, S.C., Brunzel, S., Gacek, S., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2009) Effects of re-braiding measures on hydromorphology, floodplain vegetation, ground beetles and benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 406-416.

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2009) Habitat mosaics and macroinvertebrates - does channel form determine community composition? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 19, 157-169.

Johnson, R.K. & Hering, D. (2009) Response of river inhabiting organism groups to gradients in nutrient enrichment and habitat physiography. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 175-186.

Kail, J. & Hering, D. (2009) The influence of adjacent stream reaches on the local ecological status of Central European mountain streams. River Research and Applications, 25, 537-550.

Kail, J., Jähnig, S. & Hering, D. (2009) Relation between floodplain land-use and river hydromorphology on different spatial scales - a case study from two lower-mountain catchments in Germany. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 174, 63-73.
Lorenz, A., Jähnig, S.C. & Hering, D. (2009) Re-meandering German lowland streams - qualitative and quantitative effects of restoration measures on hydromorphology and benthic invertebrates. Environmental Management 44, 745-754.

Luck, G.W., Harrington, R., Harrison, P.A., Berry, P.M., Bugter, R., Dawson, T.P., de Bello, F., Díaz, S., Feld, C.K., Haslett, J.R., Hering, D., Kontogianni, A., Lavorel, S., Rounsevell, M., Samways, M.L., Sandin, L., Settele, J., Sykes, M.T., van den Hove, S., Vandewalle, M. & Zobel, M. (2009) Quantifying the contribution of organisms to the provision of ecosystem services. BioScience, 59, 223-235.

Nachev, M. & Sures, B. (2009) The endohelminth fauna of barbel (Barbus barbus) correlates with water quality of the Danube River in Bulgaria. Parasitology, 136, 545-552.

Osterauer, R., Haus, N., Sures, B. & Köhler, H.-R. (2009) Uptake of platinum by zebrafish (Danio rerio) and ramshorn snail (Marisa cornuarietis) and resulting effects on early embryogenesis. Chemosphere, 77, 975-982.

Trubiroha, A., Würtz, S., Frank, S.N., Sures, B. & Kloas, W. (2009) Expression of gonadotropin subunits in roach (Rutilus rutilus, Cyprinidae) infected with plerocercoids of the tapeworm Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea). International Journal for Parasitology, 39, 1465-1473.

Wolf, B., Kiel, E., Hagge, A., Krieg, H.-J. & Feld, C.K. (2009) Using salinity preferences of benthic macroinvertebrates to classify running waters in brackish marshes in Germany. Ecological Indicators, 9, 837-847.

2008 (back to top)
Amin, O., Thielen, F., Münderle, M., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2008) Description of Acanthocephalus rhinensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) from the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in Germany, with a key to species of Acanthocephalus in Europe. Journal of Parasitology, 94, 1299-1304.

Frank, S., Singer, C. & Sures, B. (2008) Metallothionein (MT) response after chronic palladium exposure in the Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Environmental Research, 108, 309-314.

Haidekker, A. & Hering, D. (2008) Relationship between benthic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera) and temperature in small and medium-sized streams in Germany: A multivariate study. Aquatic Ecology, 42, 463-481.

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2008) Hydromorphological parameters indicating differences between single- and multiple-channel mountain rivers in Germany, in relation to their modification and recovery. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18, 1200-1216.

Jähnig, S.C & Lorenz, A.W. (2008). Substrate-specific macroinvertebrate diversity patterns following stream restoration. Aquatic Sciences, 70, 292-303.

Stejskal, K., Krizkova, S., Adam, V., Sures, B., Trnkova, L., Zehnalek, J., Hubalek, J., Beklova, M., Hanustiak, P., Svoboda, Z., Horna, A. & Kizek, R. (2008) Bio-assessing of environmental pollution via monitoring of metallothionein level using electrochemical detection. Sensors 8, 1578-1585.

Supalkova, V., Beklova, M., Baloun, J., Singer, C., Sures, B., Adam, V., Huska, D., Pikula, J., Rauscherova, L., Havel, L., Zehnalek, J. & Kizek, R. (2008) Affecting of aquatic vascular plant Lemna minor by cisplatin revealed by voltammetry. Bioelectrochemistry, 72, 59-65.

