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Overview

Thomas Mehner is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research emphasizes multiple subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's main areas of focus cover diverse topics linked to aquatic environments and biological systems. These include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine and Coastal Ecosystems.

Their recent publications demonstrate a variety of research interests within environmental monitoring and aquatic ecology. Key papers include:

  • "Capacity challenges in water quality monitoring: understanding the role of human development," 2020, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • "Challenges and opportunities in the use of ponds and pondscapes as Nature-based Solutions," 2023, Hydrobiologia
  • "European fish-based assessment reveals high diversity of systems for determining ecological status of lakes," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Fishermen's perceptions and experiences toward the impact of climate change and anthropogenic activities on freshwater fish biodiversity in Côte d'Ivoire," 2021, Discover Sustainability
  • "Trophic Transfer Efficiency in Lakes," 2022, Ecosystems

Thomas Mehner frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Sandra Brucet, Pieter Lemmens, Beat Oertli, Meryem Beklioğlu, and Luc De Meester. These partnerships reflect a network of colleagues active in related fields of environmental and aquatic research.

The scientist's work is published often in venues such as Hydrobiologia, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecology Of Freshwater Fish, Ecology and Evolution, and Biodiversity and Conservation. These publication outlets correspond with their research emphasis on aquatic systems and conservation biology.

Best Publications

  • Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation

    Wolf-Christian Lewin;Robert Arlinghaus;Thomas Mehner

  • Reconciling traditional inland fisheries management and sustainability in industrialized countries, with emphasis on Europe

    Robert Arlinghaus;Thomas Mehner;Ian G Cowx

  • Impacts of climate warming on the long-term dynamics of key fish species in 24 European lakes

    Erik Jeppesen;Thomas Mehner;Ian J. Winfield;Külli Kangur

  • Composition of fish communities in German lakes as related to lake morphology, trophic state, shore structure and human‐use intensity

    Thomas Mehner;Markus Diekmann;Uwe Brämick;Roland Lemcke

  • Biomanipulation of lake ecosystems: successful applications and expanding complexity in the underlying science

    Thomas Mehner;Jürgen Benndorf;Peter Kasprzak;Rainer Koschel

  • Energetics and metabolic correlates of starvation in juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis)

    T. Mehner;W. Wieser

  • Determinants of the distribution of juvenile fish in the littoral area of a shallow lake

    Wolf-Christian Lewin;Nils Okun;Thomas Mehner

  • Socio-economic characterisation of specialised common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) anglers in Germany, and implications for inland fisheries management and eutrophication control.

    Robert Arlinghaus;Thomas Mehner

  • Diel vertical migration of freshwater fishes – proximate triggers, ultimate causes and research perspectives

    Thomas Mehner

  • A feedback loop links brownification and anoxia in a temperate, shallow lake

    Jan Köhler;Katrin Attermeyer;Hans-Peter Grossart

  • Determinants of management preferences of recreational anglers in Germany: Habitat management versus fish stocking

    Robert Arlinghaus;Thomas Mehner

  • A Management-Orientated Comparative Analysis of Urban and Rural Anglers Living in a Metropolis (Berlin, Germany)

    Robert Arlinghaus;Thomas Mehner

  • Coexistence of behavioural types in an aquatic top predator: a response to resource limitation?

    Alexander Kobler;Alexander Kobler;Thomas Klefoth;Thomas Mehner;Robert Arlinghaus;Robert Arlinghaus

  • Fish diversity in European lakes: geographical factors dominate over anthropogenic pressures

    Sandra Brucet;Stephanie Pédron;Thomas Mehner;Torben L. Lauridsen

  • Development of a fish-based index to assess the eutrophication status of European lakes

    C. Argillier;S. Caussé;M. Gevrey;S. Pédron

  • Temperature impact on the midsummer decline of Daphnia galeata: an analysis of long‐term data from the biomanipulated Bautzen Reservoir (Germany)

    JÜrgen Benndorf;Johannes Kranich;Thomas Mehner;Annekatrin Wagner

  • How to link biomanipulation and sustainable fisheries management: a step‐by‐step guideline for lakes of the European temperate zone

    T. Mehner;R. Arlinghaus;Søren Berg;H. Dörner

  • A Review of Predation Impact by 0+ Fish on Zooplankton in Fresh and Brackish Waters of the Temperate Northern Hemisphere

    Thomas Mehner;Ralf Thiel

  • Rapid Recovery from Eutrophication of a Stratified Lake by Disruption of Internal Nutrient Load

    Thomas Mehner;Markus Diekmann;Thomas Gonsiorczyk;Peter Kasprzak

  • Intraspecific temperature dependence of the scaling of metabolic rate with body mass in fishes and its ecological implications

    Jan Ohlberger;Thomas Mehner;Georg Staaks;Franz Hölker

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Brucet
Sandra Brucet Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Ian J. Winfield
Ian J. Winfield Lancaster University
Franz Hölker
Franz Hölker Leibniz Association
Robert Arlinghaus
Robert Arlinghaus Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Sabine Hilt
Sabine Hilt Leibniz Association
Torben L. Lauridsen
Torben L. Lauridsen Aarhus University
Jörg Freyhof
Jörg Freyhof Leibniz Association
Hans-Peter Grossart
Hans-Peter Grossart University of Potsdam
Ursula Gaedke
Ursula Gaedke University of Potsdam

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