Martina Stangl, MSc
PhD
Department of Environment & Biodiversity – University of Salzburg, Hellbrunner Straße 34, A-5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43 (0) 662 / 8044-5621
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I’ve always enjoyed being in nature, especially water has always drawn me in – whether it’s swimming, cold water plunges or kayaking, I find myself happiest outdoors near rivers and lakes. Spending time in these environments naturally led me to wonder how they function and how human activity affects them.
My research allows me to combine this curiosity with my passion for the outdoors, focusing on understanding and preserving freshwater habitats. As part of the doc.funds AlpsChange program, I investigate invertebrate communities in alpine springs and their responses to environmental change. Bridging biology and hydrogeology, this work aims for a better understanding of these seemingly isolated ecosystems and how they react to shifting conditions in mountain environments.
CV
Since 11/2025
Doctoral candidate in the doc.funds AlpsChange program, Project 3: Hydrogeological patterns and alpine spring metacommunities
Department for Environment and Biodiversity, University of Salzburg, Austria
01/2023 – 12/2024
Limnologist at Umweltanalysen Baumgartner & Partner, Austria
09/2022
Master thesis: “Effects of plastic pollution on leaf litter decomposition in Swedish freshwater ecosystems: a field study addressing recently and globally emerging pollutants.”
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
10/2020 – 09/2022
European Master Program in Environmental Science. Soil, Water & Biodiversity (EnvEuro)
BOKU University, Austria
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
10/2018 – 07/2021
Assistant to the Director
LIFE – Institute for Climate, Energy Systems and Society, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
10/2015 – 09/2019
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Systems Sciences with a specialization in Economics
Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, University of Graz, Austria
