Author Biography
Gertrud Haidvogl has a master’s degree and PhD in history from the University of Vienna, Austria. As a researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), she specializes in the environmental history of rivers with a focus on the development of riverine landscapes, fish, and fisheries. Within her regional focus on the Danube, her main emphasis in recent years has been on two fields of research: first, the role of floodplains in agriculture and urbanization in the pre-industrial and industrial period, and second, long-term changes in fish communities and their relevant drivers.
