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Ecophisiology of invertebrates

life cycles. Our research covers three main areas: Stress physiology: We use decapod crustaceans (lobsters, shrimps, and crabs) as model systems to study how early life stages cope with climate driven changes

Helmholtz Association promotes business start-ups

the Alfred Wegner Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has been breeding lobsters for years and has developed a special hatchery system. The animals and their habitats have been

Technology Transfer - Offers to the private sector

AWI holds patents like e.g.: Patent for the production of kill-free sturgeon Patent for juvenile lobster husbandry Bionic Lightweight Design The anchor group bionic lightweight design explores the principles

Wind parks at sea offering a new home to lobsters? The Land of Lower Saxony promotes a pilot project of researchers on Heligoland

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areas, using ecological key species (e.g. the native European oyster Ostrea edulis, the European lobster Homarus gammarus) as model organisms. We are investigating physiological quality of Ostrea edulis