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  • Bertram, M.G., M. Ågerstrand, E.S.J. Thoré, J. Allen, S. Balshine, J.A. Brand, B.W. Brooks, Z. Dang, S. Duquesne, A.T. Ford, F. Hoffmann, H. Hollert, S. Jacob, W. Kloas, N. Klüver, J. Lazorchak, M. Ledesma, G. Maack, E.L. Macartney, J.M. Martin, S.D. Melvin, M. Michelangeli, S. Mohr, S. Padilla, G. Pyle, M. Saaristo, R. Sahm, E. Smit, J.A. Steevens, S. van den Berg, L.E. Vossen, D. Wlodkowic, B.B.M. Wong, M. Ziegler, T. Brodin (2024). EthoCRED: a framework to guide reporting and evaluation of the relevance and reliability of behavioural ecotoxicity studies. Biological Reviews. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.13154

  • Mohr, S., S. Meinecke, M. Feibicke, S. Duquesne, T. Frische & R. Sahm (2023). Effects of a realistic pesticide spraying sequence for apple crop on stream communities in mesocosms: negligible or notable? Environmental Science Europe 35, Article number: 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00739-y

  • Herzog, S.P., J. Galloway, E.W. Banks, M. Posselt, A. Jaeger, A. Portmann, R. Sahm, B. Kusebauch, J. Lewandowski & A.S. Ward (2023). Combined Surface-Subsurface Stream Restoration Structures Can Optimize Hyporheic Attenuation of Stream Water Contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 4153–4166. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05967

  • Heimann, W., D. Futterer, H.K. Schulz, R. Sahm, J.H.E. Koop & R. Schulz (2022). Electrofishing distances for sampling fish assemblages in oxbow lakes of the River Rhine. Fisheries Management and Ecology 29: 851-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12587

  • Koester, M., C. Frenzel, G. Becker & R. Sahm (2022). Food spectrum of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis): insights from the Lower River Rhine comparing stable isotope mixing models and genetic gut content analyses. Aquatic Invasions 17: 560-576. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.06
  • Carl, S., S. Mohr, R. Sahm & C. Baschien (2022). Laboratory conditions can change the complexity and composition of the natural aquatic mycobiome on Alnus glutinosa leaf litter. Fungal Ecology 57-58: 101142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101142
  • Rothmeier, L.M., A. Martens, B. Watermann, K. Grabow, J. Bartz & R. Sahm (2021). The Danubian cryptic invader Theodoxus fluviatilis (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in the River Rhine: a potential indicator for metal pollution? Ecotoxicology 31: 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-021-02485-4
  • Ford, A., M. Ågerstrand, B. Brooks, J. Allen, M. Bertram, T. Brodin, Z. Dang, S. Duquesne, R. Sahm, F. Hoffmann, H. Hollert, S. Jacob, N. Klüver, J. Lazorchak, M. Ledesma, S. Melvin, S. Mohr, S. Padilla, G. Pyle, S. Scholz, M. Saaristo, E. Smit, J. Steevens, S. Vandenberg, W. Kloas, B. Wong, M. Ziegler & G. Maack (2021). The role of behavioral ecotoxicology in environmental protection. Environmental Science & Technology 55: 5620-5628. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c06493
  • Rothmeier, L.M., R. Sahm, B. Watermann, K. Grabow, M. Koester, A. Cichy & A. Martens (2021). The Ponto-Caspian parasite Plagioporus cf. skrjabini reaches the River Rhine system in Central Europe - higher infestation in the native than in the introduced Danubian form of the gastropod Theodoxus fluviatilis. Hydrobiologia 848: 2569-2578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04578-x
  • Sahm, R., E. Sünger, L. Burmann, J.P. Zubrod, R. Schulz & P. Fink (2021). Compound‐specific δ15N analyses of amino acids for trophic level estimation from indigenous and invasive freshwater amphipods. International Review of Hydrobiology 106: 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.202002058
  • Périllon, C., M. Feibicke, R. Sahm, B. Kusebauch, L. Hönemann & S. Mohr (2021). The auxin herbicide mecoprop-P in new light: Filling the data gap for dicotyledonous macrophytes. Environmental Pollution 272: 116405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116405
  • Mäck, K., A. Scharbert, R. Schulz & R. Sahm (2021). A new approach combining forensic thresholds and a multiple-tubes approach to unravel false microsatellite profiles from cross-contaminated sample material. Conservation Genetics Resources: 13: 89-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01175-3
  • Rothmeier, L.M., A. Martens, B. Watermann, M. Feibicke, J. Kullwatz & R. Gergs (2020). Effects of Copper Ions on Non-target Species: A Case Study Using the Grazer Theodoxus fluviatilis (Gastropoda: Neritidae). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 105: 62-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-02913-x
  • Duquesne, S., U. Alalouni, T. Gräff, T. Frische, S. Pieper, S. Egerer, R. Gergs & J. Wogram (2020). Better define beta–optimizing MDD (minimum detectable difference) when interpreting treatment-related effects of pesticides in semi-field and field studies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 8814-8821. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07761-0
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  • Gergs, R., I. Gemmer, M. Koester, K. O. Rothhaupt & J. Behrmann-Godel (2019). No evidence for a genetic impoverishment of the indigenous amphipod Gammarus roeselii (Gervais, 1835) due to the invasion of Dikero­gammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) in Lake Constance. Hydrobiologia 829: 189-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3831-5

