Achim Paetzold
Achim is currently a Research Fellow in the Catchment Science Centre. He has a PhD of Sciences from the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.
Achim is interested in the role of spatial resource flows across ecosystem boundaries and the functional linkages of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Achim has particular experience in the application of stable isotopes in food web studies. His research involves large-scale comparative field studies and experimental manipulations in the field to understand riverine ecosystem processes at the landscape scale. Recently, he has become interested in novel approaches to the functional assessment of riverine ecosystems with emphasis on ecosystem services. This includes understanding the processes that control the provision of ecosystem services at the catchment scale.
Recent publications
Paetzold, A., M. Lee, and D. M. Post. 2008. Marine resource flows to terrestrial arthropod predators on a temperate island: the role of subsidies between systems of similar productivity. Oecologia (online):
10.1007/s00442-008-1098-7.
A. Paetzold, C. Yoshimura, and K. Tockner (2008) Riparian arthropod responses to flow regulation and river channelisation. Journal of Applied Ecology 45:894-903.
S. Woolsey, F. Capelli, T. Gonser, E. Hoehn, M. Hostman, B. Junker, A. Paetzold, C. Roulier, S. Schweizer, S.D. Tiegs, K. Tockner, C. Weber, and A. Peter (2007) A strategy to assess river restoration success. Freshwater Biology, 52: 752-769
S.M. Hodgson, L. Maltby, A. Paetzold and D. Phillips (2007) Getting a measure of nature: cultures and values in an ecosystem services approach. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 32: 249-262.
Paetzold, A., J. L. Sabo, J. P. Sadler, S. E. G. Findlay, and K. Tockner (2007) Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies along river corridors. in P. J. Wood, D. M. Hannah, and J. P. Sadler, editors; pp.57-73 Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present, and Future. Wiley.
Tockner, K., Paetzold, A., Karaus, U., Claret, C. and Zettel, J. (2006) Ecology of braided rivers. in G. H. Sambroock Smith, J. L. Best, C. S. Bristow, and G. Petts, editors. Braided Rivers - IAS Special Publication. Blackwell, Oxford.
Paetzold A., Bernet J.F. and Tockner K. (2006) Consumer-specific responses to riverine subsidy pulses in a riparian arthropod assemblage. Freshwater Biology, 51, 1103-1115.
Paetzold, A., Schubert, C.J., & Tockner, K. (2005) Aquatic-terrestrial linkages along a braided river: Riparian arthropods feeding on aquatic insects. Ecosystems, 8, 748-759.
Paetzold, A., and K. Tockner. (2005) Effects of riparian arthropod predation on the biomass and abundance of aquatic insect emergence. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24:395-402.
Research within the CSC
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Long term effects of altered aquatic-terrestrial subsidies (NERC Funded)
Contact Details
email : Achim Paetzold