Umweltsystemanalyse

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

  1. Hernández-Agüero J.A., Falkenhahn M., Hetzer J., Wesche K., Zarfl C., Tockner K. (2025) Mapping the global distribution and conservation status of oases—ecosystems of pivotal biocultural relevance. PeerJ 13:e18884 doi: 10.7717/peerj.18884
  2. Mayer J., Peters R., Bange J., Mauz M., Platis A., Zarfl C. (2025) A continental approach to estimate the area required for proposed wind-power parks and their overlap with protected areas in Africa. Environ. Res. Lett. 20(3), 034020.  doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ada970
  3. Heyde B.J., Braun M., Soufi L., Lüneberg K., Gallego S., Amelung W., Axtmann K., Bierbaum G., Glaeser S.P., Grohmann E., Arredondo-Hernández R., Mulder I., Pulami D., Smalla K., Zarfl C., Siebe C., Siemens J. (2025) Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater on agricultural land: Benefits and risks. npj Clean Water 8(1), doi: 10.1038/s41545-025-00438-6
  4. Loriani S., Bartsch A., Calamita E., Donges J.F., Hebden S., Hirota M., Landolfi A., Nagler T., Sakschewski B., Staal A., Verbesselt J., Winkelmann R., Wood R., Wunderling N. (2025) Monitoring the multiple stages of climate tipping systems from space: Do the GCOS essential climate variables meet the needs? Surv. Geophys. DOI: 10.1007/s10712-024-09866-4.
  5. Dolcetti G., Piccolroaz S., Bruno M.C., Calamita E., Larsen S., Zolezzi G., Siviglia A. (2025) Quantification of carbopeaking and fluxes in a regulated Alpine river. Water Resour. Res. 61, e2024WR037834. DOI: 10.1029/2024WR037834.
  6. Schaper J.L., Zarfl C., Lewandowski J., Cirpka O.A. (2025) VTraFlux − A model toolbox to determine transient vertical exchange fluxes in hyporheic sediments from time series of natural tracers. J. Hydrol. 651, 132520. Read
  7. Boeckmann M., Siemens J., Heyde B.J., Zarfl C. (2025) Identification of dissipation pathways for pharmaceuticals in soils – a modelling approach. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts. DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00777H. Read
  8. Buchner M., Nguyen H.H., Angenent L.T., Zarfl C., Usack J.G. (2024) Deployment of power-to-protein technology in Ethiopia to provide drought-related emergency relief and mitigate food insecurity. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 8. Read
  9. Glaser C., Gilfedder B.S., Zarfl C. (2024) Spatio-temporal variability of hyporheic exchange processes across a stream network. Hydrol. Process. 38(12), e15337. doi: 10.1002/hyp.15337.

  10. Grimm H., Lorenz J., Straub D., Joshi P., Schuster J., Zarfl C., Muehe E.M., Kappler A. (2024) Nitrous oxide is the main product during nitrate reduction by a novel lithoautotrophic iron(II)-oxidizing culture from an organic-rich paddy soil. Appl. Environ. Microb. 0:e01262-24. Read

