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The working group Computational Ecotoxicology at the Institute for
Environmental Research focuses on complexity in structures and processes
of hierarchical dynamical bio-systems. Our research concentrates on
three main objectives: (1) Solving ecological and biological questions
and problems with computational methods, (2) Understanding the nature of
ecological and biological systems as computing entities and (3)
Developing computational methods by learning from other disciplines in
an interdisciplinary way. The working group is lead by Dr. Richard
Ottermanns.
We develop hybrid mathematical and machine learning algorithms and
methods for multivariate modelling, pattern recognition, causal analysis
and prediction in life-science disciplines like ecology, ecotoxicology
and risk assessment as well as biomedical sciences. To link different
lines of evidence (i.e. theory, simulation and observation) techniques
from statistical pattern recognition, machine learning, data mining and
bioinformatics as well as approaches from complex systems theory and
chaos theory are used in a wide field of applications. More detailed
attention is paid to non-linear dynamics, self-organization processes,
the role of information and entropy, the integration of expert knowledge
into modelling processes as well as epistemological consequences.
Understanding of patterns and processes in living systems requires a
flexible range of data analysis techniques. Simulation using
mathematical models, statistics and theoretical analysis of model
equations are important generic tools to interpret and underpin results
from lab and field observations. These in-silico-experiments are equally
relevant to setting up and analysing laboratory experiments. They allow
integration of empirical observations and theoretical models to generate
and test multifactorial hypotheses. Such a system-oriented approach
helps to elucidate structures, processes and dynamics in complexly
interacting biological systems, e.g. ecological communities, gene
expression networks and the immune system.
In our most recent research we apply the developed methods in
questions about Chemo-behavioral profiling using Danio
rerio video tracking data, modelling Network dynamics to
assess ecosystem integrity, and Expert-augmented statistics in
ecotoxicological bio-testing.
Special long-term research topics we are interested in are
Non-linear dynamics (Bifurcation and chaotic dynamics and their
implications for the stability and resilience of natural agent-based
systems), Entropy (Negentropic information flow and its relation
to self-organization in dissipative living systems), Complexity
(Emerging phenomena and their relevance to ecological structures and
dynamics) and Limitations (Gödel’s incompleteness theorems and
their implications for modelling in the life sciences).
From left to right: A neural network showing different activation
patterns from a carabid assemblage data set, a species community network
in a tropical forest regeneration site with hierachical trophic
structure, an error optimization algorithm gets trapped in a local
minimum, a wordle displaying important working group topics, a PCA
analysis of phytoplankton communities in a mesocosm experiment (showing
temporal trajectories of community composition, red: control, blue:
treatment) (All Figs. (c) R. Ottermanns)
ISDB: Inter-Laboratory Study Danio Behavior - Zebrafish behavioral
ring test (2024-2026).
Current collaborations:
COACH: Collembola and Acari Harmonized Outdoor Testing
(Harmonisierte Freilandtestung für Collembolen und Milben) (Funded by
UBA, FKZ 3724647060, 2025-2028).
gwTriade: Integrated assessment of groundwater systems. See the
project page
for more information.
Finished projects:
DILUTED: Detection of Environmental Pollution based on Behavioral
Time-series Data from Danio rerio Tracking Experiments (Funded by the
Verein des Hygiene-Instituts des Ruhrgebiets e.V., Gelsenkirchen,
2022-2024).
QU.BID: Quantitative Biology Digital (Funded by RWTH Aachen
University within the ETS competition "Digital Teaching in the
Curriculum", 2022).
MUDAFACS: Towards a multivariate data analysis of categorical and
flow cytometry (FACS) data: use case analysis of samples from COVID-19
patients (Funded by RWTH Aachen University Exploratory Research Space,
OPSF635, 2021-2022).
ITIM: Identification of Phenotypic Differences in Inflammatory and
Regulatory T-cell Populations in Immunodeficient Recipient Mice
(2020-2021).
Necessary adaptations of harmonised testing and risk assessment for
earthworms (terrestrial) (Notwendige Anpassung zur harmonisierten
Testung und Risikobewertung für Regenwürmer (Terrestrik)) (Funded by
UBA, FKZ 3715 67 420 0, 2016-2019).
(Download
the project report).
Statistische Auswertungstools und Modellierung. Teilprojekt im
Verbundvorhaben "Edaphobase GBIF - Informationssystem,
Daten-Repositorium, Daten-Infrastruktur und Service-Plattform für die
Bodenzoologie" (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 01LI1301D, 2013-2018).
Das Gesellschaftliche in sozial-ökologischen Modellen und
Simulationen. Working group within the German Commitee Future Earth
(Funded by DKN, 2015-2017).
METALFISH: Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Silber auf die
Entwicklung und die Genexpression von Zebrafischembryonen (2015-2016).
In cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute For Molecular Biology And
Applied Ecology IME, Aachen.
Integrative Metaanalyse zur Kausalität beobachteter Effekte aus
spezifischer Toxizität und molekularen Wirkungsmechanismen
sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe. Sub-project within the cooperation
project "DanTox - Identification of specific toxicity and molecular
modes-of-action of sediment-bound pollutants using zebrafish (Danio
rerio)" (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 02WU1055, 2010-2013).
Litter dwelling beetle diversity as indicator for habitat quality
and development of an integrative data analysis concept for
classification and ecological pattern recognition in secondary forests
in the Mata Atlântica (Paraná, Brazil). Sub-project within the
cooperation project "SOLOBIOMA II - Soil biota and biogeochemistry in
Southern Atlantic rainforests of Brazil - Assessment of the ecosystem
quality of secondary forests and their potential for biodiversity
conservation" (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 01LB0201A1, 2006-2010).
(Project page at
the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR))
Renaturation potential of drained palsa bogs. Survey within the
Interreg III A-project "Heiden, Moore, Wiesen". In cooperation with the
Biological Station Aachen and the Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and
Assessment - gaiac; Aachen University (Funded by EU, 2002-2005).
Finished collaborations:
SAMO: Systematische Auswertung chemischer Monitoringdaten für die
Risikoanalyse von Oberflächengewässern (Funded by the Verein des
Hygiene-Instituts des Ruhrgebiets e.V., Gelsenkirchen, 2024-2025).
PeMIXoS: Pesticide Mixture Effects on Soil Organisms (2020-2024)
(Funded by the RWTH Aachen University Scholarship for Doctoral
Candidates, 2018-2021).
ARAMOB: Semantic enrichment and mobilization of data in distributed
repositories for taxonomy and ecology: Solving a Gordian knot in the
taxonomy of neotropical jumping spiders and trait-based ecological
habitat assessment with spider assemblages (Semantische Anreicherung und
Mobilisierung von Daten netzbasierter Repositorien für Taxonomie und
Ökologie: Auflösung eines ‘Gordischen Knotens‘ in der Taxonomie
südamerikanischer Springspinnen und merkmalsbasierte ökologische
Standortbewertung mit Spinnenzönosen) (Funded by DFG, 2016-2020).
COMBITOX: Umweltrisiken von PSM zwischen Prognose und Realität: Wie
belastbar sind Ergebnisse der ökotoxikologischen Risikobewertung zum
einzelnen Mittel vor dem Hintergrund der üblichen Anwendungspraxis
(Tankmischungen, Spritzserien)? (Funded by UBA, FKZ 3715 63 407 0,
2015-2019).
Transformation, Bioakkumulation und Toxizität organischer
Mikroschadstoffe im Reservoir des Drei-Schluchten-Staudamms (MICROTOX).
Teilprojekt im Verbundvorhaben "YANGTZE-PROJEKT - Nachhaltige
Bewirtschaftung des neu geschaffenen Ökosystems am
Drei-Schluchten-Staudamm" (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 02WT1141, 2010-2014).
UFO 3: Future Energy - FuEne: Roadmap zur nachhaltigen und
umweltgerechten Energiewende. Subproject within the HumTec Boost-Fund
Project "Urban Future Outline - UFO" (Funded by and within the RWTH
Project House HumTec, 2013-2016).
SILVALUTA: Quantifying the effects of sustainable forest management:
A case study in the Hümmel region (administrative district Ahrweiler,
Eifel, Germany) (Funded by the Dr. Axe trust, 2012-2019).
Nachweis endokriner Wirkungen: Veränderungen der Steroidsynthese und
Reproduktionstoxizität. Teilprojekt 12 im Verbundvorhaben "Tox-Box -
Gefährdungsbasiertes Risikomanagement für anthropogene Spurenstoffe zur
Sicherung der Trinkwasserversorgung" (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 02WRS1282I,
2011-2014)
(Projektinformationen
BMBF-Fördermaßnahme RiSKWa: Risikomanagement von neuen Schadstoffen
und Krankheitserregern im Wasserkreislauf.)
Bewertung von siedlungswasserwirtschaftlichen und
hydromorphologischen Maßnahmen hinsichtlich ihrer Wirkung auf den
ökologischen Zustand von Fließgewässern sowie deren Kosteneffizienz.
(gaiac - Forschungsinstitut für Ökosystemanalyse und -bewertung RWTH
Aachen und Forschungsinstitut für Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft RWTH
Aachen, 2011-2013)
Verbundprojekt "Sedimentkontakttests (SeKT)": Definition von
Referenzbedingungen, Kontrollsedimenten und Toxizitätsschwellen für
limnische Sedimentkontakttests (Funded by BMBF, FKZ 02WU0598, 2007-2010)
TRIGGER (Workshop series within the RWTH Aachen University
Exploratory Research Space): MusTererkennung zur ModellieRung und
Steuerung dynamischer Systeme - Frühwarnindikatoren in der Informatik,
KlimatoloGie, ÖkoloGie, VErfahrenstechnik und
UnternehmenskybeRnetik.
Beweidungsprojekt Einödsberg (Funded by CIPRA).
The arthropods of grassy field margins (off crop) and the
consequences for impact assessment of pesticides on terrestrial
ecosystems (Funded by UBA, FKZ 20063403, 2001-2004).
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Krumm P., Böttcher N., Ottermanns R., Pufe T., Fragoulis A. (2026):
BioMedStatX - Workflows for reliable biomedical data analysis. MethodsX,
16: 103776.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103776
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Bialozyt R., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R., Jetzkowitz J. (2025): The
different ways to operationalise the social in applied models and
simulations of sustainability science: A contribution for the
enhancement of good modelling practices. Ecological Modelling, 500:
110952.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110952
PDF
Byun J., Ottermanns R., Ross-Nickoll M. (2025): Sustaining European
beech forests: Multi-criteria evaluation of management regimes in the
Eifel region using long-term simulation. Korean Journal of Environment
and Ecology, 39(5): 497-507.
https://doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2025.39.5.497
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Miller A., Schröder K.L., Braun K.E., Steindorf C., Ottermanns R.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Backhaus T. (2025): Dataset on temperature dependency of
Zebrafish early development. Scientific Data, 12: 401.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04731-4
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Miller A., Schröder K.L., Braun K.E., Steindorf C., Ottermanns R.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Hollert H., Backhaus T. (2025): Temperature-dependence
of early development of zebrafish and the consequences for laboratory
use and animal welfare. PLoS One 20(12): e0340193.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340193
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Strauss T., Gerhard J., Gerth D., Koch J., Ottermanns R., Vaugeois M.,
Galic N. (2025): What is regulating chironomid populations? The
influence of food supply and interference competition on development and
mortality in Chironomus riparius. Ecology and Evolution, 15(8): e71949.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71949
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Sybertz A., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2025): MIXCOP -
Implementation of a model to assess the time-dependent effects of mixed
pesticides on a collembolan population. MethodsX, 14: 103403.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103403
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Bach A., Raub F., Höfer H., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2024):
ARAapp: filling gaps in the ecological knowledge of spiders using an
automated and dynamic approach to analyze systematically collected
community data. Database, 2024: baae004.
https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baae004
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Byun J., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2024): Development of simulation
for estimating growth changes of locally managed European beech forests
in the Eifel region of Germany. Journal of the Korea Society for
Simulation, 33(1): 1-17.
https://doi.org/10.9709/JKSS.2024.33.1.001
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Bach A., Roß-Nickoll M., Holstein J., Ottermanns R., Raub F., Triebel
D., Weiss M., Wendt I., Höfer H. (2023): Improved access to
arachnological data for ecological research through the ARAMOB data
repository, supported by Diversity Workbench and NFDI data pipelines.
