the Wadden Sea and how they have changed the habitat. Many of the newcomers to the Wadden Sea are beneficiaries of climate change. They often hail from warmer climes and thrive in the North Sea because the [...] their way to the Wadden Sea is often a matter of speculation, but nearly half were most likely brought by freight ships bound for the North Sea. THE NEW SPECIES IN THE WADDEN SEA INVASIVE SPECIES: Sources: [...] species living in the Wadden Sea that weren’t there 100 years ago. Originating from faraway coasts, many of these newcomers have only managed to establish themselves in the North Sea thanks to humans, either

volume of the Arctic sea ice in winter – and in theory, enough to completely fill the Baltic Sea with ice. FAQ EN Where can sea ice be found? How is sea ice formed? How thick does sea ice get? What are the [...] between Arctic and Antarctic sea ice? How much sea ice is there? What lives on, in and below sea ice? How does sea ice differ from other types of ice? How much has the Arctic sea ice declined in recent years [...] calve from glaciers and ice sheets and drift out to sea are not sea ice, either. Sea ice that is only a few years old has virtually no influence on the sea level, as it is formed on the ocean, floats atop

in quantitative assessment of the impact of bottom trawling on carbon storage in the North Sea and global shelf seas was recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience .
[...] Flatfish and shrimp are caught in the North Sea by using trawls that are dragged across the seabed. This releases carbon into the water and carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, as shown by the latest

Sciences (Elba, Italy) and taking part in international research dive missions (Antarctic, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea) she returned to Germany and in 2012 completed her doctorate at the University of Bremen [...] our society. In 2013 Bernadette Pogoda joined the AWI, and since then has been investigating the North Sea, with a focus on sustainable use and marine conservation. Since 2016, she has led the AWI’s working [...] d in numerous expeditions on board international research vessels and is a member of the AWI’s North Sea Office. Bernadette Pogoda is a joint founder of the Native Oyster Restoration Alliance (NORA), which

ecosystems of the Wadden Sea and the North Sea and investigate issues relating to stressors and natural and man-made changes. We also provide scientific advice to administrations and authorities, for example [...] example via the North Sea Office. We use our scientific findings to support protection and sustainable use of the shallow coastal seas. The section builds predictive capacity by combining multidisciplinary [...] information 100 years of Wadden Sea Station Salt Marshes and Seagrass Meadows Open House Day Coastal Hydrography and Geology Long-term observation in Wadden Sea Ecosystem Wadden Sea

transports contaminants, stemming from industry, agriculture, and water treatment plants, to Germany’s North Sea coast. Their concentrations vary due to inlets found along the course of the river, but also due [...] microplastic particles, nutrients and climate gases found in the river change on their way to the North Sea.

landscapes and ecosystems. Our regional focus are the sedimentary systems of the Wadden Sea and the coastal North Sea. We investigate geomorphological and sedimentary processes, biogeochemical exchange, the [...] beds (BMBF) Find out more Impact of mobile bottom-contact fisheries on seafloor habitats in the North Sea (BMBF) Find out more Team Dr. Lasse Sander (associated scientist) Dr. Svenja Reents (postdoc) Dr [...] interplay of these different aspects for the evolution of landscapes at the interface between land and sea. We consider the whole spectrum of coastal environments, from supratidal salt marshes to subtidal seafloor

Centre for Polar and Marine Research’s Wadden Sea Station on Sylt, where he heads the Working Group Community and Evolutionary Ecology and the AWI’s North Sea Office. Born in Bad Harzburg in 1968, he grew [...] thesis on species interactions on the North Sea coast. From 1998 to 2001, he pursued his doctorate on diversity and biological interactions on mussel banks in the Wadden Sea at Universität Hamburg. The close [...] cooperation between science and environmental management led to the establishment of the AWI’s North Sea Office in 2011 and the ongoing development and implementation of various environmental research

n ice sheets extended as far as Schleswig-Holstein and Brandenburg; the North Sea coast lay north of England. Today’s North Sea Basin was covered with tundra, like what we now see in eastern Siberia. Today’s [...] sed by perpetual ice in the Antarctic, and fluctuating ice extents in the Arctic, North America and Europe. The North German landscape is a legacy of the last glacial 20,000 years ago. When this period [...] Today’s Arctic, with ice-covered Greenland, Siberian permafrost and sea ice at the North Pole, is a holdover of that glacial world. But for how much longer? As geoscientists, we provide insights to help

Wadden Sea Station on Sylt is pursuing answers to what is likely the most important question concerning the fragile ecosystem at its doorstep: how will climate change affect the Wadden Sea and North Sea in [...] Open House Day 2024 Exactly 100 years ago, Germany’s northernmost research facilities on the North Sea island Sylt were opened. What began as a small field outpost for oyster research in 1924 would evolve [...] in the long term? On the occasion of its 100-year anniversary, the AWI Wadden Sea Station Sylt will host an Open House Day on 7 September 2024. Open House Day on Saturday, 07.09.2024 From 14:00 to 19:00