  11. Lehner B., Beames P., Mulligan M., Zarfl C., De Felice L., van Soesbergen A., Thieme M., Garcia de Leaniz C., Anand M., Belletti B., Brauman K.A., Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Mandle L., Mazany-Wright N., Messager M.L., Pavelsky T., Pekel J.-F., Wang J., Wen Q., Xing T., Yang X., Wishart M., Lyon K., Higgins J. (2024) The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications. Scientific Data 11, 1069.Read (open access)
  12. Maaroufi L., Hofmann D., Zarfl C., Hüben M., Pütz T., Amelung W. (2024) Non-extractable residues of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in soil. Chemosphere 366, 143422. Read
  13. Schaper J.L., Cirpka O.A., Lewandowski J., Zarfl C. (2024) Electrical conductivity fluctuations as a tracer to determine time-dependent transport characteristics in hyporheic sediments. J Hydrol. 643, 131914. Read
  14. Lehner B., Beames P., Mulligan M., Zarfl C., De Felice L., van Soesbergen A., Thieme M., Garcia de Leaniz C., Anand M., Belletti B., Brauman K.A., Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Mandle L., Mazany-Wright N., Messager M.L., Pavelsky T., Pekel J.-F., Wang J., Wen Q., Xing T., Yang X., Wishart M., Lyon K., Higgins J. (2024) The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications. Scientific Data 11, 1069. Read (open access)
  15. Maaroufi L., Hofmann D., Zarfl C., Hüben M., Pütz T., Amelung W. (2024) Non-extractable residues of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in soil. Chemosphere 366, 143422. Read
  16. Grimm H., Drabesch S., Nicol A., Straub D., Joshi P., Zarfl C., Planer-Friedrich B., Muehe E.M., Kappler A. (2024) Arsenic immobilization and greenhouse gas emission depend on quantity and frequency of nitrogen fertilization in paddy soil. Heliyon, 10(16), e35706. Read
  17. Souza Kuhn C.E., Vieira Reis F.A.G., Furegatti S.A., Zarfl C., Palcheco Peixoto A.S. (2024) Economic impacts of an urban gully are driven by land degradation. Natural Hazards. Read
  18. Peters, R., Berlekamp, J., Tockner, K., & Zarfl, C. (2024). Electricity mix from renewable energies can avoid further fragmentation of African rivers. Sustainable Energy Research, 11(1), 1-16. Read
  19. Peters, R., Berlekamp, J., Kabiri, C., Kaplin, B. A., Tockner, K., Zarfl, C. Sustainable pathways towards universal renewable electricity access in Africa. Nat Rev Earth Environ (2024). Read
  20. Souza Kuhn C.E., Vieira Reis F.A.G., Lazaretti A.F., Zarfl C., Carvalho Cabral V., Grathwohl P. (2023) The record and trends of natural disasters caused by gullies in Brazil. Environ. Earth Sci. doi: 10.1007/s12665-023-11213-6. Read
  21. Weyerer F., Weinbach A., Zarfl C., Allhoff K.T. (2023) Eco-evolutionary dynamics in two-species mutualistic systems: One-sided population decline triggers joint interaction disinvestment. Evol. Ecol. doi: 10.1007/s10682-023-10264-2. Read
  22. Tydecks L., Hernández-Agüero J.A., Böhning-Gaese K., Bremerich V., Jeschke J.M., Schütt B., Zarfl C., Tockner K. (2023) Oases in the Sahara Desert – Linking biological and cultural diversity. PLOS ONE 18(8):e0290304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290304 (open access).
  23. Vogel A.J., Thompson K.J., Kleindienst S., Zarfl C. (2023). Dosage concentration and pulsing frequency affect the degradation efficiency in simulated bacterial polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading cultures. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 30, 59813–59825.
  24. Glaser C., Escher B. I., Engelhardt M., Liu Y., Krauss M., König M., Schlichting R., Zarfl C., Spahr S. (2023) Contribution of particle-associated contaminant transport to river water quality during storm events. J. Hydrol. 621(10):129600. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129600.
  25. Koch F., Neutel A.-M., Barnes D.K.A., Tielbӧrger K., Zarfl C., Allhoff K.T. (2023) Competitive hierarchies in bryozoan assemblages mitigate network instability by keeping short and long feedback loops weak. Commun. Biol., 6, 690. Read
  26. Kuhn, C., Vieira Reis, F.A.G., Zarfl, C., Grathwohl, P. Ravines and gullies, a review about impact valuation. Natural Hazards. (2023) Read
  27. Peters, R., Berlekamp, J., Tockner, K., Zarfl, C.. RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants. Sci Data 10, 16 (2023). Read
  28. Cabral VC, Reis FAV, Veloso V, Corrêa CV, Kuhn C, Zarfl C (2022) The consequences of debris flows in Brazil: a historical analysis based on recorded events in the last 100 years. Landslides. Doi: 10.1007/s10346-022-01984-7