Arachnology Letters 66: 79-85.
https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit6609
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Sylvester F., Weichert F.G., Lozano V.L., Groh K.J., Bálint M., Baumann
L., Bässler C., Brack W., Brandl B., Curtius J., Dierkes P., Döll P.,
Ebersberger I., Fragkostefanakis S., Helfrich E.J.N., Hickler T., Johann
S., Jourdan J., Klimpel S., Kminek H., Liquin F., Möllendorf D., Müller
T., Oehlmann J., Ottermanns R., Pauls S.U., Piepenbring M., Pfefferle
J., Schenk G.J., Scheepens J.F., Scheringer M., Schiwy S., Schlottmann
A., Schneider F., Schulte L.M., Schulze-Sylvester M., Stelzer E., Strobl
F., Sundermann A., Tockner K., Tröger T., Vilcinskas A., Völker C.,
Winkelmann R., Hollert H. (2023): Better integration of chemical
pollution research will further our understanding of biodiversity loss.
Nature Ecology & Evolution,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02117-6
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Haigis A.-C., Ottermanns R., Schiwy A., Hollert H., Legradi J. (2022):
Getting more out of the zebrafish light dark transition test.
Chemosphere, 295: 133863.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133863
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Nguyen K.T., Smith K.E.C., Ottermanns R., Wijntjes C., Van Dongen J.T.,
Schäffer A. (2022): Reduced degradation of the herbicide
4-Chloro-2-Methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in soil induced by the
fungicide mixture Mancozeb, Metalaxyl-M, and Chlorothalonil used in tank
mixtures and spray series. Soil Systems, 6,94.
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6040094
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Daniels B., Roß-Nickoll M., Jaensch S., Roembke J., Scholz-Starke B.,
Ottermanns R. (2021): Application of the CPCAT to assess
ecotoxicological field studies: comparative analysis using earthworm
field test abundance data. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40
(6): 1750-1760.
https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.5015
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Heine P., Hausen J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2021): Comparing
eDNA metabarcoding with morphological analyses: Fungal species richness
and community composition of differently managed stages along a forest
conversion of Norway spruce towards European beech in Germany. Forest
Ecology and Management, 496: 119429 + 497: 119495.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119429
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Politowski I., Wittmers F., Hennig M.P., Siebers N., Goffart B.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A. (2021): A trophic transfer
study: accumulation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes associated to green
algae in water flea Daphnia magna. NanoImpact, 22: 100303.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452074821000124
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Daniels B., Jedamski J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2020): A ‘Plan
Bee’ for cities: Patterns of pollinator abundance and diversity,
plant-pollinator interaction and the ecosystem service Pollination in
varieties of urban green spaces. PLoS ONE, e0235492.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235492
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Sybertz A., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Scholz-Starke B., Daniels B.,
Frische T., Bär S., Ullrich C., Roß-Nickoll M. (2020): Simulating spray
series of pesticides in agricultural practice reveals evidence for
accumulation of environmental risk in soil. Science of the Total
Environment, 710: 135004.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135004
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Sybertz A., Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Scholz-Starke B., Daniels B.,
Ottermanns R. (2020): MITAS: A model for assessing the time-dependent
risk of sequential applications of pesticides for soil organisms by
consideration of exposure, degradation and mixture toxicity. MethodsX,
7: 100763.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.12.004
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Volz S.N., Hausen J., Nachev M., Ottermanns R., Schiwy S., Hollert H.
(2020): Short exposure to cadmium disrupts the olfactory system of
zebrafish (Danio rerio) - relating altered gene expression in the
olfactory organ to behavioral deficits. Aquatic Toxicology, 226: 105555.
https://https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105555
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Gottschlich A., Dolny R., Pannekens H., Benstöm F., Wencki K., Rohn A.,
Ottermanns R., Hammers-Wirtz M., Linnemann V., Nahrstedt A., Dopp E.
(2019): Erprobung einer Biotestbatterie zum Monitoring der
Spurenstoffadsorption bei der weitergehenden Abwasserreinigung mit
granulierter Aktivkohle. Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall, 66 (9):
706-713.
https://doi.org/10.3242/kae2019.09.002
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Heine P., Hausen J., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Roß-Nickoll M. (2019):
Forest conversion from Norway spruce to European beech increases species
richness and functional structure of aboveground macrofungal
communities. Forest Ecology and Management, 432: 522-533.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.012
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Hennig M.P., Maes H.M., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Siebers N. (2019):
Release of radiolabeled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (14C-MWCNT) from
epoxy nanocomposites into quartz sand-water systems and their uptake by
Lumbriculus variegatus. NanoImpact, 14: 100159.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2019.100159
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Volz S.N., Hausen J., Smith K., Ottermanns R., Schaeffer A., Schiwy S.,
Hollert H. (2019): Do you smell the danger? Effects of three commonly
used pesticides on the olfactory-mediated antipredator response of
zebrafish (Danio rerio). Chemosphere, 241: 124963.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124963
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Heine P., Hausen J., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018):
Morphological dataset of aboveground macrofungal communities within
different forest conversion stages in the Eifel National Park in
Germany. Data in Brief, 21: 1151-1156.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.094
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Hollert H., Crawford S.E., Brack W., Brinkmann M., Fischer E., Hartmann
K., Keiter S., Ottermanns R., Ouellet J.D., Rinke K., Rösch M.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Schüth C., Schulze T., Schwarz A., Seiler
T.-B., Wessels M., Hinderer M., Schwalb A. (2018): Looking back -
looking forward: A novel multi-time slice weight-of-evidence approach
for defining reference conditions to assess the impact of human
activities on lake systems. Science of the Total Environment, 626:
1036-1046.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.113
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Ottermanns R., Cramer E., Daniels B., Lehmann R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018):
Uncertainty in site classification and its sensitivity to sample size
and indicator quality - Bayesian misclassification rate in ecological
risk assessment. Ecological Indicators, 94: 348-356.
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.024
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Scholz-Starke B., Bo L., Wei H., Yuan X., Holbach A., Norra S., Floehr
T., Hollert H., Rings U., Schäffer A., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R.
(2018): Simulation-based impact assessment of micropollutants on
bioaccumulation processes in freshwater ecosystems at the Three Gorges
Reservoir in China. Science of the Total Environment, 639: 286-303.
https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.057
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Daniels B., Zaunbrecher B.S., Paas B., Ottermanns R., Ziefle M.,
Roß-Nickoll M. (2017): Assessment of urban green space structures and
their quality from a multidimensional perspective. Science of the Total
Environment 615: 1364-1378.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.167
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Hausen J., Otte J.C., Legradi J., Yang L., Strähle U., Fenske M., Hecker
H., Tang S., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H., Keiter S.H., Ottermanns R.
(2017): Fishing for contaminants: identification of three mechanism
specific transcriptome signatures using Danio rerio embryos.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(5): 4023-4036.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-8977-6 (download
supplementary
material)
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Hausen J., Scholz-Starke B., Burkhardt U., Lesch S., Rick S., Russell
D., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2017): Edaphostat: Interactive
ecological analysis of soil organism occurrences and preferences from
the Edaphobase data warehouse. Database, Volume 2017, 1 January 2017,
bax080.
DOI:
10.1093/database/bax080
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Kais B., Ottermanns R., Scheller F., Helleis A., Reschke K., Oberrauch
S., Braunbeck T. (2017): Modification and quantification of in vivo EROD
live-imaging with zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos to detect both
induction and inhibition of CYP1A. Science of the Total Environment 615,
330-347.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.257
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Di Paolo C., Ottermanns R., Keiter S., Ait-Aissa S., Bluhm K., Brack W.,
Breitholtz M., Buchinger S., Carere M., Chalon C., Cousin X., Dulio V.,
Escher B.I., Hamers T., Hilscherová K., Jarque S., Jonas A.,
Maillot-Marechal E., Marneffe Y., Nguyen M.T., Pandard P., Schifferli
A., Schulze T., Seidensticker S., Seiler T.-B., Tang J., van der Oost
R., Vermeirssen E., Zounková R., Zwart N., Hollert H. (2016): Bioassay
battery interlaboratory investigation of emerging contaminants in spiked
water extracts - Towards the implementation of bioanalytical monitoring
tools in water quality assessment and monitoring. Water Research, 104:
473-484.
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2016.08.018
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Gergs A., Classen S., Strauss T., Ottermanns R., Brock T.C.M., Ratte
H.T., Hommen U., Preuss T.G. (2016): Ecological Recovery Potential of
Freshwater Organisms: Consequences for Environmental Risk Assessment of
Chemicals. In: P. de Voogt (ed.): Reviews of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology, 236: 259-294. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20013-2_5
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Schaeffer A., Amelung W., Hollert H., Kaestner M., Kandeler E., Kruse
J., Miltner A., Ottermanns R., Pagel H., Peth S., Poll C., Rambold G.,
Schloter M., Schulz S., Streck T., Roß-Nickoll M. (2016): The impact of
chemical pollution on the resilience of soils under multiple stresses: a
conceptual framework for future research. Science of the Total
Environment, 568: 1076-1085.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.161
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Hausen J., Otte J.C., Strähle U., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H., Keiter
S.H., Ottermanns R. (2015): Fold-change threshold screening - A robust
algorithm to unmask hidden gene expression patterns in noisy aggregated
transcriptome data. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
22(21): 16384-16392.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-015-5019-0
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Höss S., Reiff N., Ottermanns R., Pagel-Wieder S., Dohrmann A.B., Tebbe
C.C., Traunspurger W. (2015): Risk assessment of the cultivation of a
stacked Bt-maize variety (MON89034 x MON88017) for nematode communities.
Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 91: 109-118.
(DOI:
10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.08.022).
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Hug C., Sievers M., Ottermanns R., Hollert H., Brack W., Krauss K.
(2015): Linking mutagenic activity to micropollutant concentrations in
wastewater samples by partial least square regression and subsequent
identification of variables. Chemosphere, 138: 176-182.
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.072
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Römbke J., Collado R., Höfer H., Ottermanns R., Raub F., Ross-Nickoll
M., Schmelz R.M. (2015): Species diversity of Enchytraeidae
(Oligochaeta) in pastures, regenerating secondary forests, and
old-growth forests in the southern Mata Atlântica (Brazil). Soil
Organisms, 87(2): 101-120.
www.soil-organisms.org
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Oellers J., Ernst M., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2014): Der Einfluss
von Nutzung und Klima auf Carabidenzönosen in der Agrarlandschaft der
Jülicher Börde und der Nordeifel. Angewandte Carabidologie, 10: 73-85.
