understanding long-term responses and interactions of the North Sea and the adjacent Wadden Sea to anthropogenic and natural changes, not only for employees of the Coastal Ecology Section, but also for researchers

the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Arctic Arctic policy Climate change Anthropogenic climate change is affecting the Arctic to a greater extent and more rapidly than any other region

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)

mean for people Outline • Absorbs and transports heat • 90% excess heat • Absorbs CO2 • ~ 31% anthropogenic CO2 (Gruber et al. 2019, Science) 30% more acidic since industrial revolution How the ocean regulates [...] range) in 2100 IPCC Special Report Ocean and Cryosphere • Sea level is rising and it is due to anthropogenic forcing • Half of coastal wetlands have been lost over the last 100 years (combined effects of

The North Sea is one of the most heavily used seas in the world. Shipping, fishing and other anthropogenic activities have substantial effects on natural ecosystems, while also influencing the North Sea’s

management in the Weddell Sea. BEnToolsMaPs will generate and transfer knowledge on effects of anthropogenic stressors on the structure and function of Southern Ocean seafloor systems, facilitating deci

sheet: Olaf Eisen (AWI), Alexandra Zuhr (University of Tübingen) Palaeo climate: Frank Lamy (AWI) Anthropogenic footprint: Ralf Ebinghaus (Hereon) Modelling: Torge Marin (GEOMAR), Martin Werner (AWI) APECS

extreme events à anthropogenic driver host prokaryota eukar yota viruses nutrients defense developm ent à key microbial taxa also change through environmental fluctuations & anthropogenic activity Thank

Group Marine Carbon and Ecosystem Feedbacks in the Earth System (MarESys). Global Carbon Budget Anthropogenic carbon distribution Southern Ocean Every year, we human beings emit large quantities of carbon

strong influence of humans on the natural conditions. To understand the climate system prior to anthropogenic influence, we have to follow another path and employ methods of paleoclimatology. Proxies provide