  29. Cabral VC, Reis FAV, Veloso V, Ogura AT, Zarfl C (2022) A multi-step hazard assessment for debris-flow prone areas influenced by hydroclimatic events. Engineering Geology. Doi: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106961
  30. Wei, R., et al. (2022) Modeling the Dynamics of Mixture Toxicity and Effects of Organic Micropollutants in a Small River under Unsteady Flow Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. Read
  31. Schuster D., Holstein N., Axtmann K., Felder C., Voigt A., Färber H,, Ciorba P., Szekata C., Schallenberg A., Böckmann M., Zarfl C., Neidhöfer C., Smalla K., Exner M., Bierbauma G. (2022) Antibiotic concentrations in raw hospital wastewater surpass minimal selective and minimal inhibitory concentrations of resistant Acinetobacter baylyi strains. Environ. Microbiol. Read
  32. Meierdierks J., Zarfl C., Beckingham B., Grathwohl P. (2022) Comprehensive multi-compartment sampling for quantification of long-term accumulation of PAHs in soils. ACS Environ. Au. Read
  33. Kleinteich, J., Hanselmann, K., Hildebrand, F., Kappler, A., Zarfl, C. (2022) Glacier melt-down changes habitat characteristics and unique microbial community composition and physiology in alpine lake sediments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 98, 7. Read
  34. Zarfl, C., Dunn, F. (2022): The delicate balance of river sediments. Science, 376 (6600), 1385-1386. Read
  35. Schaper, J.L., Zarfl, C., Meinikmann, K., Banks, E. W., Baron, S., Cirpka, O. A., and Lewandowski, J. (2022) Spatial variability of radon production rates in an alluvial aquifer affects travel time estimates of groundwater originating from a losing stream. Water Resources Research  58,  Read
  36. Opperman, J.J.; Camargo, R.R.; Laporte-Bisquit, A.; Zarfl, C.; Morgan, A.J. (2022) Using the WWF Water Risk Filter to Screen Existing and Projected Hydropower Projects for Climate and Biodiversity Risks. Water, 14, 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050721
  37. Jimenez-Fernandez O., Schwientek M., Osenbrück K., Glaser C., Schmidt C., Fleckenstein J. H. (2022) Groundwater‐surface water exchange as key control for instream and groundwater nitrate concentrations along a first‐order agricultural stream. Hydrological processes 36 (2) https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14507
  38. Schaper, J.L., Zarfl, C., Meinikmann, K., Banks, E. W., Baron, S., Cirpka, O. A., and Lewandowski, J. 2022 Spatial variability of radon production rates in an alluvial aquifer affects travel time estimates of groundwater originating from a losing stream. Water Resources Research  58,  https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030635
  39. Jaeger, A., Posselt, M., Schaper, J.L. et al. (2021) Transformation of organic micropollutants along hyporheic flow in bedforms of river-simulating flumes. Sci Rep 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91519-2
  40. Hoehne, A., Lewandowski, J., Schaper, J.L., and McCallum, J. L. (2021). Determining hyporheic removal rates of trace organic compounds using non-parametric conservative transport with multiple sorption models. Water Research 206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117750
  41. He F., Thieme M., Zarfl C., Grill G., Lehner B., Hogan Z., Tockner K., Jähnig S.C. (2021) Impacts of loss of free-flowing rivers on global freshwater megafauna. Biological Conservation 263, 109335.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109335
  42. Mulligan M., Lehner B., Zarfl C., Thieme M., Beames P., van Soesbergen A., Higgins J., Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Brauman K.A., De Felice L., Wen Q., Garcia de Leaniz C., Belletti B., Mandle L., Yang X., Wang J., Mazany-Wright N. (2021) Global Dam Watch: Curated data and tools for management and decision making. Environ Res Infrastruct Sustain 1, 033003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ac333a
  43. Thieme M.L., Tickner D., Grill G., Carvallo J.P., Goichot M., Hartmann J., Higgins J., Lehner B., Mulligan M., Nilsson C., Tockner K., Zarfl C., Opperman J. (2021) Navigating trade-offs between dams and river conservation. Global Sustainability. doi.org/10.1017/sus.2021.15
  44. Schmitt, M., Wack, K., Glaser, C., Wei, R., & Zwiener, C. (2021). Separation of Photochemical and Non-Photochemical Diurnal In-Stream Attenuation of Micropollutants. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02116
  45. Cabral, V. C., Reis, F. A. G. V., D’Affonseca, F. M., Lucía, A., dos Santos Corrêa, C. V., Veloso, V., . . . Zarfl, C. (2021). Characterization of a landslide-triggered debris flow at a rainforest-covered mountain region in Brazil. Natural Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04811-9