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Ottermanns R., Szonn K., Preuß T.G., Roß-Nickoll M. (2014): Non-linear
Analysis Indicates Chaotic Dynamics and Reduced Resilience in
Model-based Daphnia Populations Exposed to Environmental Stress. PLoS
ONE 9(5): e96270.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0096270
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Feiler U., Höss S., Ahlf W., Gilberg D., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H.,
Meller M., Neumann-Hensel H., Ottermanns R., Seiler T.-B., Spira D.,
Heininger P. (2013): Sediment contact tests as a tool for the assessment
of sediment quality in German waters. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 32(1): 144-155.
DOI:
10.1002/etc.2024
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Floehr T. & Xiao H., Scholz-Starke B., Wu L., Hou J., Yin D., Zhang
X., Ji R., Yuan X., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Hollert
H. (2013): Solution by dilution? A review on the pollution status of the
Yangtze River. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20:
6934-6971.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1666-1
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Scholz-Starke B. & Ottermanns R., Rings U., Floehr T., Hollert H.,
Hou J., Li B., Wu L.L., Yuan X., Strauch K., Wei H., Norra S., Holbach
A., Westrich B., Schäffer A., Roß-Nickoll M. (2013): An integrated
approach to model the biomagnification of organic pollutants in aquatic
food webs of the Yangtze Three Gorges Reservoir ecosystem using adapted
pollution scenarios. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20:
7009-7026.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1504-5
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Bergmann A., Bi Y., Chen L., Floehr T., Henkelmann B., Holbach A.,
Hollert H., Hu W.,Kranzioch I.,Klumpp E., Küppers E., Norra S.,
Ottermanns R., Pfister G., Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Schleicher N.,
Schmidt B., Scholz-Starke B., Schramm K.-W., Subklew G., Tiehm A.,
Temoka C., Wang J., Westrich B., Wilken R.-D., Wolf A., Xiang X., Yuan
Y. (2012): The Yangtze-Hydro Project: a Chinese-German environmental
program. Environmental Science and Polution Research, 19(4): 1341-1344.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-011-0645-7
PDF
Höfer H., Bihn J., Borges C., de Britez R.M., Brandl R., Fabry R.,
Jetzkowitz J., Kahle H.-P., Marques R., Ottermanns R., Paulsch D.,
Römbke J., Roß-Nickoll M., Verhaagh M. (2011): InBioVeritas - Valuating
nature in the southern Mata Atlântica of Brazil. Procedia Environmental
Sciences, 9: 64-71.
DOI:10.1016/j.proenv.2011.11.012
PDF
Hopp P.W., Caron E., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2011): Evaluating
leaf litter beetle data sampled by Winkler extraction from Atlantic
forest sites in southern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia,
55(2): 253-266.
DOI:
10.1590/S0085-56262011000200017
PDF
Ottermanns R., Hopp P.W., dos Santos G.P., Meyer S., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2011): Causal relationship between leaf litter beetle communities and
regeneration patterns of vegetation in the Atlantic rainforest of
Southern Brazil (Mata Atlântica). Ecological Complexity, 8(4): 299-309.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecocom.2011.06.001
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Hammers-Wirtz M., Strauss T., Toschki A., Ottermanns R., Lennartz G.,
Classen S., Roß-Nickoll M., Hollert H., Ratte H.T., Schäffer A. (2010):
gaiac - research institute for ecosystem analysis and assessment: a
small and medium enterprise working hand in hand with RWTH Aachen
University. Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung, 22: 507-508.
DOI:
10.1007/s12302-010-0150-5
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Höss S., Ahlf W., Fahnenstich C., Gilberg D., Hollert H.; Melbye K.,
Meller M., Hammers-Wirtz M., Heininger P., Neumann-Hensel H., Ottermanns
R., Ratte H.T., Seiler T.-B., Spira D., Weber J., Feiler U. (2010):
Variability of freshwater sediment contact tests in sediments with low
anthropogenic contamination - Determination of toxicity thresholds.
Environmental pollution, 158: 2999-3010.
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.013
PDF
Hopp P.W., Ottermanns R., Meyer S., Roß-Nickoll M. (2010): Recovery of
litter inhabiting beetle assemblages during forest regeneration in the
Atlantic Forest of Southern Brazil. Insect Conservation and Diversity,
3: 103-113.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00078.x
PDF
Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Feiler U., von der Goltz B., Hafner C., Yu Ho
N., Rastegar S., Otte J., Ottermanns R., Reifferscheid G., Strähle U.,
Braunbeck T., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H. (2010): DanTox - A novel
joint research project using zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify
specific toxicity and molecular modes of action of sediment-bound
pollutants. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10: 714-717.
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-010-0221-7
PDF
Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Feiler U., von der Goltz B., Hafner C., Yu Ho
N., Rastegar S., Otte J., Ottermanns R., Reifferscheid G., Strähle U.,
Braunbeck T., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H. (2010): DanTox - ein
BMBF-Verbundprojekt zur Ermittlung spezifischer Toxizität und
molekularer Wirkungsmechanismen sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe mit
dem Zebrabärbling (Danio rerio). Umweltwissenschaften und
Schadstoff-Forschung, 22: 94-98.
DOI:
10.1007/s12302-010-0119-4
PDF
Ottermanns R., Ratte H.T., Roß-Nickoll M. (2010): Darstellung maskierter
Nutzungseffekte auf naturraumspezifische Artengemeinschaften grasiger
Feldraine mit Hilfe von Restvarianzmustern. Umweltwissenschaften und
Schadstoff-Forschung, 22(1): 20-35.
DOI:
10.1007/s12302-009-0099-4
Books, chapter & theses:
Ottermanns R. (2008): Mustererkennung, Dimensionsreduktion und
statistische Modellierung in der Ökologie - dargestellt am Beispiel der
Lebensgemeinschaften grasiger Feldraine in deutschen Agrarlandschaften
(Pattern recognition, dimensionality reduction and statistical modelling
in ecology - demonstrated for ecological communities of grassy field
margins in German agricultural landscapes). Studien zur Mustererkennung,
27: 1-499. Logos Verlag, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-8325-2032-8.
(Abstract,
Order
from Logos Verlag)
Ottermanns R. (2008): Lokale Referenzzustände für stehende
Kleingewässer: Wiedervernässte Palsen im Hohen Venn (Hautes-Fagnes,
Belgium/Germany). In: F. Lennartz (Hrsg.): Naturschutz und
Freizeitgesellschaft, 8: Renaturierung - Programmatik und
Effektivitätsmessung. Academia Verlag, Sankt Augustin: 44-59.
Ottermanns R. (2008): Pattern recognition, dimensionality reduction
and statistical modelling in ecology - demonstrated for ecological
communities of grassy field margins in German agricultural landscapes.
PhD thesis in Biology, RWTH Aachen University (in German).
Ottermanns R. (2000): Biocoenological characterisation of small
standing water bodies in the Aachen area (Germany). Diploma Thesis in
Biology, RWTH Aachen University (in German).
Ottermanns R. (1992): Waste minimisation of aqueous defatting
systems. Diploma Thesis in Chemical Engineering, AcUAS Aachen University
of Applied Sciences (in German).
Lecture notes:
Ottermanns R. et al. (2025): Statistik in den Biowissenschaften
(Statistics in Bioscience). Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH
Aachen University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (since 2022): Modelling and Programming in
Ecotoxiycology: From populations to system dynamics. Institute for
Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (since 2022): Statistics and Machine Learning
in Ecotoxicology: Univariate, Bayesian and multivariate statistics to
analyze and model species and community response to environmental
stress. Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen
University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2008-2024): Quantitative Biologie und
Computeranwendungen (Quantitative biology and computer applications).
Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2019-2021): Mechanistic Modelling in
Ecotoxiycology, Part 1: From populations to system dynamics. Institute
for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2018-2021): Statistics in Ecotoxicology:
Univariate, Bayesian and multivariate statistics to analyze and model
species and community response to environmental stress. Institute for
Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2017-2018): Mechanistische Modellierung in der
Ökotoxikologie, Teil 1: From populations to system dynamics. Institut
für Umweltforschung, RWTH Aachen.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2012-2017): Statistik in der Ökotoxikologie:
Univariate and multivariate statistics to analyze and model species and
community response to environmental stress. Institut für
Umweltforschung, RWTH Aachen.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2007-2016): Statistische und mechanistische
Modellierung in der Ökotoxikologie, Teil 1: From populations to system
dynamics. Institut für Umweltforschung, RWTH Aachen.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2005-2011): Multivariate Statistik in der
Ökotoxikologie. Postgradualstudium Ökotoxikologie (Society of
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry Europe, German-Language Branch
e.V. und Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.). Institut für
Umweltforschung, RWTH Aachen.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2003-2009): Multivariate Data Analysis in
Ecology. Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V). RWTH Aachen
University.
Ottermanns R. et al. (2003-2006): Modelling and Simulation in
Ecology. Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V). RWTH Aachen
University.
Technical reports:
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Knillmann S., Liess M., Scholz-Starke B., Daniels B., Ottermanns R.,
Schäffer A., Sybertz A., Roß-Nickoll M. (2021): Environmental risks of
pesticides between forecast and reality: How reliable are results of the
environmental risk assessment for individual products in the light of
agricultural practice (tank mixtures, spray series)? UBA Text Berlin,
82/2021: ISSN: 1862-4804, pp 196.
PDF
Römbke J., Förster B., Jänsch S., Kaiser F., Scheffczyk A., Roß-Nickoll
M., Daniels B., Ottermanns R., Scholz-Starke B. (2020): Necessary
adaptations for a harmonized field-testing procedure and risk assessment
of earthworms (terrestrial). UBA Text Berlin, 193/2020: ISSN: 1862-4804,
pp 117.
PDF
Di Paolo C., Keiter S., Ottermanns R., Seiler T.B., Hollert H. (2015):
The NORMAN interlaboratory study on biotesting of spiked water extracts.
Norman Bulletin, 4: 19-21.
PDF
Roß-Nickoll M., Lennartz G., Fürste A., Mause R., Ottermanns R., Schäfer
S., Smolis M., Theißen B., Toschki A., Ratte H.T. (2004): The arthropods
of grassy field margins (off crop) and the consequences for impact
assessment of pesticides on terrestrial ecosystems. UBA Text Berlin,
10/04: ISSN: 0722-186X, pp 148 (in German).
Oral presentations:
Oellers J., Bursche V., Hammers-Wirtz M., Molls C., Nabel M.,
Ottermanns R. (2026): Undercover: Untersuchung und Bewertung der
Auswirkungen des Folieneinsatzes in der Landwirtschaft auf die
Biodiversität - Erste Ergebnisse zur den Laufkäfern (Coleoptera:
Carabidae). Oral presentation,
27.
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Carabidologie e.V.
(GAC), 20.-22. February 2026, Dresden, Germany.
(Download
program).
Oellers J., Bursche V., Hammers-Wirtz M., Molls C., Ottermanns R.
(2026): Wie wirkt sich Folieneinsatz in der Landwirtschaft auf die
Biodiversität aus? Erste Ergebnisse zu den Laufkäfern (Coleoptera:
Carabidae). Oral presentation,
Münsteraner
Insektentag 2026, 14. Februar 2026, Münster, Germany.
Bialozyt R.B., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R., Jetzkowitz J. (2025):
Good modelling practice or The modelling process from a sociological
perspective with reference to socio-ecological models. Oral
presentation, Meeting of the Standards Working Group of the
Open
Modelling Foundation (OMF), Online, 10.03.2025.
