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Students can find information about lectures and fieldtrips, also themes for master-, diploma- and Phd-thesis in the teaching section.

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The Department of Applied Zoology/Hydrobiology is involved in the research project "Safe Ruhr" starting in 2012. This joint project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the "Risk Management of Pollutants and Pathogens in the Water Cycle" initiative (RISKWA) and aims at developing a comprehensive risk-management concept for drinking water supply and a possible use of the Ruhr as bathing water.

Researchers of the Department of Applied Zoology/Hydrobiology will analyse the composition of trematode communities in snails in the Ruhr, providing a basis for the risk-assessment of water usage with regard to potential trematode infections in humans, causing cercarial dermatitis or swimmer's itch (see http://www.sichere-ruhr.de).

This book is the result of the EU founded project EuroLimpacs, in which the workgroup of Prof D. Hering was involved, it examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances.

more about „Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater...”