Supalkova, V., Beklova, M., Baloun, J., Singer, C., Sures, B., Adam, V., Huska, D., Pikula, J., Rauscherova, L., Havel, L., Zehnalek, J. & Kizek, R. (2008) Affecting of aquatic vascular plant Lemna minor by cisplatin revealed by voltammetry. Bioelectrochemistry, 72, 59-65.

Sures, B. (2008) Environmental Parasitology: Interactions between parasites and pollutants in the aquatic environment. Parasite, 15, 434-438.

Sures, B. (2008) Host-parasite interactions in polluted environments. Journal of Fish Biology, 73, 2133-2142.

Thielen, F., Weibel, U., Hirt, J. Münderle, M., Marten, M., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2008) Ichthyofauna in the upper Rhine River close to the city of Karlsruhe as determined by the analysis of fish impingement by cooling-water intakes of a power plant. Limnologica, 38, 76-85.

 2007 (back to top)

Adam, V., Hanustiak, P., Křížková, S., Beklová, M., Zehnalek, J., Trnková, L., Horna, A., Sures, B. & Kizek, R. (2007) Palladium Biosensor. Electroanalysis, 19, 1909-1914.

Feld, C.K. & Hering, D. (2007) Community structure or function: effects of environmental stress on benthic macroinvertebrates at different spatial scales. Freshwater Biology, 52, 1380–1399.

Haus, D.N., Zimmermann, S., Wiegand, J. & Sures, B. (2007) Occurrence of platinum and additional traffic related heavy metals in sediments and biota. Chemosphere, 66, 619-629.

Johnson, R.K., Furse, M.T., Hering, D. & Sandin, L. (2007) Ecological relationships between stream communities and spatial scale: implications for designing catchment-level monitoring programmes. Freshwater Biology, 52, 939-958.

Kail, J., Hering, D., Gerhard, M., Muhar, S. & Preis, S. (2007) The use of large wood in stream restoration: experiences from 50 projects in Germany and Austria. Journal of Applied Ecology, 44, 1145-1155.

Křížková, S., Adam, V., Petrlova, J., Zitka, O., Stejskal, K., Zehnalek, J., Sures, B., Trnková, L., Beklová, M. & Kizek, R. (2007) A suggestion of electrochemical biosensor for study of Platinum(II)-DNA interactions. Electroanalysis, 19, 331-338.

Křížková, S., Zítka, O., Adam, V., Beklová, M., Horna,A., Svobodová, Z., Sures, B., Trnková, L. Zeman, L. & Kizek, R. (2007) Possibilities of electrochemical techniques in metallothionein and lead detection in fish tissues. Czech Journal of Animal Sciences, 52, 143-148.

Petrlova, J., Krizkova, S., Zitka, O., Hubalek, J., Prusa, R., Adam, V., Wang, J., Miroslava, B., Sures, B. & Kizek, R. (2007) Utilizing a chronopotentiometric sensor technique for metallothionein determination in fish tissues and their host parasites. Sensors and Actuators B, 127, 112–119.

Sanchez-Ramírez, C., Vidal-Martinez, V.M., Aguirre-Macedo, L., Rodriguez-Canul, R.P., Ceja-Moreno, V., Gold-Bouchot, G. & Sures, B. (2007) Cichlidogyrus sclerosus (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalinae) and its host the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as bioindicators of chemical pollution. Journal of Parasitology, 93, 1097-1106.

Schmid, M., Zimmermann, S., Krug, H.F. & Sures, B. (2007) Influence of platinum, palladium and rhodium as compared with cadmium, nickel and chromium on cell vitality and oxidative stress in human bronchial epithelial cells. Environment International, 33, 385-390.

Sures, B. (2007) Host-parasite interactions from an ecotoxicological perspective. Parassitologia, 49, 173-176.

Sures, B. & Radszuweit, H. (2007) Pollution induced heat shock protein expression in the amphipod Gammarus roeseli is affected by larvae of Polymorphus minutus (Acanthocephala). Journal of Helminthology, 81, 191-197.