Ottermanns R. (2024): CCLS Group Environmental Sciences. Oral
presentation, Symposium for the 1-Year Anniversary of the Center for
Computational Life Sciences, 30 September 2024, RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen, Germany.
(CCLS
Homepage)
Byun J.-G., Cho D.-J., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2023):
European beech forest management in Eifel in Germany. Oral presentation,
2023
KSS Fall Academic Conference, 30. November - 01. December 2023,
Cheongju
University, Republic of Korea.
Hommen U., Classen S., Ottermanns R., Körner O., Schriever C.
(2023): Neue Analysen der Makroinvertebratendaten aus dem Projekt
Kleingewässermonitoring. Oral presentation,
63.
Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung, 26.- 29. September 2023,
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.
(Tagungsband)
Lange J., Ottermanns R. (2023): Reconstruction of complex systems
dynamics. In: Heufer K.A., Liauw M: Modelling of complex chemical
reaction networks. WS 2022/2023. 11.07.2023. RWTH Aachen University.
Invited lecture.
Schröder K., Ottermanns R. (2023): Multivariate time-series analysis
for sensitive evaluation of behavior data from the light/dark transition
rest with zebrafish larvae. Oral presentation,
SETAC 12th Young
Environmental Scientists Meeting, 28. August - 01. September 2023,
Landau, Germany.
Johann S., Ottermanns R., Marigomez I., Lekube X., Izagirre U., Soto
M., Lehtonen K.K., Turja R., Jenssen B.M., Ciesielski T.M., Altin D.,
Hollert H., Seiler T.-B. (2023): An effect-based toolbox for petroleum
toxicity testing evaluated for hazard assessment. Oral presentation,
33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe , 20. April - 04. May 2023, Dublin,
Ireland.
Dallmann N., Izcue A., Ottermanns R. (2020): Dimension reduction in
multidimensional studies combining flow cytometry studies and
categorical data. Oral presentation, Lab-meeting Institute of Molecular
Medicine, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, 17. September 2020.
Sybertz A., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Daniels B., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2019): Simulation of time-dependent mixture exposure to pesticides in
agricultural landscapes and estimation of effects on terrestrial
organisms. Oral presentation, 17th
International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, 16.-20.
June 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Krämer-Klement K., Bursche V., Bach A., Siebenaler L., Stratemann
L., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018): Einfluss der
Waldbewirtschaftung auf die Diversität und die strukturelle und
funktionelle Zusammensetzung der Lebensgemeinschaft am Beispiel der
Eifel. Oral presentation, FOWITA Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung, 24.-27.
September 2018, Göttingen, Germany.
Krämer-Klement K., Bursche V., Bach A., Siebenaler L., Stratemann
L., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018): How does forest management
affect diversity, species composition and functional composition of
forest communities? Oral presentation, 48th Annual Meeting of the
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 10.-14.
September 2018, Vienna, Austria.
Krämer-Klement K., Bursche V., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018):
Einfluss der Waldbewirtschaftung auf die Laufkäfergemeinschaft am
Beispiel der Eifel. Oral presentation, 21. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft
für Angewandte Carabidologie e.V. (GAC), 16.-18. February 2018,
Freckenhorst, Germany.
Oellers J., Burkhardt U., Haase H., Höfer H., Jänsch S., Ottermanns
R., Raub F., Römbke J., Roß-Nickoll M., Russell D., Salamon J.-A.,
Scholz-Starke B., Toschki A. (2018): The Edaphobase Nationwide Field
Monitoring - an approach to find reference values of soil organism
communities of different habitat types. Oral presentation,
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
General Assembly 2018 08.-13. April 2018, Vienna, Austria.
(Access
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Roß-Nickoll, Burkhardt U., Hausen J., Höfer H., Jänsch S., Lesch S.,
Oellers J., Ottermanns R., Raub F., Rick S., Römbke J., Scholz-Starke
B., Toschki A., Russell D. (2018): EDAPHOBASE - soil biodiversity data
warehouse and its applications in ecotoxicology. Oral presentation, 28th
Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC) - Europe , 13.-17. May 2018, Rome, Italy.
Schaeffer A., Amelung W., Hollert H., Kaestner M., Kandeler E.,
Kruse J., Miltner A., Ottermanns R., Pagel H., Peth S., Poll C., Rambold
G., Schloter M., Schulz ., Streck T., Roß-Nickoll M. (2018): The impact
of chemical pollution on the resilience of soils under multiple stress.
Oral presentation, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 13.-17. May 2018, Rome,
Italy.
Scholz-Starke B., Bär S., Daniels B., Frische T., Liess M.,
Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Sybertz A., Ullrich C.,
Knillmann S. (2018): Pesticides do rarely come alone, except in risk
assessment - Risk indices of ranked spray series of the project
COMBITOX. Oral presentation, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 13.-17. May
2018, Rome, Italy.
Sybertz A., Ottermanns R., Daniels B., Schäffer A., Scholz-Starke
B., Roß-Nickoll M. (2017): Zeitabhängige Modellierung der Toxizität von
Pflanzenschutzmittelspritzserien in der Agrarlandschaft - unter
Berücksichtigung von Exposition, Abbau und Mischungstoxizität. Oral
presentation, 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, German Language Branch,
12.-14. November 2017, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany.
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book of abstracts)
Burkhardt U., Güntsch A., Höfer H., Ottermanns R., Römbke J.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Russel D., Toschki A., Xylander W. et al. (2016):
Edaphobase - Data Warehouse, Sammlungsdokumentation, Metadaten und
Auswertungswerkzeuge. Oral presentation, 7. Tagung zum
Sammlungsdatenmanagement ‘’Dokumentation ohne Grenzen - Sammlungen
interdisziplinär und multilingual’’, 16.-18. July 2016, Görlitz,
Germany.
Hausen J., Scholz-Starke B., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2016):
Automated analysis of ecological databases: Interactive tools for the
Edaphobase data warehouse. Oral presentation, 25th Annual Meeting of the
Working group Mesofauna, Universität Bremen, 27.-28. September 2016,
Bremen, Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Hausen J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2016):
Are large soil zoological databases helpful in defining site-specific
biocoenoses of soil organisms? Developments of the joint
EDAPHOBASE-project. Oral presentation, 25th Annual Meeting of the
Working group Mesofauna, Universität Bremen, 27.-28. September 2016,
Bremen, Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Hausen J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2016):
Are large soil zoological databases helpful in defining site-specific
biocoenoses of soil organisms? Developments of the joint
EDAPHOBASE-project. Oral presentation
Heine P., Hausen J., Prell J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2015):
Effects of forest management on funtional diversity of fungi during
forest conversion in the Eifel National Park. Oral presentation, 45th
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, 31. August-04. September 2015, Göttingen, Germany.
Roß-Nickoll M., Deubert M., Lennartz G., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A.,
Scholz-Starke B., Streib L., Toschki A., Trapp M. (2015): Biodiversität
und strukturelle Vielfalt in der Agrarlandschaft - eine übergeordnete
Perspektive auch für die Pestizidzulassung?. Oral presentation, 20th
Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC) - Europe, German Language Branch, 07.-10. September 2015,
Zürich, Switzerland.
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Römbke J., Collado R., Höfer H., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M.,
Schmelz R.M. (2014): The Enchytraeid fauna (diversity and abundance) of
forest plots in the Atlantic Rain Forest (Brazil) - an overview of the
results of the SOLOBIOMA project. Oral presentation, 11th International
Symposium on Enchytraeidae, 25.-27. July 2014, Georgsmarienhütte,
Germany.
Schollee J., Ottermanns R., Hollender J. (2014): Multivariate
Workflow for the Screening of Nontarget Peaks from Biologically-Treated
Wastewater. Oral presentation, SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting, 11.-15.
May 2014, Basel, Switzerland.
Scholz-Starke B., Ottermanns R., Floehr T., Holbach A., Hollert H.,
Bo L., Rings U., Schaeffer A., Wei H., Yuan X., Roß-Nickoll M. (2014):
Simulation of the environmental situation of the tributary ecosystem
Daninghe River in the Yangtze Three Gorges Area. Oral presentation,
SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting, 11.-15. May 2014, Basel, Switzerland.
Hausen J., Keiter S., Strähle U., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H.,
Ottermanns R. (2013): Schwellenwert-ANOVA: Ein Algorithmus zur
Datenintegration und Kausalmodellierung zur Detektion von
Sedimentkontaminierung aus Microarraydaten. Oral presentation, SETAC GLB
18th Annual Meeting, 23.-26. September 2013, Essen, Germany.
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abstract book)
Hollert H., Schiwy S., Feiler U., Kais B., Hafner C., Garcia-Käufer
M., Ho N.Y., Rastegar S., Otte J.C., Ottermanns R., Reifferscheid G.,
Strähle U., Braunbeck T., Hammers-Wirtz M., Keiter S.H. (2013):
DanTox-BMBF-Verbundprojekt zur Ermittlung spezifischer Toxizität und
molekularer Wirkungsmechanismen sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe mit
dem Zebrabärbling (Danio rerio). Oral presentation, DanTox-Symposium:
Methoden zur Bewertung von Sedimenttoxizität mit dem Zebrabärbling Danio
rerio, 10.-11. Juni 2013, Aachen, Germany.
Ottermanns R., Hausen J., Otte J.C., Keiter S., Strähle U., Hollert
H., Hammers-Wirtz M. (2013): Datenintegration und statistische
Kausalmodellierung von Genexpressionsdaten und ökotoxikologischen
Effekten im Zebrabärbling (Data integration and statistical causel
modelling of gene expression data and ecotoxicological effects in Danio
rerio). Oral presentation, DanTox-Symposium: Methoden zur Bewertung von
Sedimenttoxizität mit dem Zebrabärbling Danio rerio, 10.-11. Juni 2013,
Aachen, Germany.
Oellers J., Ernst M., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2012): Der
Einfluss von Nutzung und Klima auf Carabidenzönosen in der
Agrarlandschaft der Jülicher Börde und der Nordeifel. Oral presentation,
Jahrestagung der Coleopterologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Münster, 19.
Februar 2012, Münster, Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Chen Z., Floehr T., Hollert H., Huo J., Li B.,
Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M., Schmidt B., Strauch K., Wu L., Yin D.,
Yuan Y., Yuan X., Zoschke A., Schäffer A. (2012): Consequences of the
Three Gorges Dam in China - Conceptual approaches to study the fate,
bioaccumulation and effects of organic micropollutants in aquatic food
webs and sediments of the Yangtze. Oral presentation, 6th SETAC World
Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, 20.-24. May 2012, Berlin,
Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Yuan Y., Floehr T., Strauch K., Heister S., Chen
Z., Li B., Wu L.-L., Hou J., Yuan X., Yin D., Ottermanns R., Schmidt B.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Hollert H., Schäffer A. (2011): Conceptual approach and
first results of the MICROTOX project - Fate, effects and
bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the Yangtze river. Oral
presentation, Processes in the Yangtze River System, November 28.-29.
2011, Aachen, Germany.
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book)
Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Bräunig J., Feiler U., Hafner C.,
Hammers-Wirtz M., Ho N.Y., Kais B., Otte J.C., Ottermanns R., Rastegar
S., Reifferscheid G., Braunbeck T., Strähle U., Hollert H. (2011): The
DanTox-Project - Identification of specific toxicity and molecular modes
of action of sediment-bound pollutants in zebrafish. Oral presentation,
21st SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, 15.-19. May 2011, Milan, Italy.
Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Feiler U., Hafner C., Hammers-Wirtz M.,
Ho N.Y., Kais B., Otte J.C., Ottermanns R., Rastegar S., Reifferscheid
G., Braunbeck T., Strähle U., Hollert H. (2010): Entwicklung und
Anwendung eines Verfahrens zur Ermittlung spezifischer Toxizität und
molekularer Wirkungsmechanismen sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe mit
dem Zebrabärbling (Danio rerio). Vortrag, SETAC-GLB, 6.-9. September
2010, Dessau-Roßlau,
Germany.(Download
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Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Feiler U., Hafner C., Hammers-Wirtz M.,
Ho N.Y., Kais B., Otte J.C., Ottermanns R., Rastegar S., Reifferscheid
G., Braunbeck T., Strähle U., Hollert H. (2010): DanTox - A novel joint
research project using zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify specific
toxicity and molecular modes of action of sediment-bound pollutants.
Oral presentation, The zebrafish embryo model in toxicology and
teratology, 2.-3. September 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Hopp P., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2008): Recovery of leaf
litter Beetle communities during Forest Regeneration in the Atlantic
Forest. Oral presentation, 15th International Colloquium on Soil
Zoology, 25.-29. August 2008, Curitiba, Brazil.
Roß-Nickoll M., Lennartz G., Ottermanns R., Theißen B., Toschki A.,
Schäffer A., Ratte H.T. (2004): The typical composition of biocoenosis
in off-crop-sites of three agricultural landscape areas in Germany.
Syngenta Jealotts Hill, England, 9th June 2004, invited lecture.
Roß-Nickoll M., Lennartz G., Ottermanns R., Theißen B., Toschki A.,
Schäffer A., Ratte H.T. (2004): The typical composition of biocoenosis
in off-crop-sites of three agricultural landscape areas in Germany. Oral
presentation, SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting 18.-22. April 2004,
Prague, Czech Republic.
Roß-Nickoll, M., Lennartz, G., Ottermanns R., Ratte, H.T., Schäffer,
A., Theißen, B, Toschki, A. (2003): Terrestrische Lebensgemeinschaften
als Bioindikatoren in der Agrarlandschaft. Vortrag
SETAC-GLB-Jahrestagung, Heidelberg, Germany, 21.-23. September
2003.
Roß-Nickoll M., Engels H., Lennartz G., Ottermanns R., Ratte H.T.,
Schäffer A., Theißen B, Toschki A. (2002): Untersuchungen zur Eignung
von Mesofauna - Freilandstudien zur Bioindikation für landwirtschaftlich
genutzte Böden. Vortrag Jahrestagung Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie
(SETAC-GLB, GDCh), Braunschweig, Germany, 6.-8. Oktober 2002.
Schröder K., Schwinges A., Backhaus T., Ottermanns R., Miller A.
(2025): Temperature-Induced Developmental Delays Strongly Influence the
Behavior of Zebrafish Larvae. Poster presentation, SETAC GLB Annual
Meeting Umwelt 2025, 22-24 September 2025, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.
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Dechent B., Kovačić L.S., Belling H.J., Eilebrecht S., Hecker M.,
Ottermanns R., Scholz S., Acker-Palmer A., Hollert H., Kirchmaier B.C.,
Johann S. (2024): Understanding anxiety behavior in developing Zebrafish
(Danio rerio) exposed to environmental toxicants. Poster presentation,
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5-9 May 2024, Seville, Spain.
Hommen U., Claßen S., Ottermanns R., Körner O., Schriever C .
(2024): Is agricultural pesticide pressure of prime relevance for the
composition of macroinvertebrate communities in small agricultural
streams? Poster presentation, SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5-9 May
2024, Seville, Spain.
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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16854.25924
Massei R., Christou M., Schroeder K., Ottermanns R., Domingues I.,
Pavlaki M.D., Monteiro M.S., Zwart E., Hessel E.V.S., Johann S., Knapen
D., Vergauwen L., Huyghe K., Kjær P.A., Holbech H., Molina B., Muriana
A., Sebire M., Lillicrap A. (2024): Towards the standardization of the
Dark/Light Transition Test with Danio rerio embryos - Preliminary
results from an inter-laboratory ring test. Poster presentation,
SETAC
Europe 34th Annual Meeting , 5-9 May 2024, Seville, Spain.
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DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.12095146
Miller A., Schröder K., Braun K.E., Steindorf C., Ottermanns R.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Backhaus T. (2024): Temperature effects on early larval
development of Zebrafish. Poster presentation, SETAC GLB Annual Meeting
Umwelt 2024, 8-11 September 2024, Gießen, Germany.
Ottermanns R., Brings S., Kupferschläger L. (2024): QU.BID -
Quantitative Biologie Digital. Poster presentation,
TalkLehre,
4. June 2024, RWTH Aachen University.
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Schröder K., Ottermanns R. (2024): Time-series analysis for
sensitive evaluation of behavior data from the Light/Dark Transition
Test with Zebrafish larvae. Poster presentation, SETAC GLB Annual
Meeting Umwelt 2024, 8-11 September 2024, Gießen, Germany.
Oberg G., Leopold A., Seiler T., Liu C., De Marchi B., McIlroy-Young
B., Ottermanns R., Steel D. (2020): SETAC members’ perception of the
role of science in decision making. Poster presentation, SETAC SciCon,
SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 3.-7. May 2020, Dublin, Ireland.
Seiler T., Mueller L., Leopold A., Hollert H., Oguguah N.,
Ottermanns R., Brockmeier E. (2020): Outreach and communication
activites conducted by SETAC members - A survey of the state and room
for improvement. Poster presentation, SETAC SciCon, SETAC Europe 30th
Annual Meeting, 3.-7. May 2020, Dublin, Ireland.
Sybertz A., Ottermanns R., Schaeffer A., Daniels B., Ross-Nickoll M.
(2020): Pesticide mixtures in soil: Simulation of time-dependent effects
on soil organisms. Poster presentation, SETAC SciCon, SETAC Europe 30th
Annual Meeting, 3.-7. May 2020, Dublin, Ireland.
Seiler T.-B., Kunze J., Ahrens L., Gago-Ferrero P., Smith K.,
Ottermanns R., Hollert H. (2019): Ecotoxicological assessment of freely
bioavailable, polar pollutants in Swedish streams. Poster presentation,
29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 26.-30. May 2019, Helsinki, Finland.
Daniels B., Jänsch S., Kotschik P., Ottermanns R., Pieper S.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Scholz-Starke B. (2018): The application of the CPCAT
approach reduces shortcomings of effect detection for earthworm field
studies. Poster presentation, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 13.-17. May
2018, Rome, Italy.
Hausen J., Scholz-Starke B., Roß-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2018):
Edaphostat - A web application for automated and interactive
meta-analysis of environmental data from the Edaphobase data warehouse.
Poster presentation, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 13.-17. May 2018, Rome,
Italy.
Römbke J., Daniels B. Förster B., Jänsch S., Kotschik P., Ottermanns
R., Pieper S., Roß-Nickoll M., Scheffczyk A., Scholz-Starke B. (2018):
Adaptation of the earthworm field test method: conceptual overview and
first results. Poster presentation, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society
of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Europe, 13.-17. May
2018, Rome, Italy.
Haase H., Russell D.J., Burkhardt U., Toschki A., Oellers J.,
Scholze-Stark B., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M., Hausen J., Römbke J.,
Jänsch S., Höfer H. (2017): Working with databases - Assessing the
practical usability of the soil-zoological data warehouse Edaphobase
with myriapod data. Poster presentation,
The 17th International
Congress of Myriapodology, 23.-26. July 2017, Krabi, Thailand.
Kirch J, Krämer-Klement K.,Bursche V., Hausen J., Ottermanns R.,
Roß-Nickoll M. (2017): How does silviculture affect forest structure,
regeneration and dynamics? Poster presentation, Joint annual meeting of
the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the
Nederlands-Vlaamse vereniging voor ecologie and the British Ecological
Society, 11.-14. December 2017, Ghent, Belgium.
Knillmann S., Scholz-Starke B., Bär S., Daniels B., Frische T.,
Ottermanns R., Schäffer A., Sybertz A., Roß-Nickoll M., Liess M. (2017):
Pesticides do rarely come alone, except in risk assessment - Framework
of the project COMBITOX. Poster presentation, SETAC Europe 27th Annual
Meeting, 7.-11. May 2017, Brussells, Belgium.
Oellers J., Burkhardt U., Classen S., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hausen J.,
Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M., Scholz-Starke B., Toschki A. (2017): The
use of the Edaphobase data-warehouse in soil risk assessment. Poster
presentation, SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, 7.-11. May 2017,
Brussells, Belgium.
Scholz-Starke B., Bär S., Daniels B., Frische T., Ottermanns R.,
Schäffer A., Sybertz A., Ullrich C., Kuppe K., Liess M., Roß-Nickoll M.,
Knillmann S. (2017): Pesticides do rarely come alone, except in risk
assessment - Typical treatment regimes of the project COMBITOX. Poster
presentation, SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, 7.-11. May 2017,
Brussells, Belgium.
Toschki A., Burkhardt U., Höfer H., Jänsch S., Oellers J.,
Ottermanns R., Römbke J., Russell D., Scholz-Starke B., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2017): The Edaphobase Nationwide Field Monitoring - an approach to
determine reference values for soil organism communities of different
habitat types. Poster presentation, SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting,
7.-11. May 2017, Brussells, Belgium.
Daniels B., Ottermanns R., Schäffer S., Roß-Nickoll M. (2016): A
multidisciplinary instrument to assess and compare ecosystem services of
urban greens in eco-cities. Poster presentation, 2nd Congress of the
Society for Urban Ecology (SURE), 08.-10. July 2016, Shanghai, China.
Krämer K., Bursche V., Byun J., Bach A., Knautz T., Siebenaler L.,
Stärk J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2016): Auswirkung der
strukturellen Ausprägung von Waldbeständen auf die Biozönose am Beispiel
verschieden bewirtschafteter Wälder der Eifel. Poster presentation,
FOWITA:
Forstwirtschaftliche Tagung, 26.-29. September 2016, Freiburg,
Germany.
Ottermanns R., Bialozyt R., Roß-Nickoll M., Jetzkowitz J. (2016):
Sozialökologische Modelle und Simulationen für den
Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs: Wie lässt sich das Gesellschaftliche in einem
Modell berücksichtigen, das Möglichkeiten zur Reduzierung des
Fleischkonsums abwägen hilft? Poster presentation, 2nd German Future
Earth Summit, 28.-29. January 2016, Berlin, Germany.
Russel D.J., Hausen J., Burkhardt U., Höfer H., Lesch S., Rick S.,
Jänsch S., Römbke J., Roß-Nickoll M., Scholz-Starke B., Ottermanns R.
(2016): Ecological species’ models within the Edaphobase GBIF project of
Germany. Poster presentation, Soil Biodiversity for Our Future Earth:
XVII International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and XIV International
Colloquium on Apterygota, 22.-26. August 2016, Nara, Japan.
Byun J., Bursche V., Hausen J., Krämer K., Roß-Nickoll M.,
Ottermanns R. (2015): Modelling effects of management strategies on
beech forest tree growth in the Eifel region (Germany). Poster
presentation, 45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany,
Austria and Switzerland, 31. August-04. September 2015, Göttingen,
Germany.
