Paul Meulenbroek
Dr. Paul Meulenbroek MSc.
Institut Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management (IHG)
Location Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien
Email paul.meulenbroek@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81228
Career
- 2021 Senior Scientist
- 2021 - 2023 Associated Scholar at the Water Cluster Lunz (WCL)
- 2019 - 2019 Doctoral degree
- 2017 - 2017 Guest lecturer at Kathmandu University, Nepal
- 2016 - 2016 Guest lecturer at Ambo University, Ethiopia
- 2013 - 2013 Graduation
- 2013 scientific staff
- 2013 Lecturer (Courses: Fish ecological status assessment, Fish sampling and monitoring, Ecology of fishes, Taxonomy and evolution of European fish communities, Fish farming and aquaculture, Aquaculture in practice - lectures and field trips, Allgemeine Hydrobiologie, Exercises in General Hydrobiology)
Awards
- 2019 Graduation with Distinction "Dr.nat.techn."
- 2019 Reinhard Liepolt-Preis für Donauforschung
- 2019 Primus von Quack Preis - Publikationspreis Institut für Hydrobiologie und Gewässermanagement
- 2017 ERASMUS+ mobility to Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.v., GERMANY
- 2016 ERASMUS+ mobility to the University of Bergen, NORWAY
- 2015 "Aquaculture - local solutions to a global challenge" Scholarship to the Global Challenges University Alliance, Uppsala, SWEDEN
- 2013 Graduation with Distinction "MSc"
- 2013 Ferry-Starmühlner-Preis zur Förderung der Forschung an Süßwasserfischen
- 2013 Scholarship for short-term scientific research work abroad (KUWI) - BURKINA FASO
- 2013 Presentation Award For Commended Poster at the Fresh Blood for Fresh Water meeting in Lunz am See
Projects
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Publications
Knowledge Transfer to Society
Media
Lectures
(2023) Insights into fish ecological aspects of the Vjosa River
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Shumka, S
2nd International Conference on Water Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development – WEPSD-2023
(2023) HOW CAN THE META-ECOSYSTEM IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE RIVER NETWORKS?
Autoren: Hein, T; Bondar-Kunze, E; Bilous, O; Borgwardt, F; Funk, A; Grohmann,M; Haidvogl, G; Kowal, J; Meulenbroek, P; Neuburg, J; Pelz, D; Unfer, G;
44th IAD Conference 2023
(2023) Large scale eDNA metabarcoding survey of Danube fish communities
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Hein, T; Erős, T;Valentini, A; Schabuss, M; Zornig, H; Lenhardt, M; Pekarik, L; Jean, P; Dejan, T; Funk, A; Pont, D
5th World´s Large Rivers Conference
(2022) Nachweis der Fischgemeinschaften in der Lobau mittels eDNA.
Autoren: Funk, A; Meulenbroek, P; Gandolf, D; Pont, D; Bader, P; Steindl, J; Jean, P; Valentini, A; Dejean, T; Czeglédi, I; Hamer, A; Erős, T; Hein, T
Symposium LOBAU SOLL LEBEN 2022 - Wasser für die Au - Perspektiven und Erkenntnisse der Wissenschaft
(2022) Integration of the meta-ecosystem approach into a socio-ecological framework for restoring large rivers
Autoren: Hein, T.; Bondar-Kunze, E.; Borgwardt, F.; Funk, A.; Haidvogl, G.; Meulenbroek, P.; Muhar, S.; Rauch, R.; Tschikof, M.; Unfer G.; Weigelhofer, G
4th International Conference I.S.Rivers 2022
(2022) Investigating fish communities in large rivers via eDNA metabarcoding --- Latest developments from the Danube in Europe
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Hein, T;Czeglédi, I; Tibor, E; Valentini, A; Deja, T; Funk, A; Pont, D
Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting JASM 2022
(2021) A LIFE for the sturgeons- MEASURES needed for the preservation of the Danube`s living fossils
Autoren: Eichhorn, H;Friedrich, T; Neuburg, J; Meulenbroek, P
Danube Academies Conference 2021
(2021) Introduction on eDNA (Meta-) barcoding in riverine landscapes and its applications
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Pont, D
Lifeline MDD – “Establishing the scientific knowledge base”
(2021) eDNA metabarcoding survey of fish communities in the Danube and its tributaries
Autoren: Pont, D; Meulenbroek, P; Bammer, V; Dejean, T; Eros, T; Hein, T; Jean, P; Lenhardt, M; Nagel, C; Pekárik, L; Schabuss, M; Stoeckle, B; Weigand, A; Zornig, H; Valentini, A
1st DNAQUA International Conference on DNA-based biomonitoring.
