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1.12.2009 Final publication of: Zitek, A, Schmutz, S., Preis, S., Bredeweg, B., Salles, P. and S. Muhar (2009). Evaluating the potential of qualitative reasoning models to contribute to a sustainable catchment management, ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS, 4, 381-395. See also the QR portal for the models and software described in this publication.

Fourth International Otolith Symposium - 23.-28.08.2009 in Monterey California

The ISOMARK project under the supervision of Ao Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Prohaska (Division of Analytical Chemistry, BOKU Vienna), was accepted by the FWF on 14.05.2009. The "IsoMark" project focuses for the first time on the comprehensive investigation of microchemical information (elemental fingerprint of Ca, Sr, Na, Ba, Mg; isotopic fingerprint of Sr and Ca) in different hard parts of typical European freshwater fish species like brown trout (Salmo trutta f.f., L.), European grayling (Thymallus thymallus, L.), nase (Chondrostoma nasus, L.) and the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho, L.). Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) will be used as major technique for direct and simultaneous in situ high precision analysis of trace elements and isotope ratios of hard parts. The project is run as collaboration between the Division of Analytical Chemistry (Department of Chemistry) and the Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management (Department of Water, Atmosphere & Environment) at the BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, together with the Institute for Water Ecology, Fisheries and Lake Research at Mondsee/Scharfling (Federal Agency for Water Management), and is directly related to the research of the START-project "VIRIS" (Vienna Isotope Research Investigation and Survey, FWF 267-N11).

Start of the FP7 project "DynaLearn - Engaging and informed tools for learning conceptual system knowledge" aiming at the delivery of an individualised and engaging cognitive tool for acquiring conceptual knowledge on environmental sciences issues, especially related to an integrated catchment management.

Final report of the project "Development of a video system for monitoring fish migrations at fishways" together with freiwasser by order of the AHP (Verbund).

Final report of the fish ecological monitoring programme within the project "Development and hydraulical optimization of a Vertical Slot fish pass as pre-fabricated building block system" for the SW Umwelttechnik.

Kick Off and coordination of the project "Development of a standard for building fish migration facilities" for the Austrian Ministry of Life.

Entry of the virtual incubator of INITS with the project "ProDecision".

Coordination of the project "Sondermessprogramm Restwasser & Schwall" for Land Salzburg, Abteilung Gewässerschutz.

Finalisation and submission of the research proposal "Assessing the potential of isotopes and elements in different hard parts of freshwater fish species to determine origin and migratory patterns using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)" with Ao. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. T. PROKASKA, Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, BOKU Wien, VIRIS working party.

Preparation of the final report on the fish-ecological monitoring programme of the LIFE- Natur project "Wildflusslandschaft Lech".

Submission of a publication to the Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology: "A low cost flood resistant weir for the monitoring of fish migration in small and medium sized rivers. ZITEK, A., MÜHLBAUER, M & S. SCHMUTZ.

Submission of a publication to the Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology: "Retrospective assignment of brown trout (Salmo trutta f.f L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum 1792) to life stage specific habitats based on chronological patterns of elements (88Sr/43Ca, 23Na/43Ca) and Sr isotopic ratios (87Sr/86Sr) in otoliths using LA-ICP-MS". ZITEK, A., STURM, M, WAIDBACHER, H & T. PROHASKA.

Submission of a publication for the journal Ecological Informatics: "Evaluating the potential of qualitative models for sustainable catchment management". A. ZITEK, S. SCHMUTZ, S. PREIS, P. SALLES, B. BREDEWEG and S. MUHAR.

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