A5049201981- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Cryospheric studies and observations
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2016-2024
Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2019-2024
Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre
2019-2024
Czech Academy of Sciences
2022
University Hospital Magdeburg
2022
Institute of Soil Biology
2019
University of Birmingham
2009-2018
University of Koblenz and Landau
2004-2018
Universität Koblenz
2018
Institute for Environmental Sciences
2018
Abstract Aim Recent studies increasingly use statistical methods to infer biotic interactions from co‐occurrence information at a large spatial scale. However, disentangling other factors that can affect patterns the macroscale is major challenge. Approach We present set of questions analysts and reviewers should ask avoid erroneously attributing species association interactions. Our relate appropriateness data models, causality behind correlative signal, problems associated with static...
The use of groundwater as a carrier thermal energy is an important source sustainable heating and cooling. However, the effects on geochemical biological aquifer characteristics are poorly understood. Here, we have assessed impacts heat discharge uncontaminated, shallow by monitoring hydrogeochemical, bacterial faunal parameters at active facility. observed variability between wells was considerable. Yet, no significant temperature or abundance productivity were observed. Also, did not...
Abstract Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in period depletion by extraction pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked conservation agendas. Disregarding importance as an ignores its critical role preserving surface biomes. To foster timely groundwater, we propose elevating concept keystone species into realm...
Abstract Groundwater comprises the largest freshwater ecosystem on planet. It has a distinct regime of extreme, yet stable environmental conditions that have favoured development similar morphological and functional traits in resident invertebrate fauna (stygofauna). The analysis community is increasingly used as an alternative to taxonomy‐based assessments biodiversity, especially for monitoring status linking functions organisms ecological processes, it been rarely applied stygofauna...
The use of ecological criteria for the assessment aquatic ecosystem status is routine surface waters. So far no parameters are considered and monitoring groundwater quality. It has been well known decades that aquifers ecosystems harbouring a vast diversity invertebrates microorganisms. growing knowledge on microbial faunal communities as molecular statistical tools available form solid ground development first ecologically sound schemes. sensitivity towards impacts from land waters...
Effective monitoring and management of inland waterbodies depend on reliable assessments water quality through remote sensing technologies. Match-up analysis plays a significant role in investigating the comparability between situ data physical biogeochemical variables. By exploring different spatial aggregations temporal windows, we aimed to identify which configurations are most effective less for assessment remotely sensed within context governmental programs. Therefore, this study,...
Abstract. Small lakes and ponds are hotspots of biodiversity, biogeochemical reactions, hydrological interactions in the landscape. While mostly providing same functions as larger lakes, they often do so at higher rates per unit area. Exponentially more abundant than small contribute significantly to nutrient retention, water budget, even large spatial scales. However, rarely considered regional or larger-scale environmental studies, partly due a lack data. To alleviate this, we developed...