Laborleiter
Univ.Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein
Mag. Dr.
Elisabeth Bondar-Kunze
Mag. Dr. Andrea Funk
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr.phil.
Gertrud Haidvogl
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn.
Severin Hohensinner
Dr. Paul Meulenbroek MSc.
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn.
Günther Unfer
Dr. Olena Bilous
Phd Studenten
Michael Grohmann, MSc.
To migrate or to stay?
Jakob Neuburg, MSc.
Quantifying the unseen – an assessment of the bottom fish fauna in the Austrian Danube.
This PhD-thesis aims to assess the influence of habitat quality, lateral connectivity and seasonal effects on the distribution and composition of the bottom fauna in the fragmented meta-ecosystem of the Austrian Danube.
Johannes Luca Kowal, MSc
Impacts of connectivity changes on river meta-ecosystems
Daniel Pelz, MSc
Who, when, where and how many? – Water level-dependent and seasonal habitat use of the near shore fish fauna in the Austrian Danube.
This PhD-thesis aims to assess water level-dependent and seasonal use of freshwater habitats and the composition of the near shore fish fauna in the fragmented meta-ecosystem of the Austrian Danube.
Anna-Lisa Dittrich, MSc
Who eats whom? – Food web analyses on shoreline areas of the Austrian Danube.
Nikolaus Töchterle, MSc
Recreational fishing in the meta-ecosystem Danube – A socio-ecological approach for sustainable future management
Whithin this PhD-thesis past and present fishery management strategies will be analyzed. Together with a comprehensive survey conducted among the angling community this will form the basis for waterbody and species specific management recommendations.
Master Studenten
Sarah Gross: Development of the lateral connectivity of the Austrian Danube from 1817 – 2022 and its impact on habitat availability for five selected fish species (Working title)
Jacob Becker: Evaluating the potential for cultural ecosystem services of the Danube in eastern Austria using the ResCulES method
Lukas Sölkner: Influence of isolation by distance and hydropower plants on genetic differentiation of migratory fish populations – Case study Chondrostoma nasus in the Danube catchment
Emily Perle: Riparian habitats along the Austrian Danube – What is really left?
Praise Ainomugisha: Calculation of ecosystem services with indicator-based approaches (IDES, RESI,…) and their adaptation for the Austrian Danube.
Anna Pold: Impact of ship-induced waves on the distribution and nutritional value of periphyton in the Austrian Danube.
Johannes Kührer: Impact of ship-induced waves on functional feeding groups of benthic invertebrates and the distribution of green and brown food webs in the Austrian Danube.
Bachelor Studenten
Marie-Theresa Wieczorek: Flussmorphologische Entwicklung der Traisen im Projektgebiet LIFE+ Traisen zwischen 2016 und 2022. Flächige Analysen.
Julian Jöbstl: Flussmorphologische Entwicklung der Traisen im Projektgebiet LIFE+ Traisen zwischen 2016 und 2022. Wassertiefen und Fließgeschwindigkeiten.
Johannes Schützenhofer, Massimiliano Grisorio: The development of fragmentation as a result of flood control and hydropower in the Austrian Danube system.
Technische und wissenschaftliche Unterstützung
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Stefan Auer
Praktikanten
Tobias Leister: Arbeitspaket 3
Rebecca Tibbetts: Arbeitspaket 3
Tom Warisse: Arbeitspaket 3
Guilhem Ortega: Arbeitspaket 3
Wissenschaftliche Kooperationspartner BOKU
Andrea Watzinger & Harald Meimberg
Ehemalige Teammitglieder
Dr. Damiano Baldan
Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft
Die Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft fördert die Kooperation von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Konkret geschieht dies in eigens eingerichteten Forschungseinheiten mit fixen Laufzeiten, in denen anwendungsorientierte Grundlagenforschung betrieben wird: Christian Doppler Labors an Universitäten und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen, Josef Ressel Zentren an Fachhochschulen.
Unter der Leitung von hoch qualifizierten WissenschafterInnen arbeiten Forschungsgruppen in engem Kontakt zu den Unternehmenspartnern an innovativen Antworten auf unternehmerische Forschungsfragen.