  • Koester, M., M. Schneider, C. Hellmann, J. Becker, C. Winkelmann & R. Gergs (2018). Is the invasive amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus the main factor structuring the benthic community across different types of water bodies in the River Rhine system? Limnologica 71: 44-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2018.06.001

  • Koester, M. & R. Gergs (2017). Laboratory protocol for genetic gut content analyses of aquatic macroinvertebrates using group-specific rDNA primers. Journal of Visualized Experiments 128: e56132. https://doi.org/10.3791/56132

  • Taupp, T., C. Hellmann, R. Gergs, C. Winkelmann & M.A. Wetzel (2017). Life under exceptional conditions - Isotopic niches of benthic invertebrates in the estuarine maximum turbidity zone. Estuaries and Coasts 40: 502-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-016-0163-4

  • Schreiber, B., J. Monka, B. Drozd, M. Hundt, M. Weiss, T. Oswald, R. Gergs & R. Schulz (2017). Thermal requirements for growth, survival and aerobic performance of weatherfish larvae Misgurnus fossilis. Journal of Fish Biology 90: 1597–1608. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13261

  • Schäfer, R.B., B. Kühn, E. Malaj, A. König & R. Gergs (2016). Contribution of organic toxicants to multiple stress in river ecosystems. Freshwater Biology 61: 2116–2128. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12811

  • Koester, M., B. Bayer & R. Gergs (2016). Is Dikerogammarus villosus (Crustacea, Gammaridae) a ‘killer shrimp’ in the River Rhine system? Hydrobiologia 768: 299-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2558-9

  • Goedknegt, M.A., A.-K. Schuster, C. Buschbaum, R. Gergs, A.S. Jung, P.C. Luttikhuizen, J. van der Meer, K. Troost, K.M. Wegner & D.W. Thieltges (2016). Spillover but no spillback of two invasive parasitic copepods from invasive Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to native bivalve hosts. Biological Invasions 19: 365–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1285-0

  • Wieczorek, M.V., D. Kötter, R. Gergs & R. Schulz (2015). Using stable isotope analysis in stream mesocosms to study potential effects of environmental chemicals on aquatic-terrestrial subsidies. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 22: 12892-12901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4071-0

  • Schulz, R., M. Bundschuh, R. Gergs, C. Brühl, D. Diehl, M.H. Entling, L. Fahse, O. Frör, H.F. Jungkunst, A. Lorke, R.B. Schäfer, G.E. Schaumann & K. Schwenk (2015). Review on environmental alterations propagating from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 538: 246-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.038

