impacts and to better understand the structure and function of an ecosystem. Research AnthroTOP Anthropogenic uses in the North Sea: Impacts on marine top predators Human activities have various, mostly negative [...] when the ecosystem stress limit will be reached. Thus, understanding the cumulative effects of anthropogenic uses and estimates of the consequences of further expansions of uses is crucial. In AnthroTop [...] length determined. Over the years, we will be able to make statements about climate-related or anthropogenic changes, such as the direct and indirect influence of fishing in the Wadden Sea on the use of

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

Bremerhaven, as a container building placed on a platform some meters above the snow. Concerning anthropogenic pollutants, the Antarctic atmosphere is "ultra clean". Thus local pollution by vehicles and the

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

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

Arctic and Antarctic is difficult because natural variability is large, masking the evidence of anthropogenic influences. Atmospheric measurements of surface energy balance, heat and moisture fluxes, cloud

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

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