Sures, B. & Zimmermann, S. (2007) Impact of humic substances on the aqueous solubility, uptake and bioaccumulation of platinum, palladium and rhodium in exposure studies with Dreissena polymorpha. Environmental Pollution 146, 444-451.

Thielen, F., Münderle, M., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2007) Do eel parasites reflect the local crustacean community? A case study from the Rhine river system. Journal of Helminthology, 81 179-189.

2006 (back to top)

Birk, S. & Hering, D. (2006) Direct comparison of assessment methods using benthic macroinvertebrates: a contribution to the EU Water Framework Directive intercalibration exercise. Hydrobiologia, 566, 401-415.

Birk, S., Korte, T. & Hering, D. (2006) Intercalibration of assessment methods for macrophytes in lowland streams: direct comparison and analysis of common metrics. Hydrobiologia, 566, 417-430.

Clarke, R.T. & Hering, D. (2006) Errors and uncertainty in bioassessment methods – major results and conclusions from the STAR project and their application using STARBUGS. Hydrobiologia, 566, 433-439.

Clarke, R.T., Lorenz, A., Sandin, L., Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Strackbein, J., Kneebone, N.T. & Haase, P. (2006) Effects of sampling and subsampling variation using the STAR-AQEM sampling protocol on the precision of macroinvertebrate metrics. Hydrobiologia, 566, 441-459.

Furse, M., Hering, D., Moog, O., Verdonschot, P., Johnson, R.K., Brabec, K., Gritzalis, K., Buffagni, A., Pinto, P., Friberg, N., Murray-Bligh, J., Kokes, J., Alber, R., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Haase, P., Sweeting, R., Bis, B., Szoszkiewicz, K., Soszka, H., Springe, G., Sporka, F. & Krno, I. (2006) The STAR project: context, objectives and approaches. Hydrobiologia, 566, 3-29.

Furse, M.T., Hering, D., Brabec, K., Buffagni, A., Sandin, L. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) The ecological status of European rivers: evaluation and intercalibration of assessment methods. Hydrobiologia, 566, 1-2.

Hering, D., Johnson, R.K., Kramm, S., Schmutz, S., Szoszkiewicz, K. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) Assessment of European rivers with diatoms, macrophytes, invertebrates and fish: A comparative metric-based analysis of organism response to stress. Freshwater Biology, 51, 1757-1785.

Hering, D., Moog, O., Ofenböck, T. & Feld, C.K. (2006) Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and related initiatives. Hydrobiologia, 566, 311-324.

Hering, D., Johnson, R.K. & Buffagni, A. (2006) Linking organism groups - major results and conclusions from the STAR project. Hydrobiologia, 566, 109-113.

Johnson, R.K., Hering, D., Furse, M.T. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) Indicators of ecological change: comparison of the early response of four organism groups to stress gradients. Hydrobiologia, 566, 139-152.

Johnson, R.K., Hering, D., Furse, M.T. & Clarke, R. (2006) Detection of ecological change using multiple organism groups: metrics and uncertainty. Hydrobiologia, 566, 115-137.

Lorenz, A. & Clarke, R. (2006) Sample coherence – A field study approach to assess similarity of macroinvertebrate samples. Hydrobiologia, 566, 461-476.

Petrlova, J., Potesil, D., Zehnalek, J., Sures, B., Adam, V., Trnkova, L. & Kizek, R. (2006) Cisplatin electrochemical biosensor. Electrochimica Acta, 51, 5169-5173.

Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Graf, W., Lorenz, A. & Moog, O. (2006) The AQEM/STAR taxalist – a pan-European macroinvertebrate ecological database and taxa inventory. Hydrobiologia, 566, 325-342.

Sures, B. (2006) How parasitism and pollution affect the physiological homeostasis of aquatic hosts. Journal of Helminthology, 80, 151-157.

Sures, B., Lutz, I. & Kloas, W. (2006) Effects of infection with Anguillicola crassus and simultaneous exposure with Cd and 3,3‘,4,4‘,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) on the levels of cortisol and glucose in European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Parasitology, 132, 281-288.

