will be developed on a latitudinal gradient representative of different coastal ecosystems and anthropogenic and climate change pressures across Europe allowing for generalization of our results. These

seafloor habitats. Besides the investigation of natural dynamics, this includes the consideration of anthropogenic influences, requirements, and stressors. Current research projects Sequestration and storage of

Anthropogene Aktivitäten haben den Kohlenstoffdioxid (CO 2 ) – Gehalt der Atmosphäre auf ~ 400 ppm erhöht, das entspricht dem höchsten Wert seit ca. 2-5 Millionen Jahren. Der Ozean kann große Mengen des

change with anthropogenic warming. The adaptation of organisms to these cycles plays an important role in the functionality of ecosystems. With the warming of the Southern Ocean, due to anthropogenic climate

and environmental states, as well as the recent reaction of the Earth system on natural and anthropogenic driven climate change. Scientists from Bremerhaven and Potsdam are investigating which processes

global climate and are among the fastest warming regions worldwide. It is unclear to what extent anthropogenic environmental changes will impact the structure and functioning of the polar marine ecosystem

determine long-term concentration trends of greenhouse gases and their isotopic compositions and anthropogenic tracers in the background atmosphere. Discover more Technical aspects Results Aerosol measurements

on and use of habitat / improvement of abundance estimates evaluation of possible impacts of anthropogenic activities habitat_modeling.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

bottom waters of the Weddell Sea, reveal a steady CO 2 increase of anthropogenic origin, as surface water charged with anthropogenic CO 2 is a major component in the formation of WSBW (Van Heuven et al [...] al. 2011). The findings reflect the deep-sea sequestration of anthropogenic CO 2 , thus contributing to diminishing the burden of excess CO 2 in the atmosphere. The largest increase of CO 2 is found in [...] in the surface layer (Van Heuven et al. 2014). Here, uptake of excess CO 2 , i.e. anthropogenic CO 2 , from the atmosphere has obviously occurred. Somewhat surprisingly, steady state tracer oxygen shows

biogeography, biodiversity and community structures in marine environments defined by natural and anthropogenic factors. Introduction to Marine anima physiology (Photo: Sonja Schadwinkel) Working groups Aerobics