(ROV) as well as laboratory experiments in aquaria at AWI to address the effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on CWC distribution, health and resilience. Our research contributes to POF-IV Subtopics

biomarker-based reconstruction of sea ice, which provides important information on: natural (non-anthropogenically induced) sea ice variability and associated climate variability; Changes in marine primary

Fjords and West Antarctic Peninsula). Glacier melt and retreat are a significant influence of anthropogenic Climate Change on antarctic and subantarctic coastal habitats. As a consequence, increasing amounts

and thus miss a long-term perspective that is, however, crucial for distinguishing natural and anthropogenic triggers for climate change. The present interglacial period, the Holocene and the preceding

pelagic key species to investigate their performance and acclimation capacity with regards to (anthropogenic) environmental change and to understand the role of these species in biogeochemical cycles. We

MUSES Our oceans are faced with ever growing anthropogenic pressures by expanding human activities in offshore areas. This blue growth of marine industries is raising the demand for ocean space and gives

POF-IV in sub-theme 4.2 " Coastal ecosystem sustainability against the backdrop of natural and anthropogenic drivers ". Team Inka Bartsch Tosia Schmithüsen Ralph Kuhlenkamp (Phycomarin) Website: Code for

POF-IV in sub-topic 4.2 “ Coastal ecosystem sustainability against the backdrop of natural and anthropogenic drivers ”. Team Lars Gutow

coordintion) Dr. Bo Liu Dr. Male Köster APOC: Anthropogenic impacts on particulate organic carbon cycling in the North Sea The collaborative project "Anthropogenic impacts on particulate organic carbon cycling [...] position, is the quantification of the input behavior of anthropogenic lead in the working area. In addition, we aim to explore how lead of anthropogenic origin enters Antarctic waters, where it mixes with [...] at landscape scale fixation, storage, stabilization, and export of carbon, their natural and anthropogenic drivers and the timescales on which they operate. Our results will be used to develop new pathways

viruses through to plankton and fish. Ultimately, we aim to understand and predict the effects on anthropogenic pressure on our shelf sea communities. Section Head Cédric Meunier (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)