for researchers. After all, factoring in the effects of anthropogenic influences like the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, of the weather phenomenon El Niño, and of natural events

Biological effects of marine organisms Pollutants of anthropogenic origin have also been polluting our oceans since the industrialization of the world. Coastal seas such as the North and Baltic

Chemistry team investigates the importance of natural and anthropogenic organic substances and nutrients in water and marine organisms and their significance for global material cycles. The work on

Bickmeyer) To elicit any effect on living systems, natural and anthropogenic compounds target the smallest unit of the biota, the single cell. Small molecules may act as signaling molecules acting on [...] of this research is to define cellular targets of natural and anthropogenic small molecules. Chemical analysis of secondary metabolites Secondary metabolites are those chemical compounds of an organism

, regulating, provisioning and cultural ecosystem services. Anthropogenic stressors such as nutrient input from agriculture, pollution, sediment dumping, and user pressures such as navigation, tourism

along as stowaways on the oysters’ shells. In addition, anthropogenic climate change and the resultant rising temperatures in the North Sea are making it easier for these newcomers, which often hail

North Sea, particularly in the Wadden Sea, in connection with anthropogenic and natural influences – like climate change – at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Five years later, she was appointed Vice Director

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 worldwide. The continuation

and interactions of the North Sea and adjacent Wadden Sea to anthropogenic and natural changes, both affected by regional drivers (riverine inputs, coastal armouring and construction) as well as by global

that influence seafloor morphology and sediment dynamics and anthropogenic influences, such as the use of bottom-contact fishing gear. Acoustic methods further allow us to look beneath the seabed and