that the theory is correct. Wegener got profoundly involved in the matter. We have proof of his meticulousness in that we possess his personal copy of the first edition of his book “The Formation of Continents [...] elements in the Earth’s crust. He called one of them sial and the other sima. Wegener assumed that the oceans were composed of a heavier material than the continents. He thus presumed that the lighter continents [...] continents float on the heavier subsurface, like ice floes on the water. That was the core of his idea! It was associated with the concept of so-called isostasy. This says land bridges or the like couldn’t come

learning more about the ecosystem of the deep and how it reacts to human activities at the surface is indispensable. Antarctic sponge ground (Photo: Luisa Federwisch) The landscapes of the deep sea The deep sea [...] in 150 years of deep-sea research we have only managed to take a closer look at a small fraction of this ecosystem; in fact, we know more about the dark side of the moon than we do about the ocean depths [...] considers all waters beyond the reach of light from the surface to be part of the deep sea. This lightless deep sea encompasses ca. 88 percent of the global oceans and begins at a depth of 200 metres. Consequently

Within the AWI-HZG research program PACESII, the CSD is located in Topic 2 (Fragile Coasts). The Centre for Scientific Diving is also the home of the working group "In situ ecology" which is part of the AWI [...] important for the protection of our coastlines. A good example for this development is the North Sea, were more than 80 % of the coastline is already artificially protected. In 2010, the Centre for Scientific [...] Scientific Diving of the AWI has installed an underwater experimental field North of Helgoland called MarGate to study the impacts of artificial structures on the demersal fish and macroinvertebrate communities

scientific attention in the past. Today, the water column structure of the SO largely prevents pronounced melting of the EAIS. This state may change if the position and strength of the Antarctic Circumpolar [...] focuses on recording the history of the position of the ACC and major SO fronts, the status of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) formation today and in the past, as well as a range of additional hydrographic [...] series of 3D-distributions in the water column of the Arctic Ocean. The selected stations are based on locations and variables that have been observed in the past. The quasi-synoptic survey of the CAO and

exchange, the rise and the lowering of the cage needs sufficient stops to prevent barotrauma of the fish. The sea bass can tolerate temperatures in the North Sea, but the average temperature of 10 ° C in [...] flow velocities of 5-10 cm s -1 for optimal nutrient and CO 2 exchange on the surface of the thalli, as well as for the reduction of growth of epiphyts. In strong currents, the thalli of macroalgae become [...] escape through the mesh or other materials. Cod is one of the species with the highest rate of the escapees, which can have a negative impact on the wild population by cross-breeding. The extreme temperature

process understanding in the vertical snow column by using snow models Antarctic sea ice mass budget Quantification of the influence of the snowpack and its internal properties on the Antarctic sea ice mass [...] ( A friend or foe for the f uture Anta rctic s ea i c e mass budget? ). fAntasie aims to better understand the temporal and spatial variability of the different components of the Antarctic sea ice mass [...] Azerbaijan | At the UN Climate Change Conference, Stefanie Arndt provided insights into the current development of sea ice - with a particular focus on the drastic changes in the Southern Ocean. Find out

train station The Hotel is just a 450 m walk away from the main train station. Upon exiting the station via the main entrance you are on Ernst-August-Platz, go southwest (left) in the direction of Joachimstraße [...] well-being because it is vital for the functioning of the earth biosphere through processes such as oxygen production, carbon fixation, and the transfer of energy and recycling of matter in marine food webs. [...] evaluating the synergistic potential of the two methodologies to refine and facilitate long term observation of marine plankton biodiversity. Aims of this Symposium There are five major aims of this symposium

time-scales, the spatial extent of the variations is increasing (space-time structure) Correlation of interannual temperature variations in Brussels with temperature variations in the rest of the world in a climate [...] basis for the quantitative use of paleoclimate records. The instrumental record is only a snapshot of our climate record. Two recent advances allow a deeper use of the paleo-record: (1) the increased [...] itut) Lake & Sea ice algae Lake & Sea-ice algae The seasonal extent and properties of Arctic ice on land and in the ocean determine the efficacy of the albedo feedback mechanism causing arctic climate

screening of global databases of the regions V4 and V9 of the 18s-rDNA, demonstrated the presence of our parasites beyond the North Atlantic coastal regions. In a biweekly metabarcoding survey of the diatom [...] on HABs in the Gulf of Naples, a number of harmful species were detected for the first time, pointing at the relevance of the metabarcoding approach in monitoring aimed at the protection of human health [...] indicate a lack of gene references in the group of Zygnematophyceae to further investigate the genetic diversity. The second part of the project focuses on molecular acclimation of a polar isolate of Cosmarium

possible due to the harsh water current at the wreck site another attempt was conducted at HE607 with the help of a ROV of the ICBM. During HE607 it is planned to visit the again the wreck site of the submarine [...] Bremerhaven – Bremerhaven The aims of the cruise HE635 are cross disciplinary investigations of munition dumping sites in the southern German Bight and the test of new underwater crawler for munition monitoring [...] (e.g., patterns of coastal runoff) and chemistry to reveal terrestrial and marine sources of nutrients, OM, freshwater, and the distribution of greenhouse gases of the PCES. The effect of local flux patterns