(2021) Danube Sturgeon eDNA sampling
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Pont, D
Danube Sturgeon Task Force (DSTF) General Assembly
(2021) The Danube as socio-ecological system in transition - effects on aquatic ecology
Autoren: Hein, T; Bondar-Kunze, E; Borgwardt F; Funk, A; Haidvogl, G; Hohensinner, S; Meulenbroek, P; Rauch, P; Tschikof M
Seminar Series, CER Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Budapest, H
(2021) eDNA Metabarcoding Survey of Fish Communities in the Danube and its Tributaries
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Pont, D; Bammer, V; Dejean, T; Eros, T; Hein, T; Jean, P; Lenhardt, M; Nagel, C; Pekárik, L; Schabuss, M; Stoeckle, B; Weigand, A; Zornig, H; Valentini, A (2021): eD
43rd IAD Conference 2021 - Rivers and Floodplains in the Anthropocene: Upcoming Challenges in the Danube River Basin
(2020) Sturgeon habitats in the Danube
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
ICPDR - 31st IMGIS EG Meeting
(2020) Erhebung potentieller Habitate von Wanderfischen in der Donau
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
MEASURES - Managing and restoring aquatic ecological corridors for migratory fish species in the Danube River basin; Zweiter Nationaler Stakeholder - Workshop
(2020) Baseline survey on Biodiversity, Impacts of hydropower and Criticism on the EISA report of Hydropower Plant Kalivaçi.
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Graf, W
President of the Republic of Albania - Round Table with scientists and stakeholders - The future of Vjosa/Aoos River: HPPs vs. National Park
(2020) The MEASURES project - Overview and status
Autoren: Haidvogl G., Hein T., Drexler S., Meulenbroek P.
WePass - 5th Steering Committee Meeting
(2020) Wandernde Fische - Von der Vjosa, dem letzte „wilde Fluss“ Europas, bis zur Donau
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
World Fish migration day
(2019) Nile Basin wetlands of transboundary significance: Wetland management and development options generation (WP 6)
Autoren: Schinegger, R.; Braeuner, M.; Meulenbroek, P.;
NBI Nile Basin Wetlands Baseline Study Review Meeting
(2019) Longitudinal zonation of selected macroinvertebrates and fish in the Awash River, Ethiopia
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Terefe, Y; Englmaier, G; Lakew, A; Tesfaye, G; Waidbacher, H; Malicky, H; Graf, W
Final Conference LARIMA 2019 - Sustainable Highland Rivers Management in Ethiopia
(2019) Nile Basin-Wide Ecosystem Services of wetlands
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Bräuner, M; Schinegger, R; Scheikl, S
Nile Basin Wetlands Baseline Studies
(2019) MEASURES - Managing and restoring aquatic EcologicAl corridors for migratory fiSh species in the danUbe RivEr baSin
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P.; Trauner D.; Hein, T.
ICPDR RBM Expert Group
(2019) MEASURES - Managing and restoring aquatic ecological corridors for migratory fish species in the Danube River Basin
Autoren: Friedrich, T; Meulenbroek, P; Hein, T
Conservation of Danube Sturgeons - a challenge or a burden?
(2019) Ecological Responses of Fish to Engineered Mitigation Measures at the Danube Hydropower Impoundment Vienna, Austria
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Waidbacher, H
Symposium of the International Society for River Science
(2019) Biodiversity of the Vjosa river corridor
Autoren: Shumka, S; Meulenbroek, P; Vitecek, S; Graf, W
Wild Rivers International
(2019) MEASURES - Managing and restoring aquatic EcologicAl corridors for migratory fiSh species in the danUbe RivEr baSin.
