The North Sea is one of the most heavily used seas in the world. Shipping, fishing and other anthropogenic activities have substantial effects on natural ecosystems, while also influencing the North Sea’s

biogeography, biodiversity and community structures in marine environments defined by natural and anthropogenic factors. Introduction to Marine anima physiology (Photo: Sonja Schadwinkel) Working groups Aerobics

sheet: Olaf Eisen (AWI), Alexandra Zuhr (University of Tübingen) Palaeo climate: Frank Lamy (AWI) Anthropogenic footprint: Ralf Ebinghaus (Hereon) Modelling: Torge Marin (GEOMAR), Martin Werner (AWI) APECS

the glomeruli (GL). (Photo: Ulf 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 [...] fluorescent cellular compounds. The aim of this research is to define cellular targets of natural and anthropogenic small molecules. Chemical analysis of secondary metabolites Secondary metabolites are those chemical

production ( Völker and Ye, 2022 ). Contact Dr. Christoph Völker Dr. Ying Ye Uptake and cycling of anthropogenic carbon in the ocean We simulate the changing ocean carbon uptake in response to humans’ perturbation [...] ocean carbon cycle into the AWI-Earth System Model, and simulate the historical and future ocean anthropogenic carbon uptake under low and high emission scenarios. A focus of the group is on deep and bottom

coordintion) Dr. Bo Liu Dr. Male Köster APOC: Anthropogenic impacts on particulate organic carbon cycling in the North Sea The collaborative project "Anthropogenic impacts on particulate organic carbon cycling [...] position, is the quantification of the input behavior of anthropogenic lead in the working area. In addition, we aim to explore how lead of anthropogenic origin enters Antarctic waters, where it mixes with [...] at landscape scale fixation, storage, stabilization, and export of carbon, their natural and anthropogenic drivers and the timescales on which they operate. Our results will be used to develop new pathways

viruses through to plankton and fish. Ultimately, we aim to understand and predict the effects on anthropogenic pressure on our shelf sea communities. Section Head Cédric Meunier (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

ecology of foundation species, their habitats and biogeochemistry, in response to natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the North Sea, Patagonian fjords

understanding long-term responses and 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

the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Arctic Arctic policy Climate change Anthropogenic climate change is affecting the Arctic to a greater extent and more rapidly than any other region