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Multiple stressors in Biocoenosis

In biodiversity research, a fundamental understanding of the influence of multiple stressors on organisms and communities plays an essential role. These include biotic stressors such as predators and parasites, as well as anthropogenic factors.  ...more

Ameise mit Stacheln läuft auf einem Baum.

Population Ecology (Prof. Feldhaar)

Using terrestrial model organisms, we investigate in laboratory and field experiments how stressors of global change affect their fitness and how these effects are mechanistically mediated.  ...more

coral crab on soft coral

Coral reef ecology

In the interplay of climate change and further anthropogenic and biotic influences, the structure of the reef community will change dramatically. Individual aspects of coral reef ecology are investigated in field studies and at the seawater aquarium.  ...more

Mikroplastik im Spülsaum

Microplastic

Microplastics are an intensively documented environmental problem with high public attention. Nevertheless, plastics are important and valuable materials. For the development of modern and sustainable plastics, intensive research on transport, behavior and environmental impact is necessary.  ...more

Eine Gruppe Ameisen transportiert eine Schmetterlingsraupe.

Population Ecology (Prof. Feldhaar)

We investigate factors of global change on populations and communities of terrestrial invertebrates and their biotic interactions as well as on the evolutionary ecology of insects - bacteria - symbioses.  ...more

hard coral acropora

Coral reef ecology

In the interplay of climate change and further anthropogenic and biotic influences, the structure of the reef community will change dramatically. Individual aspects of coral reef ecology are investigated in field studies and at the seawater aquarium.  ...more

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Model organism water flea

The most important model organism at the working group Animal Ecology under Prof. Laforsch are water fleas. Their way of life and clonal reproduction make them ideal for the study of biotic and abiotic systems such as predator-prey systems.  ...more

Cylomorphose bei Daphnia

Phenotypic plasticity

These include Inducible Defenses. These allow for the best possible defense protection with different predators and minimization of the costs associated with the defense if the protection is not needed. Water fleas are ideal for this study because they are extremely plastic.  ...more

Chair of Animal Ecology I

The Chair of Animal Ecology I consists of the working group of Chair holder Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch (Animal Ecology) and Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar (Animal Population Ecology). The research of both groups focuses on the ecology of aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their interactions with the environment.
For further information on research, co-workers or media and journal contributions, please visit the pages of the working groups.

Animal Ecology (Prof. Dr. Laforsch)

The research of the Laforsch group revolves around the adaptation of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to biotic and abiotic environmental factors, phenotypic plasticity and multiple stressors. Marine and limnetic (model) organisms such as water fleas are studied. More

Population Ecology (Prof. Dr. Feldhaar)

The main research topics of the Feldhaar group are land use effects on arthropod communities and ecosystem functions, effects of biotic and abiotic environmental factors on terrestrial invertebrates and the evolutionary ecology of insect symbioses. More

Teaching by the Animal Ecology I

The Animal Ecology I is part of the study programme Biology (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.Sc.), Biodiversity and Ecology (M.Sc.) and the PhD programmes: PEER and InterMicro. Current events can be found here.

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