  46. Niu L., Ahlheim J., Glaser C., Gunold R., Henneberger L., König M., Krauss M., Schwientek M., Zarfl C., Escher B. (2021). Suspended Particulate Matter - A Source or Sink for Chemical Mixtures of Organic Micropollutants in a Small River under Baseflow Conditions? Environ Sci Technol. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07772
  47. Glaser C., Frei S., Massmann G., Gilfedder B.S. (2021). Tidal creeks as hot-spots for hydrological exchange in a coastal landscape. J Hydrol. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126158
  48. Peters R.; Berlekamp J.; Lucía A.; Stefani V.; Tockner K.; Zarfl C. (2021) Integrated Impact Assessment for Sustainable Hydropower Planning in the Vjosa Catchment (Greece, Albania). Sustainability, 13, 1514. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031514
  49. Zarfl C., Lehner B. (2020) Small barriers a big deal for Europe’s rivers. Nature News & Views. (invited)
  50. Glaser C., Schwientek M., Junginger T., Gilfedder B. S., Frei S., Werneburg M., Zwiener C., Zarfl C. (2020) Comparison of environmental tracers including organic micropollutants as groundwater exfiltration indicators into a small river of a karstic catchment. Hydrological Processes 34(24), 4712-4726. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13909.
  51. Escher B., Braun G., Zarfl C. (2020) Exploring the concepts of concentration addition and independent action using a linear low-effect mixture model. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. doi.org/10.1002/etc.4868
  52. He F., Langhans S., Zarfl C., Wanke R., Tockner K., Jähnig S. (accepted 07.2020) Combined effects of life-history traits and human impact on extinction risk of freshwater megafauna. Conserv Biol.
  53. Glaser C., Zarfl C., Rügner H., Lewis A., Schwientek M. (2020) Analysing particle-associated pollutant transport to identify in-stream sediment processes during a high flow event. Water 12(1794), 1-16. doi.org/10.3390/w12061794.
  54. Glaser C., Zarfl C., Werneburg M., Böckmann M., Zwiener C., Schwientek M. (2020) Temporal and spatial variable in-stream attenuation of selected pharmaceuticals. Sci Total Environ 741, 39514. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139514.
  55. Serlet A. J., López Moreira M G. A., Zolezzi G., Wharton G., Hölker F., Gurnell A. M., Tockner K., Bertoldi W., Bruno M.C., Jähnig S., Lewandowski J., Monaghan M.T., Rillig M. C., Rogato M., Toffolon M., Veresoglou S.D., Zarfl C. (2020) SMART Research: Towards interdisciplinary river science in Europe. Front. Environ. Sci. doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00063.
  56. Witting A., Brandenstein F., Zarfl C., Lucía A. (2020) Impact of scientific scrutiny after the 2016 Braunsbach flash flood on flood-risk management in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Water 12 (1165), 1-21. doi.org/10.3390/w12041165.
  57. Müller M., Werneburg M., Glaser C., Schwientek M., Zarfl C., Escher B. I., Zwiener C. (2020) Influence of emission sources and tributaries on the spatial and temporal patterns of micropollutant mixtures and associated effects in a small river. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39(7), 1382-1391.
  58. Thieme M., Khrystenko D., Qin S., Golden Kroner R., Lehner B., Pack S., Tockner K., Zarfl C., Mascia M.B. (accepted 03.2020) Dams and Protected Areas: Quantifying the spatial and temporal extent of global dam construction within protected areas. Conserv Lett.
  59. Moleón M, Sánchez-Zapata J.A., Donázar J.A., Revilla E., Martín-López B., Gutiérrez-Cánovas C., Getz W.M., Morales-Reyes Z., Campos-Arceiz A., Crowder L.B., Galetti M., González-Suárez M., He F., Jordano P., Lewison R., Naidoo R., Owen-Smith N., Selva N., J.-C. Svenning, Tella J.L., Zarfl C., Jähnig S.C., Hayward M.W., Faurby S., García N., Barnosky A.D., Tockner K. (2020) Rethinking megafauna. P. Roy. Soc. B 287, 20192643. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2643.
  60. Maavara T., Chen Q., Van Meter K., Brown L., Ni J., Zhang J., Zarfl C. (2020) River dam impacts on biogeochemical cycling. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 1, 103.116. doi: 10.1038/s43017-019-0019-0.
  61. Kleinteich J., Hilt S., Hoppe A., Zarfl C. (2020) Structural changes of the microplankton community following a pulse of inorganic nitrogen in a eu-trophic river. Limnol. Oceanogr. 65, S1. doi.org/10.1002/lno.11352.
  62. Barbarossa V., Huijbregts M., Schmitt R., King H., Zarfl C., Schipper A. (2020) Impacts of current and future large dams on the geographic range connectivity of freshwater fish worldwide. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. 17, 3648-3655.