Szoszkiewicz, K., Ferreira, T., Korte, T., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Davy-Bowker, J. & O'Hare, M. (2006) European river plant communities: the importance of organic pollution and the usefulness of existing macrophyte metrics. Hydrobiologia, 566, 211-234.

2005 (back to top)

Adam, V., Petrlova, J., Potesil, D., Zehnalek, J., Sures, B., Trnkova, L., Jelen, F. & Kizek, R. (2005) Protein modified electrode surface as a sensitive heavy metal ions biosensor. Electroanalysis, 17, 1649-1657.

Adam, V., Zehnalek, J., Petrlova, J., Potesil, D., Sures, B., Trnkova, L., Jelen, F., Vitecek, J. & Kizek, R. (2005) Phytochelatin modified electrode surface as a sensitive heavy metal ion biosensor. Sensors, 5, 70-84.

Lautenschläger, M. & Kiel, E. (2005) Assessing morphological degradation in running waters using Blackfly communities (Diptera, Simuliidae): Can habitat quality be predicted from land use? Limnologica, 35, 262-273.

Kail, J. & Hering, D. (2005) Using large wood to restore streams in Central Europe: potential use and likely effects. Landscape Ecology, 20, 755-772.

Sebesvari, Z., Ettwig K.F., & Emons, H. (2005) Biomonitoring of tin and arsenic in different compartments of a limnic ecosystem with emphasis on Corbicula fluminea and Dikerogammarus villosus. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 7, 203-207.

Sures, B., Thielen, F., Messerschmidt, J. & von Bohlen, A. (2005) The intestinal parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis as a sensitive accumulation indicator for the platinum group metals Pt, Pd and Rh. Environmental Research, 98, 83-88.

Singer, C., Zimmermann, S. & Sures, B. (2005) Induction of heat shock proteins (hsp70) in the Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) following exposure to platinum group metals (platinum, palladium and rhodium): comparison with lead and cadmium exposures. Aquatic Toxicology, 75, 65-75.

Zimmermann, S., Messerschmidt, J., von Bohlen, A. & Sures, B. (2005) Accumulation of the precious metals platinum, palladium and rhodium from automobile catalytic converters in Paratenuisentis ambiguus as compared with its fish host, Anguilla anguilla. Journal of Helminthology, 79, 85-89.

Zimmermann, S., Messerschmidt, J., von Bohlen, A. & Sures, B. (2005) Uptake and bioaccumulation of platinum group metals (Pd, Pt, Rh) from automobile catalyst converter materials by the Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha). Environmental Research, 98, 203-209.

2004 (back to top)

Böhmer, J., Rawer-Jost, C., Zenker, A., Meier, C., Feld, C.K., Biss, R. & Hering, D. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: Development of a multimetric invertebrate based assessment system. Limnologica, 34, 416-432.

Feld, C.K. (2004) Identification and measure of hydromorphological degradation in Central European lowland streams. Hydrobiologia, 516, 69-90.

Haase, P., Lohse, S., Pauls, S., Schindehütte, K., Sundermann, A. & Hering, D. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: Development of a practical standardized protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting in streams. Limnologica, 34, 349-365.

Hering, D., Moog, O., Sandin, L. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2004) Overview and application of the AQEM assessment system. Hydrobiologia, 516, 1-20.

Hering, D., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Moog, O. & Sandin, L. (2004) Preface. Hydrobiologia, 516, VII-IX.

Hering, D., Buffagni, A., Moog, O., Sandin, L., Sommerhäuser, M., Stubauer, I., Feld, C., Johnson, R., Pinto, P., Skoulikidis, N., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Zahrádková, S. (2003) The development of a system to assess the ecological quality of streams based on macroinvertebrates – design of the sampling programme within the AQEM project. International Review of Hydrobiology, 88, 345-361.

Hering, D., Meier, C., Rawer-Jost, C., Feld, C.K., Biss, R., Zenker, A., Sundermann, A., Lohse, S. & Böhmer, J. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: selection of candidate metrics. Limnologica, 34, 398-415.

