Joint project partners

District of Passau

Passau Landscape Conservation Association e.V.
Dr.-Ernst-Derra-Straße 4
94036 Passau
kontakt@flussmuscheln.de

Project manager: Christiane Kotz
Project team: Carola Stemp, Helena Kummer, Dr. Marco Denic

Tasks: Project coordination, freshwater pearl mussel breeding with subsequent stocking measures, reduction of substance and sediment inputs, improvement of food resources for the freshwater pearl mussel, improvement of the structure of the body of water, increase of water retention in the surface, organisation of cultural events related to the topic of freshwater pearl mussel, environmental education, establishment of an international freshwater pearl mussel network, bioindication

Technical University of Munich

Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology
Mühlenweg 22
85354 Freising
aquasys@tum.de

Project manager: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Geist
Project team: Prof. Dr. Ralph Kühn, MSc. Rebecca Höß

Tasks: Monitoring of released juvenile mussels, freshwater pearl mussel and brown trout genetics, comparative monitoring in the Lutter, establishment of freshwater pearl mussel breeding books

Technische Universität Dresden


Institute of Hydrobiology
Zellescher Weg 40
01217 Dresden
limnologie@tu-dresden.de

Project manager: Prof. Dr. Thomas U. Berendonk
Project team: M.Sc. Thea Hose, Christoph Koebsch, Ulricke Haase, M.Sc. Felix Grunicke

Tasks: Coordination of sub-projects in Saxony; investigation into food quality, model implementation of measures with exemplary inclusion of land users, reduction of substance and sediment inputs, improvement of food resources for the freshwater pearl mussel, improvement of the structure of the body of water, increase of water retention in the surface, development of a low water level warning system, bioindication

Saxony State Foundation for Nature and the Environment

Nature Protection Fund
Riesaer Str. 7
01129 Dresden
poststelle@lanu.de

Project manager: Dr. David Greve
Project team: Sophie Möbius

Tasks: Organisation of cultural events related to the topic of the freshwater pearl mussel, environmental education, provision of mussel breeding stations in Saxony, juvenile mussel rearing outdoors in the project area in Saxony, agro-economic consideration of measures on agricultural lands, creation of a best-practice handbook

District of Vogtland

Nature Conservation Authority (Untere Naturschutzbehörde)
Bahnhofstr. 46/48
08523 Plauen
landratsamt@vogtlandkreis.de

Sub-project manager: Dr. Christine Heuck
Project team: Thomas Findeis

Tasks: Operation of mussel breeding station in the district of Vogtland in Saxony, guidance for land users, reduction of substance and sediment inputs, improvement of food resources for the freshwater pearl mussel

Biological Station for the Aachen CitiesRegion e.V.

Zweifallerstr. 162
52224 Stolberg
info@bs-aachen.de

Project manager: Heidi Selheim
Project team: Nathalie Blees

Tasks: Freshwater pearl mussel breeding with subsequent stocking measures, reduction of substance and sediment inputs, improvement of food resources for the freshwater pearl mussel, improvement of the structure of the body of water, increase of water retention in the surface, organisation of cultural events related to the topic of the freshwater pearl mussel, environmental education, bioindication

Bavarian Nature Conservation Association e.V.

Hof District Group
Auguststraße 1
95028 Hof
info@bund-naturschutz.com

Sub-project manager: Wolfgang Degelmann
Project team: Michal Blaha, Daniel Höllering

Tasks: Freshwater pearl mussel and brown trout breeding with subsequent stocking measures, reduction of substance and sediment inputs, improvement of food resources for the freshwater pearl mussel, improvement of the structure of the body of water, increase of water retention in the surface, organisation of cultural events related to the topic of the freshwater pearl mussel, environmental education, emergency plan for periods of drought, bioindication