Institute of Environmental Engineering

Salmonids elicit an acute behavioral response to heterothermal environments

Abstract Most fish species are ectothermic and rely on behavioral strategies to control their body temperature in heterothermal environments. Both thermotaxis and thermokinesis have been suggested as important underlying mechanisms. However, to what extent these behaviors allow f...

Associations between urban form and urban multifunctionality: a comparative study

Abstract Cities are complex and dynamic systems that integrate social, ecological, and infrastructure domains. This study investigates and quantifies how urban forms are associated with multiple urban functions across these domains, and how these associations combine into positiv...

Alteromonas macleodii breaches the diatom frustule triggering protoplast emergence and programmed necrosis-like death in Thalassiosira rotula

Abstract Diatom-bacteria interactions drive biogeochemical fluxes at the base of the marine food-web. Although bacteria are increasingly recognised as important drivers of algal mortality, the diversity of algicidal strategies remains understudied. Here we show that Alteromonas m...