Florian Borgwardt is a stream ecologist with a focus on environmental impacts, including climate-change effects on aquatic communities. He was involved in the EU FP7 projects WISER and Biofresh, and is currently part of the FP7 MARS project team. His work addresses trends and patterns of environmental drivers and pressures, including natural as well as human factors, and their role in driving aquatic communities. He is experienced in GIS systems and various statistical methods (e.g. multivariate techniques, species distribution modelling). He is involved in WP3, WP4 and WP7 of AQUACROSS, contributing to the development of the AQUACROSS Assessment Framework, reviewing and analysing driver-pressure-relationships, identifying relevant indicators in riverine ecosystems, and forecasting potential changes.