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P.; Trauner D.; Hein, T.
10th Meeting on the Follow-up of the Joint Statement on Guiding Principles on the Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin
(2019) River Zonation in the tropics - a case study from the Awash River (Ethiopia): Do tropical systems fit the temperate models?
Autoren: Englmaier, G; Terefe, Y; Meulenbroek, P; Tesfaye, G; Lakew, A; Leitner, P; Malicky, H; Waidbacher, H; and Graf, W
Zoologisches Kolloquium - Uni Graz
(2018) The Importance of a Constructed Near-Nature-Like Danube Fish By-pass as a Lifecycle Fish Habitat for Spawning, Nurseries, Growing and Feeding – A Long-Term View with Remarks on Management
Autoren: Meulenbroek P., Drexler S., Nagel C., Geistler M. and Waidbacher H.
International Conference on River Connectivity (Fish Passage 2018)
(2018) Ecological functions and the research programme at the fishway Freudenau
Autoren: Pinter, K; Meulenbroek, P
FIThydro 4th Regional Stakeholder Workshop – Alpine region
(2018) Nile Basin wetlands of transboundary significance - WP 6 Wetland Management
Autoren: Schinegger, R., Meulenbroek, P.
Workshop with the Nile Basin Initiative & national wetland management experts of the Nile countries
(2018) Nile Basin wetlands of transboundary significance - WP 3 Ecosystem Services Assessment
Autoren: Schinegger, R., Meulenbroek, P.
Workshop with the Nile Basin Initiative & national wetland management experts of the Nile countries
(2018) Longitudinal zonation of fish assemblages and selected benthic invertebrates in a tropical river: Awash river basin, central Ethiopia
Autoren: Meulenbroek Paul, Englmaier Gernot, Graf Wolfram, Leitner Patrick, Tesfaye Genanaw, Aschalew Lakew, Yonas Terefe and Waidbacher Herwig
6th International Conference of the PanAfrican Fish and Fisheries Association PAFFA 2018
(2017) Fish habitat distribution in the Pocem floodplain area and first indications for a new fish species (Pelasgus sp. nov.)
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Shumka, S; Schiemer, F
International activities on Vjosa River
(2017) Ecological data handling and analyses
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
Larima workshop
(2017) Towards challenges for sustainable fisheries management and beyond in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Autoren: Melcher, A; Meulenbroek, P; Sendzimir, J; Oueda, A; Savadogo, M; Ouedraogo, R
EIFAAC International Symposium 2017 - Adaptation of inland fisheries and aquaculture to climate change
(2017) Donaukraftwerke und ihre Auswirkungen
Autoren: Waidbacher, H; Meulenbroek, P
Hydrologisch Wasserwirtschaftliche Tagung in Wien
(2017) Grundlagen der Fischbestimmung
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
Hydrologisch Wasserwirtschaftliche Tagung in Wien
(2016) Fischlarven Bestimmung: Kaffeesud lesen oder DNA-Analyse?
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Waidbacher, V; Krumböck, S; Stauffer, C; Waidbacher, H;
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Indicator value of fish and principles of a fish based assessment method
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Waidbacher, H
Bioassessment "Train the Trainers"; Practical applications for assessing the ecological integrity of streams & rivers using benthic invertebrates, fish and microbial indicators
(2016) Fischökologische Funktionsfähigkeit von anthropogen geschaffenen Uferhabitaten am Beispiel Stauraum Wien Freudenau
Autoren: Waidbacher, H.; Drexler, S.-S.; Meulenbroek, P.; Rauch, P.; Straif, M.; Geistler, M.
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Fischökologische Reaktionen verursacht durch Donaulaufstaue
Autoren: Waidbacher, H.; Drexler S.-S.; Meulenbroek, P.; Rauch, P.; Straif, M.; Geistler, M.
