S. Merkli

Laboratory application of the Aquascope approach of automated imaging and classification for long-term plankton monitoring

The paper evaluates the laboratory application of the Aquascope for automated plankton imaging and classification, highlighting its advantages and limitations compared to traditional methods.

Automated plankton monitoring suggests a key role of microzooplankton and temperature for predicting dynamics of phytoplankton size classes

The paper uses Random Forest models on four years of lake data to show temperature and microzooplankton grazing significantly influence phytoplankton size class dynamics.

The dependence of forecasts on sampling frequency as a guide to optimizing monitoring in community ecology

This study investigates how sampling frequency affects ecological forecasts and finds that optimal frequency depends on growth rates and interactions, suggesting it can guide monitoring strategies.

Evolution under pH stress and high population densities leads to increased density-dependent fitness in the protist Tetrahymena thermophila

This study shows that under pH stress and high population densities, Tetrahymena thermophila genotypes evolve to converge in density-dependent fitness through changes in intrinsic growth rate or competitive ability.