of marine flora and fauna come into contact with plastic debris in their natural habitats – often with harmful consequences. Deadly traps: marine debris (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The debris is [...] plastic debris pose? What are the economic effects of increasingly littered seas? What can we do to combat marine plastic debris? To FAQ element Where does plastic debris end up? A great deal of the debris in [...] of all marine species surveyed. FAQ Where does plastic debris end up? How much debris is there in the ocean? What are garbage patches? How large are the garbage patches? What risks does marine plastic

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Antarctic North Sea Marine plastic debris Even in the most remote parts of the ocean, like the polar regions or the bottom of the deep sea, we can find large amounts of plastic debris. Tiny microplastic [...] water alike, and a recent study has revealed that nearly all species of marine flora and fauna come into contact with plastic debris in their natural habitats – often with harmful consequences. Find out [...] waters become. Find out more Biodiversity Sea Antarctic Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area The Weddell Sea is one of the few remaining marine regions in the world that are largely untouched and one of the most

influence of the Earth’s orbital parameters on major ice rafting. Analyses of coarse-grained ice-rafted debris and planktonic foraminifers revealed a strong reaction to the precession signal. Since 130,000 yr [...] of surface seawater. Both situations result in a southward penetration of polar water. Thus, the marine record of dropstones documents ice rafting not only during Weichselian stades but also during cold [...] 1988 . Sediments in the North Atlantic ocean contain a series of layers that are rich in ice-rafted debris and unusually poor in foraminifera1. Here we present evidence that the most recent six of these ‘Heinrich

Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research/ Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands Plastic Marine Debris (PMD) is a [...] in analysing zooplankton communities? Barbara Niehoff 14:10 Marine image informatics - New computational tools for the analysis of marine image collections Tim Nattkemper 14:30 High throughput methods [...] Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany 3Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven

Approach to Studying Biodiversity in the "Plastisphere" Microbiome P lastic Marine Debris (PMD) is a major source of marine pollution and potential source of invasive alien species (including pathogens [...] Title: Marine image informatics - New computational tools for the analysis of marine image collections Abstract: Combining state-of-the art digital imaging technology with different kinds of marine exploration [...] sea-ice on Arctic marine single-cell eukaroyte community composition, or of ocean warming in Eastern Fram Strait since the year 2000. In the future, the observation strategy for Arctic marine microbes will

global carbon budget Find out more Melanie Bergmann Dr. Bergmann, expert on micro plastic and marine plastic debris Find out more [...] which will be seeking a binding agreement to curb plastic pollution from 25 November in Busan. AWI marine biologist Melanie Bergmann will accompany the German delegation. To her it is clear that the production [...] permafrost researcher | 18.11.24 | Talk | 11:30 am (GMT+4) | Cryosphere Pavilion Find out more Debating marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (Livestream) by Hans-Otto Pörtner, AWI climate scientist | 19.11.24 | Talk

2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 23 Di Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 24 Mi Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 25 Do Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial [...] free software for synthesis of marine data and analyses Creation and use of multi-parameter marine data collections to make and publish “standard” data products Develop marine data and products from multiple [...] is on changes in marine use patterns and evolvement of maritime industries, particularly offshore wind farming, Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and institutional aspects of marine governance. Dr.

2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 23 Di Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 24 Mi Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial Planning Dr. Kira Gee Hland 25 Do Oktober 2018 Marine Spatial [...] free software for synthesis of marine data and analyses Creation and use of multi-parameter marine data collections to make and publish “standard” data products Develop marine data and products from multiple [...] is on changes in marine use patterns and evolvement of maritime industries, particularly offshore wind farming, Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and institutional aspects of marine governance. Dr.

MARCOPOLI – Marine, Coastal, Polar programme and Infrastructure MarMic - Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Zentrum für Marine Umweltwiss [...] stitute for Polar and Marine Research is the national German centre for polar research and is also part of the German marine research effort, with a focus on high-latitude marine areas. It therefore occupies [...] Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany 1993 – 1997 Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany 1997 – 1999 Professorships Adjunct Professor, Marine Geosciences, Jacobs