Hering, D., Böhmer, J., Haase, P. & Schaumburg, J. (2004) New methods for assessing freshwaters in Germany. Limnologica, 34, 281-282.

Hering, D., Gerhard, M., Manderbach, R. & Reich, M. (2004) Impact of a 100-year flood on vegetation, benthic invertebrates, riparian fauna and coarse woody debris standing stock in an alpine floodplain. River Research and Applications, 20, 445-447.

Klar, B. & Sures, B. (2004) A nonlinear model of stress hormone levels in rats – the interaction between pollution and parasites. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 59, 23-30.

Lorenz, A., Hering, D., Feld, C.K. & Rolauffs, P. (2004) A new method for assessing the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna of five German stream types. Hydrobiologia, 516, 107-127.

Lorenz, A., Kirchner, L. & Hering, D. (2004) “Electronic subsampling” of macrobenthic samples: how many individuals are needed for a valid assessment result? Hydrobiologia, 516, 299-312.

Lorenz, A., Feld, C.K. & Hering, D. (2004) Typology of streams in Germany based on benthic invertebrates: Ecoregions, zonation, geology and substrate. Limnologica, 34, 390-397.

Lüderitz, V., Jüppner, R., Müller, S. & Feld, C.K. (2004) Renaturalization of streams and rivers - the special importance of integrated ecological methos in measurement of success. An Example from Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). Limnologica, 34, 249-263.

Münderle, M., Sures, B. & Taraschewski, H. (2004) Influence of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda) and Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora) on swimming activity of European eel Anguilla anguilla. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 60, 133-139.

Nijboer, R.C., Johnson, R.K., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Sommerhäuser, M. & Buffagni, A. (2004) Establishing reference conditions for European streams. Hydrobiologia, 516, 91-105.

Rolauffs, P., Stubauer, I., Zahrádková, S., Brabec, K. & Moog, O. (2004) Integration of the Saprobic System into the European Union Water Framework Directive: case studies in Austria, Germany and Czech Republic. Hydrobiologia, 516, 285-298.

Sandin L. & Hering, D. (2004) Comparing macroinvertebrate indices to detect organic pollution across Europe: a contribution to the EC Water Framework Directive intercalibration. Hydrobiologia, 516, 55-68.

Sures, B. (2004) Environmental parasitology: relevancy of parasites in monitoring environmental pollution. Trends in Parasitology, 20, 170-177.

Sures, B. (2004) Fish acanthocephalans of the genus Pomphorhynchus sp. as globally applicable bioindicators for metal pollution in the aquatic environment? Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 116, 19-23.

Sures, B. & Knopf, K. (2004) Individual and combined effects of Cd and 3,3’,4,4’,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) on the humoral immune response in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) experimentally infected with larvae of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda). Parasitology, 128, 445-454.

Sures, B. & Knopf, K. (2004) Parasites as a threat to freshwater eels? Science, 304, 208-209.

Thielen, F., Zimmermann, S., Baska, F., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2004) Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) from barbel as a bioindicator for metal pollution in the Danube River near Budapest, Hungary. Environmental Pollution, 129, 421-429.

Zimmermann, S., Baumann, U., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2004) Accumulation and distribution of platinum and rhodium in the European eel Anguilla anguilla following aqueous exposure to metal salts. Environmental Pollution, 127, 195-202.

Zimmermann, S. & Sures, B. (2004) Significance of platinum group metals emitted from automobile exhaust gas converters for the biosphere. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 11, 194-199.

2003 (back to top)

Kail, J. (2003) Influence of large woody debris on the morphology of six central European streams. Geomorphology, 51, 207-223.

Schludermann, C., Konecny, R., Laimgruber, S., Lewis, J.W., Schiemer, F., Chovanec, A. & Sures, B. (2003) Fish macroparasites as indicators of heavy metal pollution in river sites in Austria. Parasitology, 126, 61-69.

Sures, B. (2003) Accumulation of heavy metals by intestinal helminths in fish: an overview and perspective. Parasitology, 126, 53-60.

