 | Group leader, PI FWF-P21542-B17, FWF-P17655-B03, SI 22/2009
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Education Habilitation (Univ. of Vienna), 2009: The Northern Adriatic Sea: lessons in marine ecology from a "dead zone"
PhD, 1980, Zoology
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria BSc, 1973, Biology/Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Research Interest - Northern Adriatic, benthos, hypoxia/anoxia, hermit crab symbiosis
- Sea turtles
- Coral reefs
Current Projects- 06/2009-05/2012
FWF project/Austrian Science Fund (P21542-B03)
"Low dissolved oxygen events in the Northern Adriatic: in situ experimental insights into multi-level responses before, during and post-anoxia"
- 01/009-12/2010
ÖAD/Austrian Academic Exchange Service
Bilateral project for "Scientific-Technical Cooperation" between Slovenia and Austria (SI 22/2009) - 03/2005-02/2009
FWF project/Austrian Science Fund (P17655-B03)
"Oxygen crises in the North Adriatic: Effect on the structure and behaviour of the macroepibenthos"
Teaching 2010-1995 Advisor to 11 Master's students and 1 Doctoral student Introduction to Marine Pollution (Course held every summer semester) Coral Reef Field Course (Course held every year at Dahab, Egypt, Red Sea; with W. Waitzbauer, J. Herler, P. Zolda) Marine Turtle Field Course (Course held every summer in Turkey) Scientific Publication for Biologists (Course held every winter semester; with G. Gollmann) Management of Endangered Species (Course held every winter semester, with N. Ziegler) Introduction to Marine Biology (Course held in winter semester 2007/08 with D. Abed-Navandi)
Publications For complete list of publications see Main Menue: Publications Miscellaneous - Austrian Representative in the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and alternate commissioner (since 1994).
- Book review editor: MARINE ECOLOGY: an evolutionary perspective (Blackwell Publishing) (since 2005, previously editorial assistent since 1981)
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Awards2002 “Innovation in teaching” prize, Univ. of Vienna (for “Scientific Publication for Biologists”) 1992 Honorary Science Award at "Aqua Vision", International Water-Congress & Trade Fair, Klagenfurt, Austria (for concept to combat eutrophication of the Adriatic Sea) 1990 City of Vienna Award for special achievement in the sciences 1981-98 Stipends from the Austrian Ministry of Science for field work in Slovenia (total: 13 months) 1981 Award: Theodor Körner Foundation for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences (Vienna); 1981 Award: Foundation of the City of Vienna for the Advancement of Science (Hochschuljubiläumsstiftung) (Projects: hermit crab symbioses) 1987-2000 Invited speaker to various symposia (1986 Bologna, 1987 Cesenatico, 1990 London, 1995 Dotternhausen, 1996 Oahu, 2000 Abu Dhabi)
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