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				Groundwater Ecology of Central Europe
				Monitoring of the water quality in different projects in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria. Contracting Entity Institute of Groundwater Ecology GmbG (IGÖ), Landau, Germany. Duration 2010- Content Species identification of different groups of annelids (Oligochaeta, Polychaeta) and crustaceans (Copepoda, Cladocera, Ostracoda) with autoecological notes.
				Swimlake "La Fontana", Oberwaltersdorf, Lower Austria
				Limnological Monitoring. Contracting Entity Steinwender & Partner GmbH, Baden. Duration 2005-2017 Content Limnological investigation and monitoring of the swimlake and the secundary current water system of the golf-club.
				Marine Regions of Colombia
				Bioinvasions in coastal waters of the Colombian Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean associated with marine traffic. Contracting Entity Universidad de Bogot� Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogot�, Colombia, with financial support of the Colombian petroleum company "Ecopetrol" (Caribbean Sea) and the Colombian Fonds for Science and Technology "Colciencias" (Pacific Ocean). Duration 2010-2012: Caribbean Sea 2016-2018: Pacific Ocean Content Inventory of plankton and benthos organisms (particularly the copepod fauna) introduced by ships (ballast water and fouling) to Colombian harbours of the Caribbean Coast. Comparison with native species living in wetlands of the coastal region. Evaluation of risk of invasive species and management strategies.
				Marchfeld-Channel (Danube river)
				Limnological investigation of the system of Marchfeld-Channel, Vienna and Lower Austria. Contracting Entity Betriebsgesellschaft Marchfeldkanal, Deutsch-Wagram. Duration 2007 Content Investigation of the planktonic organisms and of the water quality from Marchfeld-Channel, Rußbach brook and sedimentation basin.
				Austrian endemites
				Inventory of endemites and sub-endemites (aquatic crustaceans) of Austria. Contracting Entity Umweltbundesamt (order in cooperation with Dr. P. Pospisil, Vienna). Duration 2007 Content Inventory of the aquatic crustaceans (Copepoda, Branchiopoda, Ostracoda) of Austria including information about distribution, biotopes, stand of protection and danger degree.
				Fauna Aquatica Austriaca
				Catalogue for auto-ecological classification of the aquatic organisms of Austria. Copepoda (copepods), Branchiopoda Cladocera (water fleas) and Ostracoda (ostracods). Contracting Entity University of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Department of Water � Atmosphere � Environment. www.lebensministerium.at Duration 2002- Inhalt Species inventory for Austria, feeding types (Copepoda, Branchiopoda, Ostracoda), biocenotic regions (Branchiopoda)
				Rio Rancher�as | Brown coal mine "El Cerrej�n"
				Limnological investigation of Rio Rancher�as (Guajira, Colombia) and ecological building precautions in the area of the brown coal mine �El Cerrej�n�. Contracting Entity INGETEC � Consulting Engineers, Bogot�, Colombia. Duration 2004-2005 Content Limnological investigation of the hyporhithral and epipotamal zone of Rio Rancher�as. Ecological consultation regarding the deviation of the river in the region of the new brown coal depots. Limnological conception for the construction of a new semi-natural course of the river with different habitats.
				Running waters of Luxembourg
				Investigation of the oligochaete fauna of the potamal zone of selected running waters of Luxembourg. Contracting Entity Dipl.Biol. K. Groh, Hackenheim, by order of the Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg. Duration 2001 - 2003 Content Taxonomy and auto-ecology of the aquatic oligochaetes (Annelida) of the potamal zone of 17 running waters in Luxembourg.
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				Research
				• University of Vienna / University of Agriculture / Universidad Pedag�gica y Tecnol�gica de Colombia Biodiversity, biogeography and bio-indication value of freshwater microcrustaceans (Crustacea: Copepoda, Branchiopoda, Ostracoda). • Mus�um national d�Histoire Naturelle MNHN, Paris D�p. de Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques. Crustacean collection. Invited scientist, Research dues on systematics of South American and German copepods: 2005, 2012, 2016, 2020. • Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History NMNH, Washington D.C. Invertebrate Collection. Taxonomical investigation on marin copepods of family Pseudodiaptomidae (Copepoda, Calanoida), 2015.
				Teaching
				Austria • University of Vienna Systematics, biology and ecology of selected aquatic invertebrates of Austria and Europe: Copepods, freshwater and marine species (Crustacea: Copepoda) Water fleas, freshwater and marine species (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera) Ostracods, freshwater species (Crustacea: Ostracoda) Rotifers, freshwater, marine and semiterrestrial species (Rotatoria Monogononta and Bdelloida) Worms, freshwater species (Annelida: Oligochaeta) • Medical University of Vienna Introduction to medical ecology. Lectures and laboratories Colombia • Universidad de Antioquia (Medell�n) General limnology Zooplankton Meiobenthos • Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogot�) General limnology Zooplankton • Universidad de Los Andes (Bogot�) General limnology Zooplankton Meiobenthos • Universidad Pedag�gica y Tecnol�gica de Colombia UPTC (Tunja) Bio-indication Meiobenthos • Universidad Industrial de Santander UIS (Bucaramanga) Zooplancton France • Mus�um national d�Histoire Naturelle MNHN, Paris. �cole de postgrade. Course on Systematics of European Ostracodes. Conference about the history of limnology in Central Europe.
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