Sures, B., Dezfuli, B. & Krug, H. (2003) The intestinal parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) interferes with the uptake and accumulation of lead (210Pb) in its fish host chub (Leuciscus cephalus). International Journal for Parasitology, 33, 1617-1622.

Sures, B. & Reimann, N. (2003) Analysis of trace metals in the Antarctic host-parasite system Notothenia coriiceps and Aspersentis megarhynchus (Acanthocephala) caught at King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Polar Biology, 26, 680-686.

Sures, B., Scheible, T, Bashtar, A.R. & Taraschewski, H. (2003) Lead concentrations in Hymenolepis diminuta adults and Taenia taeniaeformis larvae compared to their rat hosts (Rattus norvegicus) sampled from the city of Cairo , Egypt. Parasitology, 127, 483-487.

Sures, B. & Siddall, R. (2003) Pomphorhynchus laevis (Palaeacanthocephala) in the intestine of chub (Leuciscus cephalus) as an indicator of metal pollution. International Journal for Parasitology, 33, 65-70.

Sures, B., Zimmermann, S., Sonntag, C., Stüben, D. & Taraschewski, H. (2003) The acanthocephalan Paratenuisentis ambiguus as a sensitive indicator of the precious metals Pt and Rh emitted from automobile catalytic converters. Environmental Pollution, 122, 401-405.

Van Treeck, P., Eisinger, M., Müller, J., Paster, M. & Schuhmacher, H. (2003) Mariculture trials with Mediterranean sponge species. The exploitation of an old natural resource with sustainable and novel methods. Aquaculture, 218, 439-455.

Zimmermann, S., Menzel, C.M., Stüben, D., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2003) Lipid solubility of the platinum group metals Pt, Pd and Rh in dependence on the presence of complexing agents. Environmental Pollution, 124, 1-5.

Zimmermann, S., Messerschmidt, J., von Bohlen, A. & Sures, B. (2003) Determination of the platinum group metals Pt, Pd and Rh in biological samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry as compared with adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry and total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis. Analytica Chimica Acta, 498, 93-104.

2002 (back to top)

Ehlert, T., Hering, D., Koenzen, U., Pottgiesser, T., Schuhmacher, H. & Friedrich, G. (2002) Typology and type specific reference conditions for medium-sized and large rivers in North Rhine-Westphalia: biological and methodical aspects. International Review of Hydrobiology, 87, 151-163.

Feld, C.K., Kiel, E. & Lautenschläger, M. (2002) The indication of morphological degradation of streams and rivers using Simuliidae. Limnologica, 32, 273-288.

Loch, K., Loch, W. & Schuhmacher, H. (2002) Coral recruitment and regeneration on a Maldivian reef 21 months after the coral bleaching event of 1998. Marine Ecology, 23, 219-236.

Podraza, P., Schuhmacher, H. & Sommerhäuser, M. (2002) Composition of macroinvertebrate feeding groups as a bioindicator of running water quality. Verhandlungen der Internationalen Vereinigung für Limnologie, 27, 3066-3069.

Schuhmacher, H., Loch, K. & Loch, W. (2002) Post-bleaching growth reveals Diploastrea heliopora to be a coral methusalem. Coral Reefs, 21, 344-345.

Sures, B. (2002) Competition for minerals between Acanthocephalus lucii and its definitive host perch (Perca fluviatilis). International Journal for Parasitology, 32, 1117-1122.

Sures, B., Grube, K. & Taraschewski, H. (2002) Experimental studies on the lead accumulation in the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta and its final host, Rattus norvegicus. Ecotoxicology, 11, 365-368.

Sures, B., Scheef, G., Klar, B., Kloas, W. & Taraschewski, H. (2002) Interaction between cadmium exposure and infection with the intestinal parasite Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) on the stress hormone levels in rats. Environmental Pollution, 119, 333-340.

Sures, B., Zimmermann, S., Messerschmidt, J. & von Bohlen, A. (2002) Relevance and analysis of traffic related platinum group metals (Pt, Pd, Rh) in the aquatic biosphere, with emphasis on Palladium. Ecotoxicology, 11, 385-392.

