Eric Bollinger
Fortstr. 7
Building: C1
Room: 101e
Floor: 1. OG
76829 Landau
Tel.: +49 6341 280 31314
E-Mail: eric.bollinger@rptu.de
Research Interest
- (Anthropogenic) stressors in aquatic systems
- Freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Stable isotope ecology
- Isotope labeling
- Microbial communities
Current Project: HYPRO
(Studying stressor effects on HYporheic organic matter PROcessing with stable isotope labelling )
Stress effects on organic matter processing have been prevalently assessed above the sediment-water interface. This is surprising as a large(r) fraction of organic matter is buried in the sediment (i.e., hyporheic zone). Physico-chemical conditions in the hyporheic zone generally reduce organic matter processing rates with the production of the potent greenhouse gas methane being a relevant scenario. How stressors alter these processes and how organic matter in the hyporheic zone is utilized in the aquatic environment is the ultimate aim of this project.
1. What is the role of organic matter in the hyporheic zone for aquatic food webs?
2. Is the role modified as a consequence of (anthropogenic) stressors?
3. How do stressors alter the production of greenhouse gas emissions from sediment-associated organic matter?
Interested in the topic? Please reach out! We will offer several interesting thesis topics in the context of this project. Please contact:
eric.bollinger(at)rptu.de
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Personal Information
- 2014: B. Sc. Environmental Sciences at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (former: University of Koblenz-Landau)
Bachelor Thesis: Do fungicides affect microbial decomposition of leaves buried in sediments?
2016: Scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
- 2017: M. Sc. Ecotoxicology at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (former: University of Koblenz-Landau)
Master Thesis: Do antibiotics contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? A case study with benthic bacterial communities and potential changes in their methane and carbon dioxide production
since 2021: PhD student in the working group “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology” at the Institute Environmental Sciences, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (former: University Koblenz-Landau)