Jessica Schwelm

Dr. Jessica Schwelm is a Scientific Associate at the University of Duisburg-Essen within the Faculty of Biology's Aquatic Ecology department. Her work focuses on freshwater parasitology and ecosystem health.

• Biodiversity conservation assessments
• Climate change impact studies
• Environmental parasitology
• Ecotoxicology research

Jessica's research primarily examines trematode parasites in aquatic ecosystems, with current projects investigating parasite-pollutant interactions and riverine organism responses to anthropogenic stressors. Her work spans from individual helminth biology to community-level diversity patterns.

Publication Trends: Recent work emphasizes trematode taxonomy (particularly Digenea), freshwater parasite ecology, and climate change impacts on host-parasite systems. Studies cover southern Africa, subarctic lakes, and Central European river basins.

Research Infrastructure: Based in the Aquatic Ecology department at the University of Duisburg-Essen, she works with multidisciplinary teams studying parasite biodiversity and environmental stressors.