Zimmermann, S., Alt, F., Messerschmidt, J., von Bohlen, A., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2002) Biological availability of traffic related platinum group elements (Palladium, Platinum, and Rhodium) and other metals to the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in water containing road dust. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21, 2713-2718.

2001 (back to top)

Manderbach, R. & Hering, D. (2001) Typology of riparian ground beetle communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidion spec.) in Central Europe and adjacent areas. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 152, 583-608.

Rolauffs, P., Hering, D. & Lohse, S. (2001) Composition, invertebrate community and productivity of a beaver dam in comparison to other stream habitat types. Hydrobiologia, 459, 201-212.

Sures, B. (2001) The use of fish parasites as bioindicators of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems: a review. Aquatic Ecology, 35, 245-255.

Sures, B., Knopf, K. & Kloas, W. (2001) Induction of stress by the swimbladder nematode Anguillicola crassus in European eels, Anguilla anguilla, after repeated experimental infection. Parasitology, 123, 179-184.

Sures, B. & Siddall, R. (2001) Comparison between lead accumulation of Pomphorhynchus laevis (Palaeacanthocephala) in the intestine of chub (Leuciscus cephalus) and in the body cavity of goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus). International Journal for Parasitology, 31, 669-673.

Sures, B. & Streit, B. (2001) Eel parasite diversity and intermediate host abundance in the River Rhine, Germany. Parasitology, 123, 185-191.

Sures, B., Zimmermann, S., Messerschmidt, J., von Bohlen, A., Alt, F. (2001) First report on the uptake of automobile catalyst emitted Palladium by European eels (Anguilla anguilla) following experimental exposure to road dust. Environmental Pollution, 113, 341-345.

Zimmermann, S., Menzel, C.M., Berner, Z., Eckhardt, J.-D., Stüben, D., Alt, F., Messerschmidt, J., Taraschewski, H. & Sures, B. (2001) Trace analysis of platinum in biological samples: a comparison between sector field ICP-MS and adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry following different digestion procedures. Analytica Chimica Acta, 439, 203-209.

2000 (back to top)

Hering D., Mutz, M. & Reich, M. (2000) Woody debris research in Germany - an introduction. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85 1-3.

Hering, D., Kail, J., Eckert, S., Gerhard, M., Meyer, E.I., Mutz, M., Reich, M. & Weiß, I. (2000) Coarse woody debris quantity and distribution in Central European streams. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 5-23.

Hoffmann, A. & Hering, D. (2000) Wood-associated macroinvertebrate fauna in Central European streams. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 25-48.

Scheef, G., Sures, B. & Taraschewski, H. (2000) Cadmium accumulation in Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) from experimentally infected rats. Parasitology Research, 86, 688-691.

Sures, B., Franken, M. & Taraschewski, H. (2000) Element concentrations in the archiacanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus compared with those in the porcine host from a slaughterhouse in La Paz, Bolivia. International Journal for Parasitology, 30, 1071-1076.

Sures, B., Jürges, G. & Taraschewski, H. (2000) Accumulation and distribution of lead in the acanthocephalan Moniliformis moniliformis from experimental infected rats. Parasitology, 121, 427-433.

Warmke, S. & Hering, D. (2000) Composition, microdistribution and food of the macroinvertebrate fauna inhabiting wood in low-order mountain streams in Central Europe. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 67-78.

before 2000 (back to top)

Homes, V., Hering, D. & Reich, M. (1999) The distribution and macrofauna of ponds in stretches of an alpine floodplain differently impacted by hydrological engineering. Regulated Rivers: Research & Management, 15, 405-417.

Sures, B., Knopf, K. & Taraschewski, H. (1999) Development of Anguillicola crassus (Dracunculoidea, Anguillicolidae) in experimentally infected Balearic congers Ariosoma balearicum (Anguilloidea, Congridae). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 39, 75-78.

Sures, B., Knopf, K., Würtz, J. & Hirt, J. (1999) Richness and diversity of parasite communities in European eels Anguilla anguilla of the River Rhine, Germany, with special reference to helminth parasites. Parasitology, 119, 323-330.

