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grave consequences. Find out more Sea Arctic Antarctic North Sea Marine plastic debris Even in the most remote parts of the ocean, like the polar regions or the bottom of the deep sea, we can find large [...] species of marine flora and fauna come into contact with plastic debris in their natural habitats – often with harmful consequences. Find out more [...] become. Find out more Biodiversity Sea Antarctic Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area The Weddell Sea is one of the few remaining marine regions in the world that are largely untouched and one of the

marine debris (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The debris is everywhere The debris found in our seas is a diverse mix composed of various [...] are the garbage patches? What risks does marine plastic debris pose? What are the economic effects of increasingly littered seas? What can we do to combat marine plastic debris? [...] element What risks does marine plastic debris pose? The diverse types of marine plastic debris have equally diverse effects on the biota. Larger pieces of plastic

on major ice rafting. Analyses of coarse-grained ice-rafted debris and planktonic foraminifers revealed a strong reaction to the precession signal. Since 130,000 yr B.P., dropstone layers have been [...] result in a southward penetration of polar water. Thus, the marine record of dropstones documents ice rafting not only during Weichselian stades but also during cold events within interstades. The [...] ocean contain a series of layers that are rich in ice-rafted debris and unusually poor in foraminifera1. Here we present evidence that the most recent six of these ‘Heinrich layers’, deposited between

Prof. Dr. Beate Ratter und Dr. Martin Döring. BRIESE-Prize for marine research Luisa von Albedyll is awarded with the BRIESE-Prize for Marine Research 2022 for her doctoral thesis in 2023. The jury [...] on major ice rafting. Analyses of coarse-grained ice-rafted debris and planktonic foraminifers revealed a strong reaction to the precession signal. Since 130,000 yr B.P., dropstone layers have been [...] result in a southward penetration of polar water. Thus, the marine record of dropstones documents ice rafting not only during Weichselian stades but also during cold events within interstades. The

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