  63. Zarfl C., Berlekamp J., He F., Jähnig S.C., Darwall W., Tockner K. (2019): Future large hydropower dams impact global freshwater megafauna. Sci. Rep.-UK. 9, 18531.
  64. Escher B., Abagyan R., Embry M., Klüver N., Redman A., Zarfl C., Parkerton T.F. (2020) Recommendations for improving methods and models for aquatic hazard assessment of ionizable organic chemicals. Environ Toxicol. Chem. 39 (2), 269-286. doi.org/10.1002/etc.4602.
  65. von Schiller D., Datry T., Corti R., Foulquier A., Tockner K., Marcé R., García-Baquero G., Odriozola I., Obrador B., Elosegi A., Mendoza-Lera C., Gessner M. O., Stubbington R., Albariño R.,…, Zarfl C., Zoppini A. (2019) Sediment respiration pulses in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams. Global Biogeochem. Cy. 33 (10), 1251-1263. doi.org/10.1029/2019GB006276.
  66. Glaser C., Schwientek M., Zarfl C. (2019) Designing field-based investigations of organic micropollutant fate in rivers. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28, 28633-28649.
  67. He F., Zarfl C., Bremerich V., David J.N.W., Hogan Z., Kalinkat G., Tockner K., Jähnig S. (2019) The global decline of freshwater megafauna. Glob. Change Biol. 25 (11), 3883-3892.
  68. Dunn F., Darby S., Nicholls R.J., Cohen S., Zarfl C., Fekete B. (2019) Projections of declining fluvial sediment delivery to major deltas worldwide in response to climate change and anthropogenic stress. Environ Res Lett 14, 084034. doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab304e.
  69. Bittner L., Klüver N., Henneberger L., Mühlenbrink M., Zarfl C., Escher B.I. (2019) Combined ion-trapping and mass balance models to describe the pH-dependent uptake and toxicity of acidic and basic pharmaceuticals in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio). Environ. Sci. Technol. 53, 7877-7886.
  70. Grill G., Thieme M., Lehner B., Geenen B., Tickner D., Antonelli F., Babu S., Cheng L., Crochetiere H., Filgueiras R., Goichot M., Higgins J., Hogan Z., Lip B., McClain M., Meng J.H., Mulligan M., Nilsson C., Olden J.D., Opperman J., Petry P., Reidy Liermann C., Saenz L., Salinas-Rodríguez S., Schelle P., Snider J., Tockner K., Valdujo P.H., van Soesbergen A., Zarfl C. (2019) Mapping the world’s free-flowing rivers. Nature 569, 215-221.
  71. Seidensticker S., Zarfl C., Cirpka O.A., Grathwohl P. (2019) Microplastic-contaminant interactions: Influence of non-linearity and coupled mass transfer. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. doi.org/10.1002/etc.4447. (recognized as one of ET&C top 10 Exceptional Papers 2019).
  72. Müller M.E., Vikstrom S., König M., Schlichting R., Zarfl C., Zwiener C., Escher B. (2019) Mitochondrial toxicity of micropollutants in water samples measured by the oxygen consumption rate in cells. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 38(5), 1000-1011.
  73. Liu Y., Zarfl C., Basu N., Cirpka O.A. (2019) Turnover and legacy of sediment-associated PAH in a baseflow-dominated river. Sci. Total Environ. 671, 754-764. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.236
  74. Zarfl C. (2019) Promising techniques and open challenges for microplastic identification and quantification in environmental matrices. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 1-14. DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01763-9.
  75. Premier V., de Souza Machado A.A., Mitchell S., Zarfl C., Spencer K., Toffolon M. (2019) Transport processes in the Thames Estuary: Model-based analysis of the metal fate in coastal systems. Estuar. Coast 42, 1185-1201 doi: DOI: 10.1007/s12237-019-00544-y
  76. Shumilova O., Tockner K., Gurnell A., Langhans S., Righetti M., Lucía Vela A., Zarfl C. (2019) Floating organic matter: A neglected component affecting the ecological and geomorphic integrity of rivers. Aquatic Sciences 81, 25. doi: 10.1007/s00027-019-0619-2.
  77. Shumilova O., Tockner K., Thieme M., Koska A., Zarfl C. (2019) Global water transfer megaprojects: A potential solution for the water-food-energy nexus? Front. Environ. Sci. 6,150  https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00150
  78. Shumilova O., Zak D., Datry T., von Schiller D., Corti R., Foulquier A., Obrador B., Tockner K.,…, Zarfl C. (2019) Simulating pulse-flood events in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: a global analysis of leached nutrients and organic matter. Glob. Change Biol. 9(1) https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14537
  79. Liu Y., Zarfl C., Basu N., Schwientek M., Cirpka O.A. (2018) Contributions of catchment and in-stream processes to suspended sediment transport in a dominantly groundwater-fed catchment. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sc. 22, 3903-3921. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3903-2018