Byun J., Bursche V., Hausen J., Krämer K., Wohlleben P., Schäffer
A., Ross-Nickoll M., Ottermanns R. (2015): Simulating beech forest
growth on different management strategies in Eifel region in Germany.
Poster presentation, Euro-Korean Conference on Science and Technology,
22.-24. July 2015, Strasbourg, France.
Daniels B., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2015): Towards a
multidisciplinary evaluation of ecosystem services for urban greens and
their structural elements. Poster presentation, European Conference on
Biodiversity and Climate Change (ECBCC), 17.-19. November 2015, Bonn,
Germany.
Daniels B., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2015): Ein itegrativer
Bewertungsansatz für Ökosystemleistungen urbaner Grünflächen unter
Berücksichtigung ökolgischer, klimatologischer und akzeptanzrelevanter
Indikatoren. Poster presentation,
IALE-D Jahrestagung,
20.-23. October 2015, Bonn, Germany.
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Di Paolo C., Graf K., Legradi J., Fenske M., Ottermanns R., Hausen
J., Werner I., Legler J., Hollert H., Seiler T.-B. (2015): Alcohol,
coffee and cigarettes: evaluation of candidate positive control
chemicals for behavioural assessment in zebrafish early life stages.
Poster presentation, SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting, 3.-7. May 2015,
Barcelona, Spain.
Di Paolo C., Keiter S., Ottermanns R., Ait-Aissa S., Brack W.,
Breitholtz M., Buchinger S., Carere M., Chalon C., Cousin X., Dulio V.,
Escher B., Hamers T., Hilscherová K., Jarque S., Jonas A., Kase R.,
Maillot-Marechal E., Marneffe Y., Pandard P., Schifferli A., Schulze T.,
Seidensticker S., Seiler T.-B., Tang J., Nguyen M.T., van der Oost R.,
Vermeirssen E., Zounková R., Zwart N., Hollert H. (2015): The NORMAN
interlaboratory study on biotesting of spiked water extracts. Poster
presentation, SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting, 3.-7. May 2015,
Barcelona, Spain.
Krämer K., Bursche V., Byun J., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2015): SilValuta - Quantifying the effects of sustainable forest
management: a case study in the Eifel region. Poster presentation, 45th
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, 31. August-04. September 2015, Göttingen, Germany.
Roß-Nickoll M., Deubert M., Ottermanns R., Schäffer A.,
Scholz-Starke B., Streib L., Toschki A., Trapp M. (2015): Biodiversity
and structural diversity in the agricultural landscape - An overall
concept relevant for soil risk assessment? Poster presentation,
Topical
Scientific Workshop on Soil Risk Assessment, European Chemicals Agency
ECHA, 7.-8. October 2015, Helsinki, Finland.
Byun J., Roß-Nickoll M., Bursche V., Ottermanns R. (2014):
Relationship between tree size ratio (DBH/H) and environmental factors
in differently managed beech forests (Eifel region, Germany). Poster
presentation, EU-Korea Conference on Science and Technology, 22.-25.
July 2014, Vienna, Austria.
Ottermanns R., Bursche V., Byun J., Krämer K., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2014): On cybernetic principles in environmental science: Assessment of
self-organized ecosystem integrity by means of negentropic information
(Zur Bedeutung kybernetischer Prinzipien in der ökologischen
Umweltbewertung: Beurteilung selbstorganisierter Ökosystemintegrität
anhand negentropischer Information). Poster presentation, Exploring
Cybernetics, 12.-14. Oktober 2014, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Ottermanns R., Floehr T., Holbach A., Hollert H.,
Bo L., Rings U., Schaeffer A., Wei H., Yuan X., Ross-Nickoll M. (2014):
Simulation of the environmental situation of the tributary ecosystem
Daninghe River in the Yangtze Three Gorges Area. Poster presentation,
SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting, 11.-15. May 2014, Basel, Switzerland.
Hausen J., Otte J.C., Strähle U., Hammers-Wirtz M., Ottermanns R.
(2013): Threshold-ANOVA: Finding reliable reliable genes from microarray
data with an algorithm for data integration and statistical causal
modelling. Poster presentation, DanTox-Symposium: Methoden zur Bewertung
von Sedimenttoxizität mit dem Zebrabärbling Danio rerio, 10.-11. Juni
2013, Aachen, Germany.
Rings U., Floehr T., Holbach A., Hollert H., Ottermanns R.,
Roß-Nickoll M., Schäffer A., Wei H., Scholz-Starke B. (2013): The impact
of nutrients and pollutants on biomagnification processes in food webs
of the Yangtze and Daning River. Poster presentation, 23rd SETAC Europe
Annual Meeting, 12.-16. May 2013, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Ottermanns R., Verhaagh M., Lennartz G., Jetzkowitz J., Wohlleben
P., Roß-Nickoll M. (2012): SilValuta: Ökologisch nachhaltige Nutzung von
Buchenwäldern und ihrer Ökosystemdienstleistungen in Mittelgebirgslagen
- auf der Basis einer ökologischen und ökonomischen Bilanzierung des
Forstreviers Hümmel (Osteifel). Poster presentation, nefo-Workshop
Nationales Biodiversitätsmonitoring 2020, 14.-15. Juni 2012, Berlin,
Germany.
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Scholz-Starke B., Floehr T., Hollert H., Huo J., Li B., Ottermanns
R., Schäffer A., Strauch K., Wu L., Yin D., Yuan X., Roß-Nickoll M.
(2012): Modeling the potential biomagnification of organic pollutants in
aquatic food webs of the new Three Gorges Reservoir ecosystem at the
Yangtze River. Poster presentation, 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC
Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, 20.-24. May 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Scholz-Starke B., Ottermanns R., Strauch K., Floehr T., Bo L., Wu
L.-L., Hou J., Yuan X., Yin D., Roß-Nickoll M. (2011): Bioaccumulation
of model pollutants in the Yangtze River. Poster presentation, Processes
in the Yangtze River System, November 28.-29. 2011, Aachen, Germany.
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Oellers J., Ernst M., Bless J., Hannig K., Lennartz G., Ottermanns
R., Toschki A., Roß-Nickoll M. (2011): Der Einfluss von Nutzung und
Klima auf Carabiden- und Collembolenzönosen in ausgewählten
Agrarlandschaften der Jülicher Börde und der Nordeifel - Auswertung von
regionalisierten Mustern. Poster presentation, 16. Jahrestagung der
SETAC GLB, 18.-20. September 2011, Landau, Germany.
Schäffer A., Hollert H., Roß-Nickoll M., Schmidt B., Ottermanns R.,
Scholz-Starke B., Yuan Y., Floehr T., Strauch K. (2011): Transformation,
Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Organic Micropollutants in the Yangtze
Three Gorges Reservoir - MICROTOX. Poster presentation, 21st SETAC
Europe Annual Meeting, 15.-19. May 2011, Milan, Italy.
Keiter S., Peddinghaus S., Feiler Ü., Kais B., Hafner C., Ho N.Y.,
Rastegar S., Otte J.C., Ottermanns R., Reifferscheid G., Strähle Ü.,
Braunbeck T., Hammers-Wirtz M., Hollert H. (2010): DanTox - A novel
joint research project using zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify
specific toxicity and molecular modes of action of sediment-bound
pollutants. Poster presentation, 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe, 23.-27. May 2010,
Seville, Spain.
Peddinghaus S., Bräunig J., Bui T., Hoen T., Winkens K., Feiler Ü.,
Kais B., Ho N. Y., Rastegar S., Otte J. C., Ottermanns R., Reifferscheid
G. (2010): Ah-Receptor-Agonist Activity of Sediment Extracts from
Hamburg Harbor and the Rhine River in Danio rerio. Poster presentation,
SETAC-GLB, 6.-9. September 2010, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.
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Zielke H., Brinkmann M., Ottermanns R., Preuß T., Roß-Nickoll M.,
Schmidt B., Ratte H.-T., Schäffer A., Seiler T.-B., Hollert H. (2009):
Das Studentenlabor Faszination Umwelt - Universität und Industrie Hand
in Hand für eine exzellente Ausbildung in der Ökotoxikologie. Poster
presentation, 14th Annual Conference of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe (German-Language Branch),
05.-07. October 2009, Weihenstephan, Germany.
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Schäffer A., Roß-Nickoll M., Ratte H.-T., Schmidt B. , Preuß T.,
Ottermanns R., Wölz J., Seiler T.-B.. Hollert H. (2009): Neuer
Masterstudiengang Ökotoxikologie an der RWTH Aachen - für eine
exzellente Ausbildung in der Ökotoxikologie. Poster presentation, 14th
Annual Conference of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (SETAC) Europe (German-Language Branch), 05.-07. October 2009,
Weihenstephan, Germany.
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Guschal M., Ottermanns R., Hopp P., Roß-Nickoll M. (2009): Do beetle
assemblages recover after deforestation? Effect of natural forest
regeneration on beetle family composition in the Atlantic Forest of
Southern Brazil. Poster presentation, GfÖ Annual Conference, 14.-18.
September 2009, Bayreuth, Germany.
Meyer S., Ottermanns R., Pacheco dos Santos G., Hopp P., Roß-Nickoll
M. (2009): Does tree composition of coastal submontane rainforest
regenerate towards old growth forest patterns? Poster presentation, GfÖ
Annual Conference, 14.-18. September 2009, Bayreuth, Germany.
Hopp P., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2008): Recovery of leaf
litter Beetle communities during Forest Regeneration in the Atlantic
Forest. Poster presentation, 15th International Colloquium on Soil
Zoology, 25.-29. August 2008, Curitiba, Brazil.
Hopp P., Bihn J., Höfer H., Marques R., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll
M. (2007): Recovery of litter dwelling beetle communities during
secondary succession in the Atlantic forest of Southern Brazil. Poster
presentation, 20th International Conference of the
German Society for Tropical Ecology,
21.-25. February, Bonn, Germany.
Gergs A., Ottermanns R., Ratte H.T. (2006): Assoziationen
aquatischer Käfer und Wanzen von Heide- und Niedermooren des linken
Niederrheins - ein Beitrag zur Entomosoziologie stehender Kleingewässer.
Posterpräsentation, Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Limnologie
(DGL), 25.-29. September, Dresden, Germany.
Ottermanns R., Ratte H.T. (2003): Site specific species compositions
as basis for ecological assessment - benthic macroinvertebrate organisms
in freshwater systems. Poster presentation, Tagung der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL) und der deutschsprachigen Sektion der
Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL), 29. September - 3. October,
Cologne, Germany: 68-73. (in German)
Kördel, Erik (ongoing): CD61/CD62P-based detection of platelet
adhesion: Development of an automated image analysis for material
testing in in-vitro models. MSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the
Institute for Applied Medical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University.
Marreiros, Charline (ongoing): Non-linear timeseries modelling of
Zebrafish behavioral data from an inter-laboratory study. MSc-Thesis. In
cooperation with the Institute of Technical and Macromolecular
Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University.
Finished:
Hümmeler, Leonie (2026): Development of a machine-learning model for
the evaluation of blood–material interactions to assess in-vitro
thrombogenicity using porcine abattoir and human blood. MSc-Thesis. In
cooperation with the Institute for Applied Medical Engineering, RWTH
Aachen University.
Ludwig, Franziska (2025): Pattern recognition and automated image
analysis for ecotoxicological algae test data. MSc-Thesis. In
cooperation with the Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and
Assessment (gaiac), Aachen.
