research focus is on observations of the upper troposphere and stratosphere. With little local anthropogenic influence, the PAO is ideal for comparisons with other tropical stations and to study the impact

Climate change & biodiversity Risks and Opportunities for Local Stakeholders of the North Sea Anthropogenic activities, like air and water pollution, fisheries, tourism and exploitation of resources (oil

environments provide essential supporting, regulating, provisioning and cultural ecosystem services. Anthropogenic stressors such as nutrient input from agriculture, pollution, sediment dumping, and user pressures

utilised seas, and in the past centuries it has undergone significant changes as a result of anthropogenic influences. The various uses have particularly affected the sea’s ecosystems: native species and

analysing historical time series of direct temperature measurements. Information regarding the pre-anthropogenic state of the system can be obtained either by reconstructing the climatic and environmental conditions

Thermosalinography, xBTs) and handle the associated data. Causes of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change will be discussed in the context of international climate negotiations, as well

Gerdts, Matthew James Slater (ZAF)) AWI Strategy funding project OMAP - Oysters and mussels under anthropogenic pressure: Does microplastic limit the tolerance to climate change of ecologically and economically

and biological pumps of carbon will shift in future, hence whether changes in climate due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will be amplified or dampened. As physical oceanographers we are inv [...] that the Weddell Sea bottom water became warmer during the last decades, and that its content of anthropogenic CO2 increased continuously; by detailed investigations it could be shown that the densest part

we can alter parameters like light, temperature and nutrients – all of which are affected by anthropogenic climate change in the real world – in a controlled way, which allows us to investigate their impact

are currently changing more rapidly than at almost any time in Earth’s history. This is due to anthropogenic factors, which on the one hand have individual effects, but which are also mutually reinforcing