Dr. Gabriela Costea is a researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in Berlin. As a trained museum curator, she has broad expertise in terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, and in communication of natural sciences issues to the public through exhibitions and interactive education events. Since many years, she has been especially involved in scientific and communication activities related with the ecology and conservation of river floodplains and wetlands, and in educational and social activities linked to the management of the lower Danube. She has also served as a representative of the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park (RO) within the DANUBEPARKS Network of protected areas along the Danube. In the AQUACROSS project, Dr. Costea compiles data for the Danube catchment case study that are relevant for analyses on ecosystem services and their trade-offs, including data on major human pressures, current planning and trends. Thereby, she also communicates AQUACROSS work to many stakeholders and other researchers of the area, aiming to establish synergies among ongoing activities. Besides that, Dr. Costea works in a German collaborative project focusing on ecosystem services of rivers and floodplains entitled ‘River Ecosystem Services Index’ (RESI).