Happy Birthday, AWI Wadden Sea Station!

When the Wadden Sea Station in List on Sylt was founded 100 years ago, its original mission was to investigate the living conditions of the European flat oyster and other bivalves. 

Having started as a new branch of the Biological Institute Helgoland, it can now look back on a long tradition full of highs and lows, including surviving the Second World War, and both the station and the experts working there have steadily evolved in the process.

Today, the AWI Wadden Sea Station is not only the northernmost research facility in Germany, but also the most important one when it comes to grasping the mudflat ecosystem and its organisms. As such, it provides valuable insights into what the future evolution of this fragile ecosystem could look like.

More information on the station's history

More information on the research done there

Get to know us, the station, and our research

Our research focuses on the structure and function of coastal ecosystems in connection with changes in environmental conditions. Here, you can learn more about our core research topics and how climate change will impact our ecosystem.