Sures, B. & Siddall, R. (1999) Pomphorhynchus laevis: the intestinal acanthocephalan as a lead sink for its fish host, chub (Leuciscus cephalus). Experimental Parasitology, 93, 66-72.

Sures, B., Siddall, R., Taraschewski, H. (1999) Parasites as accumulation indicators of heavy metal pollution. Parasitology Today, 15, 16-21.

Sures, B., Steiner, W., Rydlo, M. & Taraschewski, H. (1999) Concentrations of 17 elements in the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), in different tissues of perch (Perca fluviatilis), and in perch intestinal parasites (Acanthocephalus lucii) from the subalpin lake Mondsee ( Austria ). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18, 2574-2579.

Van Treeck, P. & Schuhmacher, H. (1999) Artificial reefs created by electrolysis and coral transplantation - an approach ensuring the compatibility of environmental protection and diving tourism. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 49, 75-81.

Van Treeck, P. & Schuhmacher, H. (1999) Mass diving tourism - a new dimension calls for new management approaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37, 499-504.

Zimmermann, S., Sures, B. & Taraschewski, H. (1999) Experimental studies on lead accumulation in the eel specific endoparasites Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda) and Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Acanthocephala) as compared with their host, Anguilla anguilla. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 37, 190-195.

Hering, D. (1998) Riparian beetles (Coleoptera) along a small stream in the Oregon Coast Range and their interactions with the aquatic environment. Coleopteran Bulletin, 52, 161-170.

Knopf, K., Würtz, J., Sures, B. & Taraschewski, H. (1998) Impact of low water temperature on the development of Anguillicola crassus in the final host Anguilla anguilla. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 33, 143-149.

Siddall, R. & Sures, B. (1998) Uptake of lead by Pomphorhynchus laevis cystacanths in Gammarus pulex and immature worms in chub (Leuciscus cephalus). Parasitology Research, 84, 573-577.

Sures, B., Jürges, G., Taraschewski, H. (1998) Relative concentrations of heavy metals in the parasites Ascaris suum (Nematoda) and Fasciola hepatica (Digenea) and their respective porcine and bovine definitive hosts. International Journal for Parasitology, 28, 1173-1178.

Hering, D. & Plachter, H. (1997) Riparian Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) preying on aquatic invertebrates: a feeding strategy in alpine floodplains. Oecologia, 111, 261-270.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Rokicki, J. (1997) Lead and cadmium content of two cestodes Monobothrium wageneri and Bothriocephalus scorpii, and their fish hosts. Parasitology Research, 83, 618-623.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Rydlo, M. (1997) Intestinal fish parasites as heavy metal bioindicators: a comparison between Acanthocephalus lucii (Palaeacanthocephala) and the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 59, 14-21.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Siddall, R. (1997) Heavy metal concentrations in adult acanthocephalans and cestodes compared to their fish hosts and to established free-living bioindicators. Parassitologia, 39, 213-218.

Van Treeck P. & Schuhmacher, H. (1997) Initial survival of coral nubbins transplanted by a new coral transplantation technology. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 150, 287-292.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Haug, C. (1995) Determination of trace metals (Cd, Pb) in fish by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion. Analytica Chimica Acta, 311, 135-139.

Sures, B. & Taraschewski, H. (1995) Cadmium concentrations in two adult acanthocephalans, Pomphorhynchus laevis and Acanthocephalus lucii, as compared with their fish hosts and cadmium and lead levels in larvae of A. lucii as compared with their crustacean host. Parasitology Research, 81, 494-497.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Jackwerth, E. (1994) Lead content of Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Acanthocephala), Anguillicola crassus (Nematodes) and their host Anguilla anguilla. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 19, 105-107.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Jackwerth, E. (1994) Lead accumulation in Pomphorhynchus laevis and its host. Journal of Parasitology, 80, 355-357.

Sures, B., Taraschewski, H. & Jackwerth, E. (1994) Comparative study of lead accumulation in different organs of perch (Perca fluviatilis) and its intestinal parasite Acanthocephalus lucii. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 52, 269-273.