  80. Dunn F., Nicholls R.J., Darby S., Cohen S., Zarfl C., Fekete B. (2018) Projections of Historical and 21st Century Fluvial Sediment Delivery to the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mahanadi, and Volta Deltas. Sci. Total Environ. 642, 105-116. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.006
  81. Datry T., Foulquier A., Corti R., von Schiller D., Tockner K., Mendoza–Lera C., Clement J.C., Gücker B., Moléon M.,…, Zarfl C., Zoppini A. (2018) A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways. Nature Geoscience. https://rdcu.be/2ojR
  82. Müller M.E., Escher B. I., Schwientek M., Werneburg M., Zarfl C., Zwiener C. (2018) Combining in vitro reporter gene bioassays with chemical analysis to assess changes in the water quality along the Ammer River, Southwestern Germany. Environ. Sci. Europe. 30(1):20 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-018-0148-y
  83. Lucía A., Schwientek M., Eberle J., Zarfl C. (2018) Planform changes and large wood transport in two torrents during a severe flash flood in Braunsbach, Germany 2016. Sci. Total Environ. 640–641, 315-326. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.186
  84. He F., Bremerich V., Zarfl C., Geldmann J., Langhans S., David J., Darwall W., Tockner K., Jähnig S. (2018) Global freshwater megafauna biodiversity: patterns, status, and threats. Divers.Distrib. 00:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12780.
  85. Seidensticker S., Grathwohl P., Lamprecht J., Zarfl C. (2018) A combined experimental and modeling study to evaluate pH-dependent sorption of polar and non-polar compounds to polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics. Environ. Sci. Europe 30:30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-018-0155-z
  86. Zarfl C, Lucía A, The connectivity between soil erosion and sediment entrapment in reservoirs, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2018.05.001
  87. Kleinteich, J., Puddick J., Wood S. A., Hildebrand F., Dail Laughinghouse IV H., Pearce, D. A., Dietrich D. R. and Wilmotte A.: Toxic Cyanobacteria in Svalbard: Chemical Diversity of Microcystins Detected Using a Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Precursor Ion Screening Method, Toxins 2018, 10(4), 147; DOI:10.3390/toxins10040147
  88. He F., Bremerich V., Zarfl C., Geldmann J., Langhans S., David J., Darwall W., Tockner K., Jähnig S. (2018) Global freshwater megafauna biodiversity: patterns, status, and threats. Diversity and Distributions 24(10), 1395-1404 https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12780
  89. Rehse S., Kloas W., Zarfl C. (2018) Microplastics reduce short-term effects of environmental contaminants. Part I: Effects of bisphenol A on freshwater zooplankton are lower in persence of polyamide particles. Int. J. Env. Res. Pub. He. 2018 Feb 6;15(2). pii: E280.
  90. Kleinteich J., Seidensticker S., Marggrander N., Zarfl C. (2018) Microplastics reduce short-term effects of environmental contaminants. Part II: Polyethylene particles decrease the effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on microorganisms. Int. J. Env. Res. Pub. He.
  91. de Souza Machado A.A., Kloas W., Zarfl C.,Hempel S., Rillig M.C. (2018) Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial biodiversity. Global Change Biology 24(4), 1405-1416 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020
  92. de Souza Machado A.A., Spencer K., Zarfl C., O'Shea F.T. (2018) Unravelling metal mobility under complex contaminant signatures. Sci. Total Environ 622-623, 373-384. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1WD4cB8cccplz
  93. Seidensticker S., Zarfl C., Cirpka O.A., Fellenberg G., Grathwohl P. (2017) Shift in mass transfer of wastewater contaminants from microplastics in presence of dissolved substances. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(21), 12254-12263.
  94. Kleinteich J., Hildebrand F., Bahram M., Voigt A.Y., Wood S.A., Jungblut A.D., Küpper F.C., Quesada A., Camacho A., Pearce D.A., Convey P., Vincent W.F., Zarfl C., Bork P., Dietrich D.R. (2017) Pole-to-pole connections: Similarities between Arctic and Antarctic microbiomes and their vulnerability to environmental change. Front. Ecol. Evol. 5:137. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00137.
  95. Lumsdon A.E., Artamonov I., Bruno M.C., Righetti M., Tockner K., Tonolla D., Zarfl C. (2017) Soundpeaking: hydropeaking-induced changes in river soundscapes. River. Res. Appl. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3229.
