Major Research Areas and Interests

• Limnology, river ecology, wetland/floodplain ecology, nutrient and organic matter dynamics
• Interaction between fluvial dynamics and ecosystem processes,ecohydrology, biodiversity
• Interactions between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (catchment approach)
• Development of conservation and restoration strategies for riverine landscapes, ecosystem services
• Aquatic ecosystem and river basin management

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Further scientific activities

Member of scientific association

• European Academy of Sciences and Arts: www.euro-acad.eu

Editorial member

• Member of the editorial board: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer)
• Member of the editorial board: Water (MDPI)

Member of the board in associations

• International Association for Danube Research www.danube-iad.eu
• Austrian Committee for Danube Research www.oen-iad.org

Involvement in EUSDR Flagship projects and ESFRI project initatives

• Member of the management board of DanubeFuture www.danubefuture.eu
• Member of the Danube Sturgeon Task Force www.dstf.eu
• Member of the DANUBIUS-RI International Initiative Committee www.danubius-ri.eu

Newsletter of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) - Danube News
DANUBIUS Science and Innovation Agenda - DANUBIUS Agenda<
The DanubeFuture White paper on Integrated Sustainable Development of the Danube River Basin is available.

Selected Publications

Bondar-Kunze, E.; Kasper, V.; Hein, T. (2021): Responses of periphyton communities to abrupt changes in water temperature and velocity, and the relevance of morphology: a mesocosm approach, Science of the Total Environment, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145200

Chaparro, G.; Mariani, M.; Hein, T. (2021): Diversity of dormant and active zooplankton stages: spatial patterns across scales in temperate riverine floodplains, Journal of Plankton Research, doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbaa063 Pinto, R.; Weigelhofer, G.; Guerreiro Brito, A.; Hein, T. (2021): Effects of dry-wet cycles on nitrous oxide emissions in freshwater sediments: a synthesis, PeerJ, doi: 10.7717/peerj.10767

Weigelhofer, G.; Brauns, M.; Gilvear, D.; Haidvogl, G.; Hein, T. (2021): Riverine landscapes: Challenges and future trends in research and management, River Research and Applications, doi: 10.1002/rra.3769

Baldan, D.; Piniewski, M.; Funk, A.; Gumpinger, C.; Flödl, P.; Höfer, S.; Hauer, C.; Hein, T. (2020): A multi-scale, integrative modeling framework for setting conservation priorities at the catchment scale for the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, Science of the Total Environment, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137369

Natho, S., Tschikof, M., Bondar-Kunze, E., & Hein, T. (2020). Modeling the effect of enhanced lateral connectivity on nutrient retention capacity in large river floodplains: How much connected floodplain do we need? Frontiers in Environmental Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00074.

Pinto, R.; Weigelhofer, G.; Diaz-Pines, E.; Brito, A. G.; Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.; Hein, T. (2020): River-floodplain restoration and hydrological effects on GHG emissions: Biogeochemical dynamics in the parafluvial zone, Science of the Total Environment,715, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136980.

Preiner, S., Dai, Y., Pucher, M., Reitsema, R. E., Schoelynck, J., Meire, P., & Hein, T. (2020). Effects of macrophytes on ecosystem metabolism and net nutrient uptake in a groundwater fed lowland river. Science of The Total Environment, 137620

Yeh, T. C., Krennmayr, K., Liao, C. S., Ejarque, E., Schomakers, J., Huang, J. C., ... & Hein, T. Effects of terrigenous organic substrates and additional phosphorus on bacterioplankton metabolism and exoenzyme stoichiometry. Freshwater Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13593.

Weigelhofer, G., Feldbacher, E., Trauner, D., Pölz, E., Hein, T., & Funk, A. (2020). Integrating Conflicting Goals of the EC Water Framework Directive and the EC Habitats Directives into Floodplain Restoration Schemes. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 225, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.538139.

Funk, A., Martínez-López, J., Borgwardt, F., Trauner, D., Bagstad, K. J., Balbi, S., Magrach, A., Villa, F.& Hein, T. (2019). Identification of conservation and restoration priority areas in the Danube River based on the multi-functionality of river-floodplain systems. Science of the Total Environment, 654, 763-777.