Phytoplankton taxonomy, the identification and quantification of microalgae is an highly important part in the assessment of the ecological and water condition of water bodies.
This became clearly this year as the toxic algae bloom of Prymnesium parvum within the river Oder lead to a massive fish death. Due to their expertise, the scientists of AquaEcology were involved in identifying and monitoring of the harmfull algae.
The newspaper Nordwest-Zeitung wrote:
Wissenschaftler aus Oldenburg: Plankton-Spezialist ist bundesweit gefragt (nwzonline.de)
Image: Sasha Stüber