58 Federnl Republic of Germany 



LIMNOLOGISCHE STATION NIEDERRHEIN IN DER 

 MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT 



bution of Crustacea (Entomostraca) (Hans Herbst) 

 Systematics, ecology, and geographical distribution of 



Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera ( Ingrid 



Mueller-Liebenau) 

 Theoretical and applied ecology of limnic macrophyta 



(Kathe Seidel) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Geifdsser iind Ahwaney (regu- 

 larly published journal) 



Limtjologlsche Flusstation Schlitz 



ScHLiTZ Institute of River Limnology 



POSTAL address: Steinweg 21, Schlitz/Hessen Bundes- 

 republik Deutschland (West Germany) 



location: Near Frankfurt am Main. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Karl Mueller, Leiter. 



YEAR founded: 1950. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on river biology, especi- 

 ally migration of organisms. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Weser River 

 and tributary streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space available 

 for 2 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters availa- 

 ble nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquar- 

 ium tanks ; machine and wood shop, electrical shop, 

 skilled shop workman available; small boats and out- 

 board motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Occasional courses in fresh- 

 water invertebrates and fishes. 



SIZE OF .STAFF: Four at professional level; 7 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Crustacea: Niphargiis puleaiitis, Ganin/arHS tigrinus 

 Insecta: Polycentropidae, Hydropsychidae (Trichop- 

 tera), Baetidae (Ephemeroptara) 



Polychaeta : Trnglochaeliis beranecki 



Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae 



Mollusca: Ner'itiiia fliiviat/lis, Potamopyrgus jeiikinsi 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Systematics and ecology of groundwater fauna (S. 



Husmann) 

 Ecological and physiological studies on aquatic insect 



larvae (W. Sattler) 

 The biology of regulated running water (K, Mueller) 

 Experimental ecology (K. Mueller) 

 Causes of aggregations of unicellular algae (A. 



Mueller-Haeckel ) 



Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Toerderung der 

 W'issenschaften, Max Planck Institiit fner 

 Meeresh'iologie 



MAX PLANCK SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF 

 THE SCIENCES, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR 

 MARINE BIOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Anton Dohrn Weg, Wilhelmshaven, 

 Deutsche Bundesrepublik (West Germany). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Joachim Haemmer- 

 ling, Direktor. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1947. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 biology, particularly cellular and nuclear physiology, 

 cytogenetics. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Jadebusen 

 (Jade Bay) and North Sea; sandy and silty beaches, 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for A-6 visitors; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Medium library; sea 

 water in carboys ; machine and wood shop, skilled shop 

 workmen available. 



LIMNOLOGISCHE FLUSSTATION SCHLITZ DER 

 MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT 



