• Seal research in Antarctica

    research at the Filchner Outflow System (Antarctica) Weddell seal with satellite transmitter (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Southern Ocean (SO) represents ~10% of the world’s oceans but hosts about 50% of

  • APOC

    [Translate to English:] Automatisierte in-situ Messung durch ein benthisches Absatzgestell. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The aim of APOC is to investigate the transport and accumulation of particulate organic

  • Team

    Generated Image (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact: Sandra Coordes Team Aquaculture Research Team Bio-inspired Lightweight Design Team Marine Algae Ecology and Applications

  • Coral Reefs

    Coral Reefs cold water coral Desmophyllum dianthus (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The focus is on studies of the diversity and dynamics of coral reefs. Expeditions and laboratory experiments on the

  • Marine Algae Ecology and Applications

    Prof. Dr. Mar Fernandez Mendez, the Marine Algae Ecology and Applications research group at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, within the Bioeconomy Section and

  • OASIS

    marine environmental monitoring Macroalgae in the rocky intertidal zone of Heligoland (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Funded by the Schleswig-Holstein state agency for the environment, we are investigating

  • Rocky Shore Ecology

    Rocky Shore Ecology [Translate to English:] Felsküstenökologie (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Mission statement: Our research focusses on the diversity and dynamics of rocky shore communities. Long-term

  • Ecosystem Modelling

    Ecosystem Modelling Graphical representation of statistical modelling (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Our mission is to improve our knowledge about the spatial shifts of the benthic communities of the

  • Weddell-seal

    Weddell-seal - Bio-logging and Satellite telemetry Weddell seal with camera logger (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The observation of seals with bio-logging and remote sensing technologies elucidates

  • Major Knowledge Gaps in Understanding the Ocean Carbon Sink

    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in its latest report to which Prof Judith Hauck from the Alfred Wegener Institute contributed.