Woock, Laura (2025): Assessing Genetic Variation in Microbial
Network Structures Along a Soil Moisture Gradient in Agricultural
Ecosystems Using Multivariate Approaches. MSc-Thesis. In cooperation
with the Molecular Ecology of the Rhizosphere group, RWTH Aachen
University.
Brings, Sebastian (2024): Network analysis of soil microbial
communities under drought stress based on amplicon sequence variants and
functional background knowledge. Msc-Thesis. In cooperation with
Department of Biogeophysics, University of Hohenheim and the
Computational Photobiology Lab, RWTH Aachen University.
Heigold, Thierry (2024): Multivariate statistische Auswertung von
Arthropodenzönosen in Blühstreifen der Agrarlandschaft. BSc-Thesis. In
cooperation with the NABU Naturschutzstation Aachen.
Röthgens, Deborah (2024): Planetare Belastungsgrenze Klimawandel:
Nachhaltiger Konsum und nachhaltige Produktion in der Papier- und
Vliesindustrie. MSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Institut für
Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University.
Sybertz, Alexandra (2024): Modelling of single and mixed
applications of pesticides and their effect on biocoenoses in
agricultural landscapes (Modellierung von Einzel- und Mischapplikationen
von Pestiziden und deren Wirkung auf Lebensgemeinschaften in der
Agrarlandschaft). PhD-Thesis.
Blank, Dominik (2023): Einfluss von Bacillus thuringiensis
israelensis Toxinen auf Vertreter der Chironomidae. Msc-Thesis. In
cooperation with Kommunalen Aktionsgemeinschaft zur Bekämpfung der
Schnakenplage (KABS e.V.).
Frings, Lilith (2023): Sensitivity analysis of an autocorrelation
model for behavior time-series derived from the light/dark transition
test with Danio rerio embryos to evaluate the biological relevance of
the model parameters. MSc-Thesis.
Hilberath, Dana (2023): The seasonal and diurnal occurrence of
raccoons (Procyon lotor) at amphibian spawning waters in the Eifel
National Park. MSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Eifel National Park
administration.
Hümmeler, Leonie (2023): Hyper-paramter tuning of neural network
models for prediction of WHO COVID-19 severity states based on
immunological marker signatures. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the
Institute for Molecular Medicine, Uniklinik Aachen.
Lange, Jaqueline (2023): Non-linear dynamics in behavior of Danio
rerio larvae in the light-dark transition test. MSc-Thesis. In
cooperation with the Institute of Technical and Macromolecular
Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University.
Marreiros, Charline (2023): Optimization of a deep learning approach
to model time-series of Danio rerio larvae behavior in the light-dark
transition test. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Department of
Evolutionary Ecology and Environmental Toxicology, Goethe University
Frankfurt.
Frommer, Leon (2022): Comparative evaluation and testing of an
algorithm for multivariate analysis of immunological flow cytometry
data. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Institute for Molecular
Medicine, Uniklinik Aachen.
Schröder, Katja (2021): Application, advancement and automation of
an existing algorithm for analysis of behavioural toxicity evaluated by
the light/dark transition test with Danio rerio. Master-Thesis.
Zimmermann, Maximilian (2021): Multivariate analysis of time series
data from a forest management simulation model (Multivariate Analyse von
Zeitreihendaten eines Waldwirtschaftssimulationsmodells).
Bachelor-Thesis.
Zentis, Sarah Elisa (2020): Comparative statistical analysis of
effect values from dose-response curves (Vergleichende statistische
Analysen zu Effektwerten aus Dosis-Wirkungskurven).
Bachelor-Thesis.
Ziaja, Dominik (2020): An implementation of a data processing
workflow: Analyzing behavioural toxicity in light/dark Transition Tests
with Danio rerio using multivariate statistics. Master-Thesis.
Hausen, Jonas (2019): Integration of expert knowledge into KDD
(Knowledge Discovery in Databases) - Taylor-made data mining algorithms
for ecological data warehouses. PhD-Thesis.
RWTH
Publications
Gerhard, Jana (2018): Non-linear effects and decorrelization in
collembola population dynamics under environmental stress (Nicht-lineare
Effekte und Dekorrelation in Populationsdynamiken von Collembolen unter
Umweltstress). Master-Thesis.
Pyka, David (2018): Development of a food web model integrating
ecological theory and empirical data to assess the stability of
terrestrial communities towards environmental changes.
Master-Thesis.
Sybertz, Alexandra (2017): An integrated model for time-dependent
analysis of pesticide application series - including exposure,
degradation and mixture toxicity (Ein integriertes Modell für die
Analyse von zeitabhängigen Pestizidanwendungsserien - unter Einbeziehung
von Exposition, Abbau und Mischungstoxizität). Master-Thesis.
Kahraman, Ibrahim (2016): Recovery in non-linear Daphnia population
dynamics (Wiedererholung in nicht-linearen Daphnienpopulationen).
Master-Thesis.
Koske, Daniel (2016): Developmental stage dependend variation in
gene expression in Danio rerio embryos after environmentally relevant
exposure to metals and possible implications
(Entwicklungsstufen-basierte Veränderung der Genexpression von Danio
rerio Embryonen bei umweltrelevanter Metallexposition und mögliche
Schlussfolgerungen). Master-Thesis.
Hoffmeister, Marc (2015): A study about the relationship of breeding
bird occurrence and forest structure in the municipal forest of Aachen
based on standardized avifaunal and vegetational survey data. (Eine
Studie über den Zusammenhang von Brutvogelvorkommen und Waldstruktur im
Aachener Stadtwald auf der Basis avifaunistischer und
vegetationskundlicher Erfassungsdaten). Bachelor-Thesis.
Bursche, Vanessa (2013):
Vitality
indicators for a sustainable management in differently managed beech
forest stands in the municipalities association Adenau (administrative
district Ahrweiler, Eifel, Germany) (Vitalitätsindikatoren für ein
nachhaltiges Management in unterschiedlich bewirtschafteten
Buchenwaldbeständen der Verbandsgemeinde Adenau (Lankreis Ahrweiler,
Eifel)). Master-Thesis.
Knöpfel, Fabian (2013): Verification and improvement of an algorithm
for modelling of species sensitivity distributions of non-target plants
under realistic competition conditions (Verifikation und
Weiterentwicklung eines Algorithmus zur Modellierung von
Artenempfindlichkeitsverteilungen von Nichtzielpflanzen unter realen
Konkurrenzbedingungen). Diploma-Thesis in German.
Hausen, Jonas (2012): Development of an algorithm for data
integration and statistical causal modeling of microarray data and
ecotoxicological effects in Danio rerio regarding typical sediment
contamination scenarios (Entwicklung eines Algorithmus zur
Datenintegration und statistischen Kausalmodellierung von
Genexpressionsdaten und ökotoxikologischen Effekten in Danio rerio in
Abhängigkeit sedimenttypischer Belastungsszenarien). Staatsexamensarbeit
in German.
Strauch, Katrin (2012): Evaluation of bioaccumulation models for
different contamination scenarios in the Three Gorges Dam region, China
(Evaluation von Bioakkumulationsmodellen für verschiedene
Schadstoffszenarien in der Region des Drei-Schluchten-Staudamms in
China). Diploma-Thesis.
Hoeltzenbein, Nora (2011): Model-based effect balancing of different
forest management strategies on socio-economic aspects and ecosystem
functions (Modellbasierte Effektbilanzierung unterschiedlicher
Waldnutzungsformen auf sozio-ökonomische Aspekte und
Ökosystemdienstleistungen). Diploma-Thesis.
Szonn, Kerstin (2011): Non-linear dynamics in age class structured
populations of Daphnia magna exposed to different stressors.
Diploma-Thesis.
Zimmermann, Rolf (2011): Assessment and operationalization of
ecosystem functions and services with respect to sustainable forest
utilization within the forest district Hümmel (Erfassung und
Operationalisierung von Ökosystemfunktionen und -services im Hinblick
auf eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung im Forstrevier Hümmel). Diploma-Thesis.
Gergs, André (2005): Analysis of habitat selection of
macroinvertebrate organisms in freshwater systems of different seral
stages in heath moors and fens of the Northern Rhineland, Germany
(Untersuchungen zur Habitatbindung ausgewählter Makrozoobenthostaxa in
stehenden Kleingewässern unterschiedlicher Sukzessionsstadien in Heide-
und Niedermoorgebieten des linken Niederrheins). Diploma-Thesis.
Scholz-Starke, Björn (2004): Optimization of bottle traps used in
population biological studies of beetle assemblages in small standing
waters (Vergleichende biozönotische Untersuchungen wassergebundener
Käfer in stehenden Gewässern des linken Niederrheins mit Hilfe von
Reusenfallen). Diploma-Thesis.
Gergs, André (2003): Analysis of the succession potential of
macrophyte stands in selected small water bodies (Untersuchung des
Sukzessionspotentials von Makrophyten im Litoral ausgewählter
Kleingewässer). Undergraduade research course.
Scholz-Starke, Björn (2002): Ecological assessment of the
homogeneity of different study areas on the basis of taxa and habitat
diversity of macroinvertebrate organisms and macrophytes (Beurteilung
der Homogenität verschiedener Untersuchungsgebiete anhand der Taxa- und
Habitatdiversität von Makrozoobenthos und Makrophyten aquatischer
Probenahmestellen). Undergraduade research course.
Co-supervisions:
Lehmann, Richard (ongoing): Comparative Analysis of Wildlife
Activity Patterns in Eifel National Park Based on Camera Trap Data.
MSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Ecology and Community Ecotoxicology
group, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen and the Eifel
National Park administration.
Ring, Flora (2026): Assessment of toxicity and neurotoxicity of the
water-accommodated fraction of E5 gasoline in Danio rerio. MSc-Thesis.
In cooperation with the Regulatory Ecotoxicology group, Institute for
Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Rücker, Lina (2025): Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment for Aquatic
Organisms in Surface Waters of North Rhine-Westphalia based on ELWAS
Monitoring Data. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Regulatory
Ecotoxicology group, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen
University.
Schreuers, Malte (2025): Cumulative Risk Assessment of
Neonicotinoids in European Surface Waters Based on Monitoring Data from
Waterbase and EMPODAT. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Regulatory
Ecotoxicology group, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen
University.
Vasilkevic, Danilo (2025): Assessing the neurodevelopmental impact
of Caffeine exposure in Zebrafish embryos. MSc-Thesis. In cooperation
with the Regulatory Ecotoxicology group, Institute for Environmental
Research, RWTH Aachen University.
Wehler, Thomas (2025): Assessing the chemical pollution of the river
Rhine based on IKSR-Data. BSc-Thesis. In cooperation with the Regulatory
Ecotoxicology group, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen
University.
Methodological
Seminar in Data Science and Machine Learning
The methodological seminar is meant to inform about actual methods
everyone can use in her/his scientific work. It is a professional
training for the working group members but also for all interested
people from the institute. Topics are developed at the moment. Exact
dates will be published when a topic is ready to run. If you want to
join one of the topics please register by sending an e-mail to
ottermanns@ifer.rwth-aachen.de.
