Inhalt
Research Station Grietherbusch
- Research Station
- Floodplain at the Lower River Rheine
The Research Station is situated in the floodplain area of the Lower River Rhine, near the border to the Netherlands. It offers optimal conditions for excursions e.g. to the flood plains and gravel pit lakes in the surroundings. Moreover, it is situated within an international protected area (Ramsar Convention) as the area offers broad opportunities for migrating birds (e.g. goose) to rest during the autumn/winter season.
Research topics
Fish populations in the floodplain of the River Rhine and in gravel-pit lakes, ecology of macrozoobenthos species (especially Dreissena, Unionidae) and other faunistic groups (Odonata, Carabidae, Saltatoria); studies in applied ecology esp. ecotoxicological research with the Dreissena-Monitor and ecology of floodplains, population ecology of birds
For questions or suggestions please contact: Dr. Jost Borcherding
Short informations (
in german)
- Responsible body: University of Cologne, Zoological Institute, General Ecology
- Present research: limnology of floodplains, fish-ecology in floodplains and gravel pit lakes, neozoans
- Rooms: seminar raooms, laboratory
- Equipment: tools for simple limnological outdoor analysis, drying oven, muffle furnacer, 15 microscopes, 15 binocular loups, reference library with comprehensive literatur for determination
- Accomodation: 2 shared rooms for up to 20 people, 1 double room, linen provided
- Action period: all season
- Rates: -
- Catering: self-catering, kitchen provided, distance for shopping facilities 6 km
- Activieties outside of the subject area possible
Head:
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Arndt
Universität zu Köln,
Biozentrum Köln
Zoologisches Institut
Allgemeine Ökologie
Management:
PD Dr. Jost Borcherding
Aussenstelle des Zoologischen Institutes der Universität zu Köln
D-46459 Rees-Grietherbusch
Network of Biological Stations in Germany
The Research Station Grietherbusch is connected to a Network of Biological Stations in Germany
