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📄New paper out: "Responses of Oligochaeta & Chironomidae to connectivity restoration in river–floodplains" published in Restoration Ecology.
Sonia Recinos & coauthors explore restoration impacts on macroinvertebrates & lasting strategies🐛💧
doi.org/10.1111/rec.70238
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Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the #DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner 🌊
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Kicking off the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at BOKU University, Vienna!
Johannes Kowal & Anthony Basooma present how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments🌊🐟
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Our new study from Uganda Lubigi wetland highlights wetlands as nature-based solutions in wastewater and stormwater treatment, but are ineffective when overloaded. Congrats to Flavia Byekwaso, Thomas Hein, Gabriele Weigelhofer, and other co-authors
doi.org/10.3390/w17121821
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At IHG, science isn’t just what we do—it’s what we live.
Publishing is one of the key ways we contribute to the scientific community.
In 2024, we published 57 SCI-indexed articles!
Explore the full list here: forschung.boku.ac.at/en/depa… @BOKUvienna
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New study from Taita Hills, Kenya, shows how small highland wetlands are vital yet threatened. The team highlights land-use changes & calls for regenerative farming. Congrats to Sharon Gubamwoyo, Thomas Hein, Gabriele Weigelhofer and other coauthors👏
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🌊 Freeze-Core Sampling: Tracking River Restoration Success!
We are investigating the ecological impact of reconnecting the Johler side arm to the Danube with Freeze-Core sampling to analyze long-term biodiversity changes of sediments. (1/3)
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On Nov 22, 2024, the ÖK-IAD "Young Danube Research" event brought together 19 PhD students from 8 countries, including 5 from the Meri project, to pitch their research. oek-iad.boku.ac.at/
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Excited to highlight another publication from my collaboration with @RecinosBrizuela @BigerScience . This is a really interesting application of multilayer networks in landscape ecology. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10…
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🌊 Die Doktoratsschule Human River Systems in the 21st Century an der BOKU erforscht Flusssysteme & entwickelt innovative Lösungen gegen Extremwetterereignisse. Interdisziplinär & zukunftsweisend! ℹ️:short.boku.ac.at/5vx5d80 hr21.boku.ac.at
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The artist in residence (starts.eu/carlos-monleon-s-t…), Carlos Monleon-Gendall with the Local Expert Group of biennale.wien/, visited our experts from IHG, BOKU to discuss inputs for the project “Parliaments of Streams”
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The artist in residence within starts.eu/carlos-monleon-s-t…, Carlos Monleon-Gendall with the Local Expert Group of biennale.wien/, visited experts from IHG, BOKU to discuss inputs for the project “Parliaments of Streams”
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Konsumdialoge: Wasser: Von Trinkwasser über Hochwasser bis Wasserkraft via @APAOTS ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_…
Zusammenarbeit der BOKU Wasserinstitute beim Konsumdialog Wasser mit Beteiligung unserer DocSchool HR21 - hr21.boku.ac.at
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Praise AINOMUGISHA successfully defended her Msc thesis "QUANTIFYING RIVER FLOODPLAIN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF THE AUSTRIAN DANUBE AND ITS TWO TRIBUTARIES; TRAISEN AND MORAVA"
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An impressive poster by @Kyselak_on_tour about the Danube River and its past and current conditions at the 13th Annual Forum of the EUSDR
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New paper about our Doctoral School Hr21 hr21.boku.ac.at and the new @FWF_at doc.funds project
doi.org/10.1007/s00506-024-0…
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There is also a second option to apply for to address the Danube as living space !
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ARTIST CALL! A unique opportunity for artists/ exhibition builders/curators to create a permanent & interactive public exhibition at BOKU River Lab in Vienna! Details below, closing date for app. is June 28! #artcalls #callforartist #science #exhibition wix.to/hiC8opk
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Eine aktuelle Aussendung zum EU Renaturierungsgesetz - ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_…
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Great to have the first paper of Johannes! @BigerScience and #HR21 BOKU Doctoral School.
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Our team has published another paper! This study examines how dams impact the longitudinal connectivity of riverine habitats for potamodromous fish.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🌊💧 Artists, ready to make an impact in water management? Apply now for one of 20 residencies - each with a 40.000 € budget - and turn your ideas into impactful artworks. Deadline: June 26, 2024.
starts.eu/starts4waterII-res…
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