  • Martin, P., M. Koester, L. Schynawa & R. Gergs (2015). First detection of prey DNA in water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) - a new perspective for discovering the predator-prey relationships of field-grown individuals. Experimental and Applied Acarology 67: 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-015-9956-6

  • Krell, B., N. Röder, M. Link, R. Gergs, M.H. Entling & R.B. Schäfer (2015). Aquatic prey subsidies to riparian spiders in a stream with different land use types. Limnologica 51: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2014.10.001

  • Hundt, M., M. Schiffer, M. Weiss, B. Schreiber, R. Eckmann, C. M. Kreiss, R. Schulz & R. Gergs (2015). Effect of temperature on growth, survival and respiratory rate of larval Allis shad Alosa alosa. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 416: 27. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2015023

  • Hundt, M., A. Scharbert, U. Weibel, G. Kuhn, K. Metzner, P. Jatteau, A. Pies, R. Schulz & R. Gergs (2015). First evidence of natural reproduction of the Allis shad Alosa alosa in the River Rhine following re-introduction measures. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 487-493. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12721

  • Hundt, M., J. Brüggemann, B. Grote, A.A. Bischoff, D. Martin-Creuzburg, R. Gergs & B.H. Buck (2015). Fatty acid composition of Turbatrix aceti and its use in feeding regimes of Coregonus maraena (Bloch, 1779): is it really a suitable alternative to Artemia nauplii? Journal of Applied Ichthyology 31: 343-348. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.12668

  • Hellmann, C., S. Worischka, E. Mehler, J. Becker, R. Gergs & C. Winkelmann (2015). The trophic function of Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) in invaded rivers: a case study in Elbe and Rhine. Aquatic Invasions 10: 385-397. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.4.03

  • Gergs, R., N. Steinberger, B. Beck, T. Basen, E. Yohannes, R. Schulz & D. Martin-Creuzburg (2015). Compound-specific δ13C analyses reveal sterol metabolic constraints in an aquatic invertebrate. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 29: 1789-1794. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7279

  • Gergs, R. & K.O. Rothhaupt (2015). Invasive species as driving factors for the structure of benthic communities in Lake Constance, Germany. Hydrobiologia 746: 245–254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1931-4

  • Gergs, R., M. Koester, K. Grabow, F. Schöll, A. Thielsch & A. Martens (2015). Theodoxus fluviatilis re-establishment in the River Rhine - a native relict or a cryptic invader? Conservation Genetics 16: 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0651-7

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  • Koester, M. & R. Gergs (2014). No evidence for intraguild predation of Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky 1894) at an invasion front in the Untere Lorze, Switzerland. Aquatic Invasions 9: 489–497. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2014.9.4.07

  • Gergs, R., M. Koester, R.S. Schulz & R. Schulz (2014). Potential alteration of cross-ecosystem resource subsidies by an invasive aquatic invertebrate: implications for the terrestrial food web. Freshwater Biology 59: 2645–2655. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12463

  • Gergs, R., N. Steinberger, T. Basen & D. Martin-Creuzburg (2014). Dietary supply with essential lipids affects growth and survival of the amphipod Gammarus roeselii. Limnologica 46: 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2014.01.003

  • Koester, M., S. Claßen & R. Gergs (2013). Establishment of group-specific PCR primers for the identification of freshwater macroinvertebrates. Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 1091-1093. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9998-1

  • Gergs, R., L. Schlag & K.O. Rothhaupt (2013). Different ammonia tolerance may facilitate spatial coexistence of Gammarus roeselii and the strong invader Dikerogammarus villosus. Biological Invasions 15: 1783-1793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0408-0

  • Gemmer, I. & R. Gergs (2013). Characterization of the first twelve microsatellite loci for the amphipod Gammarus roeselii (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 955-957. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9941-5

