Marine plastic debris

their natural habitats – often with harmful consequences. Deadly traps: marine debris (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The debris is everywhere The debris found in our seas is a diverse mix composed of various

AquaVitae

newsletter AquaVitae Group in Tromsö Seaweed - a product with high potential Sea cucumber (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project lead: Matt Slater, Björn Suckow Contact: Mail to Björn (0)471 4831 2701 Duration:

Permafrost

with a host of grave consequences. Typical permafrost landscape in Yukon, Canada (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What does permafrost look like? Some landscapes in the permafrost regions are reminiscent

FAQ

kept confidential. Publications How should I cite DEPAS? This publication describes DEPAS: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung et al., 2017: DEPAS (Deutscher Geräte-Pool [...] this:„We thank the “German Instrument Pool for Amphibian Seismology (DEPAS)”, hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven, for providing the ocean-bottom seismometers. What is important when publishing

Education

business model based on the Evolutionary Light Structure Engineering technology developed by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (Master thesis) 16 Haufe, Patrick 2011 Lightweight optimization of high performance yacht

The symbol of german polar research

Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982, the Polarstern has since logged more than 1.916 million [...] data from various projects are regularly recorded, saved and, if need be, forwarded. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research stations wouldn’t be able to operate without the Polarstern; for example, the

WG Ecosystem Analysis

self-MANagement system Catch of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon (Photo: Merten Saathoff, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In the project CRANMAN II, we are dedicated to the task of further developing the scientific

Fields of Research

Research Focus Innovation Strategy Unit BL (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Basic Research Especially the examination of the shell structure, the formation mechanisms, and the ability of the structure

CoastCarb

times of rapid glacier melting CoastCarb General Assembly Punta Arenas, Chile, 2022 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The multidisciplinary network CoastCarb (Coastal ecosystem carbon balance in times of rapid

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