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Artenlisten versus Abundanzen - Eine fischökologische Zeitreise durch die Wiener Donau 1993-2015
Autoren: Rauch, P; Meulenbroek, P; Drexler S.-S.; Geistler, M; Bernolle, D; Straif, M; Waidbacher, H
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Fish sampling methods/techniques and fish monitoring
Autoren: Waidbacher, H; Meulenbroek, P
Bioassessment "Train the Trainers"; Practical applications for assessing the ecological integrity of streams & rivers using benthic invertebrates, fish and microbial indicators
(2016) Naturnahe FAH´s als wichtiger Laich-, Jungfisch- und Adultlebensraum für Fische; Fallbeispiel Wien/Freudenau
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Geistler, M; Rauch, P; Drexler, S; Waidbacher, H;
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Ausgewählte fischökologische Ergebnisse “Donau-Stauraum Freudenau” Ökosystem-response 15 jahre nach Einstau
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Drexler, S; Waidbacher, H;
Jahrestagung des Fischerverein-Klosterneuburg
(2016) Fischökologisches Monitoring an der Alten Donau - Ergebnisse aus dem Life+-Projekt
Autoren: Drexler, S.-S.; Waidbacher, H.; Meulenbroek, P.; Rauch, P.
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) "DONAU-STAURAUM FREUDENAU" ÖKOSYSTEM-RESPONSE 15 JAHRE NACH EINSTAU - Fachbereich Fischökologie
Autoren: Waidbacher, H; Drexler, S; Meulenbroek, P;
Endpräsentation der Ergebnisse 2013-2016 Donau-Stauraum Freudenau - Oberste Wasserrechtsbehörde
(2016) APPLICATIONS OF MT-DNA BARCODING FOR FISH LARVAE IDENTIFICATION
Autoren: Meulenbroek Paul; Drexler Silke-Silvia; Stauffer Christian; Waidbacher Herwig
ABOL-Tagung 2016
(2016) "Stressed Fish?" Beurteilungsmöglichkeiten durch Stresshormone
Autoren: Drexler, S.-S.; Allabashi, R.; Waidbacher, H.; Rauch, P.; Meulenbroek, P.
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2016) Was treibt sich in Wien herum? - Räumliche und saisonale Aspekte der Fischlarvendrift in der Donau
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Rauch, P; Drexler, Silke-Silvia; Gstöttenmayr, D; Gruber, S; Zwettler, M; Zirgoi, S; Stadler, D; Nagel, C; Waidbacher, V; Krumböck, S; Stauffer, C; Waidbacher, H;
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology DGL and the SIL Austria 2016
(2015) Gastro-intestinal analysis of Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) in the area of hydropower plant "Freudenau"
Autoren: Ebm, N.; Drexler, S.-S.; Meulenbroek, P.; Rauch, P.; Waidbacher, H.
Fresh Bolld for Fresh Water 2015
(2015) SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERN OF FISH LARVAE DRIFT IN THE DANUBE IN VIENNA
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Drexler, S; Gstöttenmayer, D; Gruber, S; Krumböck, S; Rauch, P; Stauffer, C; Waidbacher, V; Zirgoi, S; Zwettler, M; Waidbacher, H
39th Annual Larval Fish Conference 2015
(2015) USING MT-DNA BARCODING FOR FISH LARVAE IDENTIFICATION - Selected spatial and seasonal pattern of fish larvae drift in the Danube in Vienna -
Autoren: Meulenbroek Paul, Drexler Silke-Silvia, Gstöttenmayer Daniela, Gruber Stephanie, Krumböck Susanne, Rauch Pablo, Stauffer Christian, Waidbacher Viktoria, Zirgoi Sabine, Zwettler Matthias and Waidbacher Herwig
ABOL-Tagung 2015
(2015) Temporal and Spatial Comparison of Benthic Danube Fish Species in the Area of Hydropower Plant Freudenau
Autoren: Bernolle, D; Drexler, S.-S.; Meulenbroek, P.; Rauch, P.; Waidbacher, H.