MS-04: Getting started with high performance computing in R,
soon
MS-03: SSH, SCREEN and some LINUX, 07.12.2020 + 18.04.2023
MS-02: Linear and generalized linear models (LM, GLM),
30.07.2020
MS-01: Git, GitHub and GitLab, 03.04.2020 + 27.05.2020
In preparation:
MS-05: Parallel computing and code optimization in R
MS-06: Machine learning
MS-07: Neural networks and Deep Learning
MS-08: Advanced power analysis
MS-09: Chaos theory and attractor reconstruction
MS-10: Structural equation modelling
MS-11: Time-series analysis
MS-12: How to script
MS-13: Multilevel and hierarchical modelling (LME, GLMM) in R
Official presentations are given in the institute seminar or the
working group colloqium. TechTalks are a more informal way to present
project ideas, discus methods, related problems or astounding findings
with your collegues. Feel free to choose your favorite way of
presentation. Use slides, meditative speed dating or a dada performance.
According to Paul Feyerabend: Anything goes.
Leonie Hümmeler: Development of a machine-learning model for the
evaluation of blood-material interactions to assess in-vitro
thrombogenicity using porcine abattoir and human blood. Final Master
Thesis Colloqium. 27.03.2026.
Laura Woock: Assessing genetic variation in microbial network
structures along a soil moisture gradient in agricultural ecosystems
using multivariate approaches (Untersuchung der genetischen Variation
mikrobieller Netzwerke in landwirtschaftlichen Böden entlang eines
Feuchtigkeitsgradienten). Final Master Thesis Colloqium.
06.11.2025.
Leonie Hümmeler: Characterization of blood-material interactions for
the development of a porcine blood model. Introduction to Master Thesis.
03.11.2025.
Franziska Ludwig: Pattern recognition and automated image analysis
for ecotoxicological algae test data. Final Master Thesis Colloqium.
09.04.2025.
Thierry Heigold: Multivariate statistische Auswertung von
Arthropodenzönosen in Blühstreifen der Agrarlandschaft. Final Bachelor
Thesis Colloqium. 23.09.2024.
Sebastian Brings: Network analysis of soil microbial communities
under drought stress based on amplicon sequence variants and functional
background knowledge. Final Master Thesis Colloquim. 12.09.2024
Deborah Röthgens: Planetare Belastungsgrenze Klimawandel:
Nachhaltiger Konsum und nachhaltige Produktion in der Papier- und
Vliesindustrie. Final Master Thesis Colloquim. 10.09.2024
Katja Schröder: Multivariate time-series analysis for sensitive
evaluation of behavior data from the Light/Dark Transition Test with
Zebrafish larvae. 05.03.2024.
Richard Ottermanns: Computational Ecotoxicology @ IFER - Translate
data to knowledge. Institute seminar. 31.10.2023.
Jaqueline Lange: Non-linear behavior in Danio rerio larvae in the
light-dark transition test. Final Master Thesis Colloquium.
22.09.2023.
Charline Marreiros: Optimization of a deep learning approach to
model time-series of Danio rerio larvae behavior in the light-dark
transition test. Final Bachelor Thesis Colloquium. 14.09.2023.
Leonie Hümmeler: Hyper-paramter tuning of neural network models for
prediction of WHO COVID-19 severity states based on immunological marker
signatures. Final Bachelor Thesis Colloqium. 06.09.2023.
Luca Frings: Sensitivity analysis of an autocorrelation model for
behavior time-series derived from the light/dark transition test with
Danio rerio embryos to evaluate the biological relevance of the model
parameters - introduction to MSc-project. 04.07.2023.
Charline Marreiros: Optimization of a deep learning approach to
model time-series of Danio rerio larvae behavior in the light-dark
transition test - introduction to BSc-project. 04.07.2023.
Jaqueline Lange: Non-linear dynamics in behavior of Danio rerio
larvae in the light-dark transition test - introduction to MSc-project.
28.06.2023
Katja Schröder: Progress report - Development of Sensitive
Statistics for Chemobehavioural Profiling with Zebrafish light/dark
Transition Test Data, Talk at the 1st DILUTED project meeting,
15.03.2023.
Katja Schröder: Progress report - Development of Sensitive
Statistics for Chemobehavioural Profiling with Zebrafish light/dark
Transition Test Data, Talk at the Computational Photobiology Lab Meeting
08.03.2023.
Dominik Blank: Einfluss von Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
Toxinen auf verschiedene Arten der Chironomidae, 19.01.2023
Leon Frommer: Comparative evaluation and testing of an algorithm for
multivariate analysis of immunological flow cytometry data,
05.09.2022.
Katja Schröder: Introduction to Dissertation Project - Development
of Sensitive Statistics for Chemobehavioural Profiling with Zebrafish
light/dark Transition Test Data, 21.06.2022
Franziska Ludwig: Measuring biomass and cell count via automated
image analysis for ecotoxicological algae test data, 30.05.2022
Katja Schröder: Application, Advancement and Automation of an
Existing Algorithm for Analysis of Behavioural Toxicity Evaluated by the
Light/Dark Transition Test with Danio rerio, 27.04.2021
Maximilian Zimmermann: Multivariate Analyse von Zeitreihendaten
eines Waldwirtschaftssimulationsmodells (Multivarite analysis of time
series data from a forest management simulation model), 13.04.2021
Natalie Dallmann: Method Development for Supervised Dimension
Reduction of Multidimensional Flow Cytometry Data Integrating Categorial
and Temporal Information, 16.03.2021
Katja Schröder: Application, advancement and automation of an
existing algorithm for analysis of behavioural toxicity evaluated by the
light/dark transition test with Danio rerio, 06.11.2020.
Elisa Zentis: Comparative statistical analysis of effect values from
dose-response curves, 04.11.2020
Natalie Dallmann: Dimension reduction in multidimensional studies
combining flow cytometry studies and categorical data, 15.09.2020
Alexandra Sybertz: Simulation of time-dependent mixture exposure to
pesticides in agricultural landscapes and estimation of effects on
terrestrial organisms, 11.06.2019
Jana Gerhard: Nicht-lineare Effekte in Populationsdynamiken
Springschwaenzen (Folsomia candida) unter toxischem Stress,
04.09.2018
Jaegyun Byun: Predicting influence of management strategies on tree
growth with regeneration using a wrapper function and expert-assisted
model calibration, 12.06.2018
Jonas Hausen: Tailor-made data mining algorithms for biological big
data using expert knowledge, 27.03.2018
Jana Gerhard: Nicht-lineare Effekte in Populationsdynamiken von
Springschwänzen (Folsomia candida) unter toxischem Stress,
28.03.2018
Michael Gundlach: Technical implementation of Edaphostat,
09.03.2018
David Pyka: Development of a food web model integrating ecological
theory and empirical data to assess the stability of terrestrial
communities towards environmental changes, 16.01.2018
Bjoern Scholz-Starke: Comparison of multiple dose levels,
17.10.2017
David Pyka: Analysis and Simulation of pertubation-induced changes
in Arthropod-Plant-Cenoses by a computer-based food web model,
27.09.2017
Jonas Hausen: Integration of expert knowledge into KDBD (Knowledge
Discovery in Biological Databases) - Taylor-made data mining algorithms
for environmental data, 13.07.2017
Alexandra Sybertz: An integrated model for time-dependent analysis
of pesticide application series - including exposure, degradation and
mixture toxicity, 27.06.2017
Alexandra Sybertz: Vorhersage von Mischungstoxizität,
01.02.2017
Jonas Hausen: Edaphostat-Tools for automated data analysis,
12.01.2017
Jonas Hausen: Edaphobase: automated tools for analysis of ecological
data - The ambivalence between data mining and data meaning,
10.01.2017
Richard Ottermanns: Modellierung und Analyse von Nahrungsnetzen,
21.11.2016
Ibrahim Kahraman: Wiedererholung in nicht-linearen
Daphnienpopulationen, 05.04.2016
Daniel Koske: Developmental stage dependent variation in gene
expression in Danio rerio embryos after environmentally relevant
exposure to metals and possible implications, 16.02.2016
Daniel Koske: Developmental stage dependent variation in gene
expression changes in Danio rerio embryos after environmentally relevant
exposure to metals and possible implications, 25.10.2015
Ibrahim Kahraman: Wiedererholung in nicht-linearen
Daphnienpopulationen, 14.09.2015
Marc Hoffmeister: Eine Studie über den Zusammenhang von
Brutvogelvorkommen und Waldstruktur im Aachener Wald auf der Basis
standardisierter avifaunistischer und vegetationskundlicher
Erfassungsmethoden, 30.04.2015
Jaegyun Byun: Causal relationships between forest management
practice and tree growth in beech (Fagus Sylvatica) forests,
02.09.2014
Vanessa Bursche: Vitalitätsindikatoren für ein nachhaltiges
Management in unterschiedlich bewirtschafteten Buchenwald-beständen der
Verbandsgemeinde Adenau, (Landkreis Ahrweiler, Eifel), 18.02.2014
Jaegyun Byun: Assessing the relationship of tree growth and
environmental factors in beech forest under different management
strategies, 03.09.2013
Fabian Knöpfel: Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD),
28.05.2013
Vanessa Bursche: Methods for tree vitality indicators,
11.12.2012
Katrin Strauch: Evaluation von Bioakkumulationsmodellen für
verschiedene Schadstoffszenarien in der Region des
Drei-Schluchten-Staudamms in China, 22.11.2012
Jonas Hausen: Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Verfahrens zur
Ermittlung spezifischer Toxizität und molekularer Wirkungsmechanismen
sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe mit dem Zebrabärbling (Danio
rerio), 11.07.2012
Kerstin Szonn: Nichtlineare Dynamiken in altersklassenstrukturierten
Populationen von Daphnia magna unter Einfluss verschiedener Stressoren,
24.01.2012
Nora I. Hoeltzenbein: Modellbasierte Effektbilanzierung
unterschiedlicher Waldnutzungsformen auf Ökosystemdienstleistungen,
03.03.2011
Kerstin Szonn: Auf der Suche nach chaotischen Dynamiken in
Daphnien-Populationen, 16.11.2010
Research topics: Computational ecotoxicology, machine learning,
statistical modelling, non-linear dynamics, ecological complexity,
theoretical ecology, systems theory
Lecturer for Statistics in Bioscience, Statistics in Ecotoxicology,
Modelling in Ecotoxicology
Memberships: Center for Computational Life Sciences (CCLS, Core
group), RWTH Aachen University; Ecological Society of Germany, Austria
and Switzerland (GfÖ); Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftsphilosophie (GWP);
Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, RWTH Aachen
University (gaiac); RWTH Aachen scientific staff council
Validated user at the Super Dimension Fortress
(https://sdf.org)
PhD thesis in Biology (2008): Pattern recognition, dimensionality
reduction and statistical modelling in ecology - demonstrated for
ecological communities of grassy field margins in German agricultural
landscapes. RWTH Aachen University.
Diploma thesis in Biology (2000): Biocoenological characterisation
of small standing water bodies in the Aachen area (Germany). RWTH Aachen
University.
Diploma thesis in Chemical Engineering (1992): Waste minimisation of
aqueous defatting systems. AcUAS Aachen University of Applied
Sciences.
Actual bibliometrics from Web of Science/Google Scholar
(01.04.2026):
Articles: 47/94
Hirsch: 19/21
Citations (without self-citations): 1037/1793
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Contact section
below.
MSc-Thesis (ongoing): CD61/CD62P-based detection of platelet
adhesion: Development of an automated image analysis for material
testing in in-vitro models.
PhD-Thesis (ongoing): Development of sensitive statistics for
chemobehavioral profiling with zebrafish light/dark transition test
data.
MSc-Thesis (2021): Application, advancement and automation of an
existing algorithm for analysis of behavioural toxicity evaluated by the
light/dark transition test with Danio rerio.
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Ecotoxicology (COPE) Institute for Environmental Research (IFER)
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