Press release

Southern Ocean
A unique series of measurements taken over several years in the Antarctic Ocean provide new findings about the daily vertical migration of zooplankton communities: scientists of the Thünen [...] Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries in Hamburg and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven observed changes during the year and between years. The Antarctic zooplankton is the main source of food for many [...] many fish and whale species, including the largest mammal in the world, the blue whale.

train station The Hotel is just a 450 m walk away from the main train station. Upon exiting the station via the main entrance you are on Ernst-August-Platz, go southwest (left) in the direction of Joachimstraße [...] well-being because it is vital for the functioning of the earth biosphere through processes such as oxygen production, carbon fixation, and the transfer of energy and recycling of matter in marine food webs. [...] evaluating the synergistic potential of the two methodologies to refine and facilitate long term observation of marine plankton biodiversity. Aims of this Symposium There are five major aims of this symposium

screening of global databases of the regions V4 and V9 of the 18s-rDNA, demonstrated the presence of our parasites beyond the North Atlantic coastal regions. In a biweekly metabarcoding survey of the diatom [...] on HABs in the Gulf of Naples, a number of harmful species were detected for the first time, pointing at the relevance of the metabarcoding approach in monitoring aimed at the protection of human health [...] indicate a lack of gene references in the group of Zygnematophyceae to further investigate the genetic diversity. The second part of the project focuses on molecular acclimation of a polar isolate of Cosmarium

different types of killer whales live in the Southern Ocean. They are known to differ in feeding ecology and appearance. However, little is known about the distribution and behaviour of these different [...] whale ecotypes. To answer these questions, scientists monitor the whales’ communication with specific underwater sound recorders. However, so far nobody knew, which calls the different ecotypes are using

support of the construction company HC Hagemann Hamburg, Germany) to study the effects of artificial breakwaters on the shallow water fish and macro-invertebrate community. Since summer 2012, the MarGate [...] from everywhere of the world to control and manage even complex sensor units fully remotely. As basic hydrographical parameters from the area, the AWI operates multiple sensor systems for the main abiotic [...] RESTORE - Restoration of the stocks of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the German North Sea. 2017 - ongoing ( NIOZ & AWI & Jericho NEXT / COSYNA ) ReMoBiB - Real time Monitoring of Bivalve Behavior.

landmass, sending up to 150 times the flow of all the world’s rivers clockwise around the frozen continent. It connects all the other oceans, and is thought to play a key role in regulating natural climate swings [...] Southern Ocean
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the planet’s most powerful and arguably most important. It is the only one to flow clear around the globe without getting diverted by any landmass [...] swings that have repeatedly swept the earth for millions of years. But much is still not known about how it works, including how it might now respond to human-induced climate change.

and cakes in the library so that you can get a break. Introduction to the Helgoland time series The Biologische Anstalt Helgoland operates some of the oldest time series in the world. The phytoplankton [...] automatically. The scientific dive centre The AWI's scientific dive centre is one of the largest institutions of its kind in Europe. On BAH Open day you will have the opportunity to meet the scientific dive [...] analysed much more often that is the case in many other time series around the world. This facilitates a unique insight in the North Sea ecosystem but also means a lot of work on the ships as well as in our l

measurements of both, dissolved and particulate trace metals and vitamins will better elucidate the cycling of these micronutrients in the SO. In order to gain a better understanding of the physiological [...] Looking beyond Iron: Dynamics of vitamins, zinc and cobalt and their effect on phytoplankton community composition in a changing Southern Ocean In large areas of the worlds oceans iron (Fe) limits primary [...] Fe in different parts of the SO, short-term shipboard manipulation experiments with natural phytoplankton assemblages are planned onboard the Polarstern in the austral summers of 2016 and 2017. In addition

often described as the planet’s ‘green lungs’ because they produce tremendous amounts of oxygen. However, an even greater volume of the oxygen we breathe originates in the ocean. The algal communities living [...] Plankton: The foundation of life in the sea Biologist Prof. Dr Helmut Hillebrand, Professor at the University of Oldenburg and Director at HIFMB Oldenburg. HIFMB Biodiversity Ecological stability Ecosystem [...] there produce at least half of the gas that is vital for breathing and as such essential for human life. But climate change is altering the algal world in our seas: as a result of increasing water temperatures