Fresh Bolld for Fresh Water 2015
(2015) The Danube Fish bypass system of Vienna/Freudenau and its importance as a lifecycle habitat
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Drexler, S; Rauch, P; Geistler, M; Waidbacher, H
FISH PASSAGE 2015
(2014) 1- Gestion durable des écosystèmes aquatiques et ressources piscicoles en Europe et en Afrique de l’Ouest (Sustainable assessment of aquatic ecosystems and fish resources in Europe and West Africa)
Autoren: Melcher A.H., Peloschek F., Moog O., Ouéda A., Meulenbroek P., Stranzl S., Mano K., Koblinger T., Trauner D., Kabore I., OuédraogO R., Savadogo M. & J. Sendzimir
Final SUSFISH Symposium. PÉCHE – EAU Sustainable Management of Water and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso
(2014) Sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems and fish resources in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Autoren: Melcher, AH, Peloschek, F, Moog, O, Oueda, A, Meulenbroek, P, Stranzl, S, Kommandan, M, Koblinger, T, Trauner, D, Kabore, I, Ouedraogo, R, Savadogo, M, Sendzimir, J
Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2014
(2014) Utilisation des poissons comme bioindicateurs de la qualité des eaux au Burkina Faso : résultats préliminaires (The use of fish as bio-indicators of waters quality in Burkina Faso: preliminary results)
Autoren: Mano K., Ouéda A., Meulenbroek P., Stranzl S., Ouédraogo R., Kabré G. B. & A.H. Melcher
Final SUSFISH Symposium. PÉCHE – EAU Sustainable Management of Water and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso
(2014) 2- Mises à jour et nouvelles données sur les poissons, macro-invertébrés benthiques et les pressions au Burkina Faso: première étape pour le développement du premier indice multimétrique pour les plans d'eau soudano-sahélienne. (New and updated data on fish, benthic macro-invertebrates and pressures in Burkina Faso: first step to the first multimetric index for soudano-sahelian water bodies)
Autoren: Ouéda A., Mano K., Kaboré I., Meulenbroek P., Stranzl S., Koblinger T., Trauner D., Ouédraogo R., Guenda W., Kabré G.B., Moog O. & A.H. Melcher
Final SUSFISH Symposium. PÉCHE – EAU Sustainable Management of Water and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso
(2013) Fish Assemblages and Habitat Use in the Upper Nakambe Catchment
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P, Melcher, A
SUSFISH Workshop & West Africa Symposium 2013 - Current questions in sustainable water management and higher education in Burkina Faso
(2013) Fish Biodiversity and Species Distribution in Burkina Faso
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Stranzl, S; Melcher, AH
Fresh Blood for Fresh Water 2013
(2013) Fisch Gemeinschaften und Habitat Nutzung im Einzugsgebiet des Oberen Nakambé, Burkina Faso
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P
Ferry Starmühlner Preisverleihung 2013
"DONAU-STAURAUM FREUDENAU” ÖKOSYSTEM-RESPONSE 15 JAHRE NACH EINSTAU - Zwischenstand
Autoren: Waidbacher, H; Meulenbroek, P; Rauch, P
Healthy Rivers: Christian Doppler Laboratory for Meta Ecosystem Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes (MERI)
Autoren: Hein, T.; Bondar-Kunze, E.; Borgwardt, F.; Funk, A.; Grohmann, M.; Haidvogl, G.; Hohensinner, S.; Kowal, J.; Meulenbroek, P.; Pelz, D.; Unfer G
eDNA Metabarcoding Survey of Sturgeon and other Fish Communities in the Danube and its Tribuataries
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Pont, D
Fishes, fishing and aquaculture of the Vjosa Delta
Autoren: Shumka, S; Meulenbroek, P; Hammerschmied, U; Muçollari, N; Arapi, D
The Vjosa – biodiversity of an outstanding European river
Autoren: Meulenbroek, P; Graf, W
Analysing the importance of spatial connectivity and environmental conditions of amphibian metacommunities in river-floodplain systems of the Danube using eDNA metabarcoding
Autoren: Bader, P; Funk, A; Pont, D; Landler, L; Meulenbroek, P; Hein, T