• New species in the Wadden Sea

      though a few of native species are actually benefiting from the developments. In the field (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Wadden Sea – an ecological treasure trove of immeasurable value With an area of [...] breeding ground and refuge for millions of coastal and migratory birds. Diadumene lineata (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What are neobiota? The term neobiota – “new life” – refers to species that, through

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    • Fleet + stations

      changes of our planet and to be able to estimate the results for mankind, scientists of the Alfred Wegener institute undertake expeditions in inhospitable however fascinating regions of the Earth. Our

    • AWI Director Antje Boetius will join the renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California

      In spring 2025, the Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Prof Antje Boetius, will be appointed president of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California. MBARI is one of the

    • Comprehensive assessment of the changing Central Arctic Ocean

      from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research icebreaker is expected to arrive back in Bremerhaven with the morning high

    • Fish larvae under stress due to climate change

      Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre

    • The federal government’s new Arctic policy guidelines

      that also concern Germany. In the following, Dr Volker Rachold, head of the Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), explains why the federal government

    • Bottom-trawling fisheries reduce carbon storage

      Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. The study is part of the collaborative project APOC. Partners are the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for

    • Domino Effect in the Amazon Region

      Geosciences Department, the Institute for Environmental Physics of the University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute, have investigated how a change in Atlantic circulation would impact the Amazon Rain

    • How much climate change is in the weather?

      “Boris” led to chaos and flooding in Central and Eastern Europe. An analysis conducted by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows that in a world without the current level of global warming Boris would have