  • Bundschuh, M., R. Gergs, S. Schadt & R. Schulz (2013). Do differences in sensitivity between native and invasive amphipods explain their coexistence in Lake Constance? A case study with lambda-cyhalothrin. Chemosphere 92: 483-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.106

  • Basen, T., R. Gergs, K.O. Rothhaupt & D. Martin-Creuzburg (2013). Phytoplankton food quality effects on gammarids: benthic-pelagic coupling mediated by an invasive freshwater clam. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70: 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2012-0188

  • Hanselmann, A.J., R. Gergs & K.O. Rothhaupt (2011). Embryonic development time of the freshwater mysid Limnomysis benedeni Czerniasky as a function of water temperature. Aquatic Ecology 45: 539-546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-011-9374-8

  • Hanselmann, A.J., R. Gergs & K.O. Rothhaupt (2011). Seasonal shifts in the life cycle of the ponto-caspian invader Limnomysis benedeni (Crustacea: Mysida): a physiological adaptation? Hydrobiologia 673: 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0773-6

  • Gergs, R., J. Grey & K.O. Rothhaupt (2011). Temporal variations in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) density structure the benthic food web and community composition on hard substrates in Lake Constance, Germany. Biological Invasions 13: 2727-2738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-9943-8

  • Gergs, R., K.O. Rothhaupt & J. Behrmann-Godel (2010). Characterisation of polymorphic microsatellite markers from the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex L. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). in: Molecular Ecology Resource Primer Development Consortium. Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2009 - 30 September 2009. pp.  Molecular Ecology Resources 10: 232-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02796.x

  • Gergs, R., K. Rinke & K.O. Rothhaupt (2009). Zebra mussels mediate benthic-pelagic coupling by biodeposition and changing detrital stoichiometry. Freshwater Biology 54: 1379–1391. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02188.x

  • Aßmann, C., E. Von Elert & R. Gergs (2009). Effects of leaf litter and its fungal colonization on the diet of Limnomysis benedeni (Crustacea: Mysida). Hydrobiologia 636: 439-447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-009-9972-9

  • Gergs, R. and K.O. Rothhaupt (2008). Feeding rates, assimilation efficiencies and growth of two amphipod species on biodeposited material from zebra mussels. Freshwater Biology 53: 2494-2503. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02077.x

  • Gergs, R. & K.O. Rothhaupt (2008). Effects of zebra mussels on a native amphipod and the invasive Dikerogammarus villosus: the influence of biodeposition and structural complexity. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27: 541-548. https://doi.org/10.1899/07-151.1

  • Gergs, R., A.J. Hanselmann, I. Eisele & K.O. Rothhaupt (2008). Autecology of Limnomysis benedeni Czerniavsky, 1882 (Crustacea: Mysida) in Lake Constance, southwestern Germany. Limnologica 38: 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2007.12.002

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  • Kusebauch, B. & R. Sahm (2022), Chemikalienforschung in aquatischen Modellöko­systemen am Umweltbundesamt. Mitteilungsblatt der GDCh-Fachgruppe Analytische Chemie. 01/2022: 16-18

  • Gergs, R. (2013). Potential spreading of the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) as epibiont of Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis). Lauterbornia 76: 91-94.

  • Gergs, R., K. Theissinger & R. Schulz (2013). Komplexe Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse – Gibt es eine Pfälzer Bachforelle? UNIPRISMA spezial: Das Wissenschaftsmagazin der Universität Koblenz-Landau 07/2013: 46-49.

  • Brauns, M., D. von Schiller & R. Gergs (2012). Stabile Isotopentechniken und ihre Bedeutung für die gewässerökologische Forschung. in: M. Hupfer, W. Calmano, H. Klapper and R.-D. Wilken. Handbuch Angewandte Limnologie. 30. Ergänzungslieferung. Methodische Grundlagen III-3.3. 1-20 pp. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

  • Hanselmann, A. & R. Gergs (2008). First record of Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield 1958 (Amphipoda, Crustacea) in Lake Constance. Lauterbornia 62: 21-25.

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