The path of water

This year, students in the Ecology and Environmental Protection degree programme once again studied the water’s journey from the Zittau Mountains to Lake Olbersdorf as part of the “Hydrobiology and Water Protection” module. The module was led by Prof. Heidger.

In addition to the investigations at Lake Olbersdorf and its tributary, the Grundbach, the module also included a beaver field trip to the Oberland, led by Mr. Sbrzesny.

The internship consisted of several sessions during which the structural quality of the Grundbach, as well as the abiotic factors, fauna, and flora of the stream and the lake, were examined and ultimately synthesized into an assessment.

A very exciting, challenging, and hands-on semester is drawing to a close.