Universität Bern
Eawag

Restoration Ecology

Main goals are

  • studying ecological basics in order to formulate ecosystem-based goals and approaches for the process of river repair
  • having a distinct research focus on native fish populations and their habitats in order to recognize the main stressors
  • developing catchment-based scientific frameworks to achieve natural structure and functions in rivers
  • cooperation with practitioners and river managers

Our group

  • studies contemporary river conditions in relation to determine main deficits and future river restoration (main focus fish habitat and fishes)
  • carries out studies to identify main ecosystems stressors (hydrological, morphological and biological)

Current Projects

  • River restoration [...]
  • Hydropeaking [...]
  • Fish migration [...]
  • Fish population [...]
  • River fragmentation and defragmentation [...]
  • Stream assessment [...]
  • River rehabilitation of running water [...]
  • Effect of climate change on alpine streams and brown trout [...]

Team