average, though 5,669 metres at its deepest point. Its only deep-sea connection to other oceans lies in Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard. The Arctic Ocean is also characterised by record low temperatures: [...] element Apart from fish, have other newcomers from the south found their way to the Arctic? In fact, Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard has become a preferred travel route for new residents of the

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their habitats. Furthermore, the Deep-Sea Research Group leads the Helmholtz infrastructure project FRAM (Frontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring) and is also partner of the Helmholtz alliance ROBEX (Robotic

trends in the biomass of three epibenthic invertebrates from the deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN (Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean). Marine Ecology Progress Series 602: 15-29. Taylor, J., Krumpen, T., Soltwedel [...] Meyer, K.S., Soltwedel, T., Bergmann, M. (2014): High biodiversity on a deep water reef in the eastern Fram Strait. PLOS One 9(8): e105424. Meyer, K., Bergmann, M., Soltwedel, T. (2013): Interannual variation

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establishment of the FRAM (Frontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring) Ocean Observing System improves our monitoring capacities. LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN Ocean Observing System FRAM

results from the FRAM Ocean Observing System Conference contributions with results from the FRAM observatory Theses written on results from FRAM observations Seit: 2014 Region: Fram Strait, central Arctic [...] Ansprechpartner: Antje Boetius Publikationen: ePIC Daten: Pangaea Visit the official FRAM webpage Download the FRAM brochure [...] interdisciplinary observation infrastructures. The main purpose of the planned open-ocean infrastructure FRAM (FRontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring) is permanent presence at sea, from surface to depth, for the

N., Beszczynska-Möller, A., Bauerfeind, E., Nöthig, E.-M. (2019). Pelagic Amphipods in the Eastern Fram Strait With Continuing Presence of Themisto compressa Based on Sediment Trap Time Series , Frontiers [...] Bacterial Colonization and Vertical Distribution of Marine Gel Particles (TEP and CSP) in the Arctic Fram Strait. Frontiers in Marine Science 4 (166): 1-14. Lalande, C., Nöthig, E.-M., Bauerfeind, E., Hardge [...] supply and downward export of particulate matter from upper waters to the seafloor in the deep eastern Fram Strait. Deep-Sea Research I 114: 78-89. Nöthig, E.-M., Bracher, A., Engel, A., Metfies, K., Niehoff

Technical University of Denmark , Charlottenlund, Denmark ( FRAM , PhD R. Goncalves Araujo ) Norwegian Polar Institute , Tromsö, Norway ( FRAM , PhD R. Goncalves Araujo ) ACRI-ST , Sophia Antippolis, Fr [...] Geesthacht (HZG), Center for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany ( OCEANET , ACENMAP , FRAM ) Institute of Marine Sciences, Mediterranean Marine and Environmental Research Centre (ICM, CSIC)