  96. Carrizo S.F., Jähnig S., Bremerich V., Freyhof J., Harrison I., He F., Langhans S., Tockner K., Zarfl C., Darwall W. (2017) Freshwater megafauna: Flagships for freshwater biodiversity under threat. BioScience 67(10), 919-927.
  97. He F., Zarfl C., Bremerich V., Henshaw A., Darwall W., Tockner K., Jähnig S. (2017) Disappearing giants: a review of threats to freshwater megafauna. WIREs WATER e1208. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1208
  98. Grill G., Lehner B., Lumsdon A. E., MacDonald G. K., Zarfl C., Liermann C. R. (2017) Reply to Comment on: An index-based framework for assessing patterns and trends in river fragmentation and flow regulation by global dams at multiple scales. Environ. Res. Lett. 12, 038002.
  99. Kleinteich J., Golubic S., Pessi I.S., Velázquez D., Storme J.Y., Darchambeau F., Borges A.V., Compère P., Radtke G., Lee S.J., Javaux E.J., Wilmotte A. (2017) Cyanobacterial contribution to travertine deposition in the Hoyoux River System, Belgium. Microb. Ecol. 74, 33-53.
  100. de Souza Machado A. A., Zarfl C., Rehse S., Kloas W. (2017) Low-dose effects: Nonmonotonic responses for the toxicity of a Bacillus thuringiensis biocide to Daphnia magna. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(3), 1679–1686.
  101. Rehse S., Kloas W., Zarfl C. (2016) Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna. Chemosphere 153, 91-99.
  102. Winemiller K. O., McIntyre P.B., Castello L., Fluet-Chouinard E., Giarrizzo T., Nam S., Baird I. G., Darwall W., Lujan N. K., Harrison I., Stiassny M. L. J., Silvano R. A. M., Fitzgerald D. B., Pelicice F. M., Agostinho A. A., Gomes L. C., Albert J. S., Petrere Jr. M., Zarfl C., Mulligan M., Sullivan J. P., Arantes C. C., Sousa L. M., Koning A. A., Hoeinghaus D. J., Sabaj M., Lundberg J. G., Armbruster J., Petry P., Zuanon J., Torrente Vilara G., Snoeks J., Ou C, Pavanelli C. S., Akama A., van Soesbergen A., Sáenz L. (2016) Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo and Mekong. Science 352, 128-129.
  103. de Souza Machado A. A., Spencer K., Kloas W., Toffolon M., Zarfl C. (2016) Metal fate and effects in estuaries: A review and conceptual model for better understanding of toxicity. Sci. Total Environ. 541, 268-281.
  104. Grill G., Lehner B., Lumsdon A. E., MacDonald G. K., Zarfl C., Liermann C. R. (2015) An index-based framework for assessing patterns and trends in river fragmentation and flow regulation by global dams at multiple scales. Environ. Res. Lett. 10, 015001.
  105. Zarfl C., Lumsdon A.E., Berlekamp J., Tydecks L., Tockner K. (2015) A global boom in hydropower dam construction. Aquatic Sciences 77, 161-170.
  106. Zarfl C., Matthies M. (2013): PBT borderline chemicals under REACH. Environmental Sciences Europe 25, 1-11.
  107. Zarfl C., Hotopp I., Kehrein N., Matthies M. (2012): Identification of substances with potential for long-range transport as possible substances of very high concern. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 19, 3152-3161.
  108. Fries E., Zarfl C. (2011): Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to low and high density polyethylene (PE). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 19, 1296-1304.
  109. Zarfl C., Scheringer M., Matthies M. (2011): Screening criteria for long-range transport potential of organic substances in water. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 10075-10081.
  110. Zarfl C., Fleet D., Fries E., Galgani F., Gerdts G., Hanke G., Matthies M. (2011): Microplastics in oceans (Editorial). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62, 1589-1591.
  111. Zarfl C., Scheringer M., Matthies M. (2010): Ferntransport organischer Substanzen im Wasser. Mitt. Umweltchem. Ökotox. 16(4), 103-105.
  112. Zarfl C., Matthies M. (2010): Are marine plastic particles transport vectors for organic pollutants to the Arctic? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60, 1810-1840.
  113. Zarfl C., Klasmeier J., Matthies M. (2009): A conceptual model describing the fate of sulfadiazine and its metabolites observed in manure-amended soils. Chemosphere 77, 720-726.
  114. Tappe W., Zarfl C., Kummer S., Burauel P., Vereecken H., Groeneweg J. (2008): Growth-inhibitory effects of sulfonamides at different pH: Susceptibility patterns of a soil bacterium and a test bacterium used for antibiotic assays. Chemosphere 72, 836-843.
  115. Zarfl C., Matthies M., Klasmeier J. (2008): A mechanistic model for the uptake of sulfonamides by bacteria. Chemosphere 70, 753-760.
  116. Zarfl C., Klasmeier J., Matthies M. (2006): Modellierung von Arsen in der Mulde. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 50(4), 169-177.

Special issues

  1. Jungblut A.D., Cirés S., Kleinteich J., Velazquez D., Padinchati K.K. (in prep.) Digitizing Frozen Earth - Revealing Microbial Diversity and Physiology in the Cryobiosphere through ´Omics´ Tools. Research Topic in Frontiers in Microbiology https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/7966/digitizing-frozen-earth---revealing-microbial-diversity-and-physiology-in-the-cryobiosphere-through

Reports and Monographs

  1. Glaser C.; Kunz M.; Spahr S.; Weber U. (2022) Messkampagne liefert einzigartige Daten über Wetterextreme. Wasserwirtschaft. - 112(2022)2-3, 80-81. doi: 10.1007/s35147-022-0973-1

  2. Tockner K., Zarfl C., Robinson C. (eds.) (2021): Rivers of Europe. 2nd edition. Elsevier. ISBN 9780081026120.

  3. Tockner K., Bernhardt E. S., Koska A., Zarfl C. (2015): A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects. In: Hüttl R. F., Bens O., Bismuth C., Hoechstetter S. (eds.) Society – Water – Technology. A Critical Review of Major Water Engineering Projects and Perspectives for Sustainable Water Management. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.

  4. Matthies M., Zarfl C., Ehling C., Scheringer M., MacLeod M., Ubl S. (2012): Advancements of Concepts for Identification of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) in Terms of the REACH Regulation (Report UBA-FB). German Federal Environmental Agency. UFOPLAN-Ref. No. 3709 65 409.

  5. Zarfl C. (2008): Chemical Fate of Sulfadiazine in Soil: Mechanisms and Modelling Approaches (doctoral thesis). Shaker Verlag, Aachen. ISBN 978-3-8322-7491-7.

  6. Zarfl C. (2005): Modellierung von Arsen in der Mulde [Modelling of Arsenic in the River Mulde] (diploma thesis). Contributions of the Institute of Environmental Systems Research (Ed. M. Matthies), No. 30, ISSN-No. 1433-3805.

Outreach

  1. Mayrs Magazin – Wissen für alle: Unsichtbare Gefahr in Gletscherseen (ORF TVThek). Feb. 21, 2025.
  2. Je kleiner desto gemeiner? Nanokunststoffe im Trinkwasser (ZDF heute.de). April 2024.
  3. 76% of Africa's energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here's how. The Conversation Africa. March 18, 2024.
  4. How to solve our Big Dam problem - Deutsche Welle (Aditi Rajagopal), March 1, 2023.
  5. Europas Flüsse: Kleine Hindernisse, große Probleme (Interview). Sendung: Forschung aktuell (16:47 pm). Deutschlandfunk (also: Radio France). Dec. 17, 2020.
  6. Green Energy with Side Effects (Grüne Energie mit Nebenwirkungen). attempto! (53) Research magazine of the University of Tübingen: Special Edition Climate Change. Nov. 2020
  7. Schadstoffkatastrophe an der Jagst liefert Erkenntnisse für die Wissenschaft. Press release (Univ. of Tübingen) November 13, 2019
  8. (Mikro)Plastik in der Umwelt – ein persistentes Thema in der Wissenschaft? (Editorial, together with Stefan Hahn). GDCh Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie September 1, 2019
  9. Es fließt nicht mehr frei.  Augsburger Allgemeine May 18, 2019
  10. Drei Viertel der Flüsse weltweit durch menschliche Eingriffe in ihrem Lauf beeinträchtigt. Press release (Univ. of Tübingen) May 8,2019
  11. Megakanäle weltweit im Vergleich/ Comparing the World’s mega canals. Press release (Univ. of Tübingen) December 19, 2019
  12. Hydropower dams: What's behind the global boom?  BBC Reality Check: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45019893 August 6,2018
  13. Es geht nicht weg, es wird nur immer kleiner, Press release. Welt am Sonntag - Wissen. June 17, 2018.
  14. Winzige Weltenbummler: In Arktis und Antarktis leben die gleichen Bakterien, Press release. Universität Tübingen. December 13, 2017.
  15. Als flösse der Neckar durch den Ort, Press release. SÜDWEST PRESSE. October 18, 2017.
  16. Die Durchblicker: Wie Mikroplastik auf Flussorganismen wirkt , Interviews/Radio. WDR 5 Leonardo. August 14, 2017. http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr5/wdr5-leonardo/index.html
  17. Morphologische Veränderungen und Schwemmholz in zwei steilen Wildbächen während der schweren Sturzflut in Braunsbach 2016, Presentation. Event of the City of Braunsbach, German. October 12, 2017
  18. Im Experiment mindern Mikroplastikteilchen die Mobilität von Wasserflöhen stark [Microplastics harm freshwater fauna], Press release. Universität Tübingen. April 11, 2016.
  19. Ausbau der Wasserkraft bedroht Biodiversität [Hydropower boom threatens biodiversity], Press release. Universität Tübingen. January 8, 2016.
  20. Algenblüte als Reaktion auf Ammonium-Vergiftung der Jagst [Algae bloom as a consequence of the ammonium emissions in River Jagst], Press release. Universität Tübingen. September 9, 2015.
  21. Die unendliche Reise der Kunststoffe [The eternal journey of plastics]. UNESCO World Natural Heritage Wadden Sea Visitor Centre Wilhelmshaven (D), April 16, 2013.
  22. Plastikmüll im Ozean [Plastic Debris in Oceans]. DRadio Wissen (Stefan Gerich). February 20, 2012, 10:18 a.m.