change that is causing problems for the North Sea. Rising sea levels, more frequent storm surges and coastal erosion threaten nature and settlements alike. The Wadden Sea - one of Europe's most species-rich [...] Station Helgoland and the section Coastal Ecology. Zooplankton Coastal research Coastal seas such as the North Sea are truly multi-talented: they provide energy, secure jobs, enable trade and attract millions [...] year. However, economic exploitation comes at a price - and the state of the sea is a growing cause for concern. The North Sea is one of the most intensively utilised marine areas in Europe. Fishing has

REBORN Bax Innovation REBORN – Unlocking Seagrass Restoration in North-West Europe REBORN is a transnational project funded by the Interreg North-West Europe Programme (Interreg NWE), running from 2026 to 2029 [...] ecosystem research. By using experimental approaches on various spatial scales much larger than the Wadden Sea we are analysing ecological patterns from the genetic to the community level. Research Themes Community [...] Community Ecology Species interactions in biotic habitats Sedimentary coasts such as the European Wadden Sea are dominated by endobenthic organisms living in the bottom. Only a few species form important habitats

natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the North Sea, Patagonian fjords and Antarctic shelf regions, where we study structure and performance of benthic [...] Repositorium PANGAEA < ______________________________ Web Pages Hendrik Pehlke Ursula Liebert Focus North Sea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Patagonian Benthos The Cryobenthos Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological

Wadden Sea Station Sylt The AWI`s Wadden Sea Station in List on the island of Sylt is the northernmost research center in Germany. Located within walking distance of the Wadden Sea, it offers the ideal [...] more AWI North Sea Office Communicators of scientific contents Find out more Events Public lectures Open Day Girls`Day Find out more List Oyster Trail Oyster fishing and oyster research in the North Frisian [...] understanding of the Wadden Sea ecosystem. The station is also home to the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence. Emerged from a small field station for Oyster Research founded in 1924 the Wadden Sea Station Sylt can look

SeaKey – Identification of Seaweeds of the German North Sea Coast [Translate to English:] Concept of SeaKey (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Enable identification of seaweeds for variable stakeholders [...] order to support marine biodiversity assessment The project SeaKey develops a scientific identification key for ‘Seaweeds of the German North Sea coast’ in three parts, for brown algae, red algae and green [...] under seaweeds.awi.de The key consists of a webkey (usable as desktop version or via the App SeaKey) and downloadable and printable documents – the ‘Identification Key’ itself and the ‘Additional

Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research study biotic communities in the North Sea. The rocky mudflat and the 35 square kilometer large submarine cliff landscape are home to the richest [...] Helgoline (from Hamburg and Cuxhaven) Adler Eils (from Büsum) Adler-Schiffe (from Sylt and other North Frisian Islands) Contact Dr. Eva-Maria Brodte (Site Manager) info-helgoland @ awi.de Postal address

2023 (3rd place). The image is acquired with the MACS airborne system over Nioghalvfjedersbræ in North-East Greenland showing a supraglacial lake that has drained. The dark colors show sediments like dust [...] Richardson Medal for its academic and leadership activities in the design and production of future sea-level projections. The AWI ISMIP6 members are Thomas Kleiner and Angelika Humbert, who contributed

understand the structure and function of an ecosystem. Research AnthroTOP Anthropogenic uses in the North Sea: Impacts on marine top predators Human activities have various, mostly negative, impacts on marine [...] uses is crucial. In AnthroTop, we are using models to predict how different use scenarios in the North Sea might affect the distribution of marine top predators and what this might mean for marine ecosystems [...] Funding: Bundesamt für Naturschutz CRANMAN II Scientific studies on the biology and fisheries of the North Sea shrimp CRANgon crangon as the basis for an efficient self-MANagement system Catch of the brown shrimp

global sea-level rise of up to seven metres. Moreover, the tremendous amounts of meltwater produced could influence ocean currents, sparking massive changes in the climate, especially in the North Atlantic [...] accurately simulates the past, it can also project the future, paving the way for forecasts on e.g. future sea-level rise or global warming. In this way, these models provide the scientific basis for formulating [...] floodwalls and levees are costly. That’s why it’s important to be able to estimate today how much the sea level will rise, or how much the intensity of hurricanes will increase, tomorrow. Climate modeling

the amount of sea-level rise will be similar to the global mean. To FAQ element What’s going on in the North Sea? There are also regional differences in sea-level rise in the North Sea. Over the past [...] levees. Further, the tidal flats of the North Sea can to some extent rise in step with the sea level, as high and low tide regularly add new sediment. However, if sea-level rise exceeds a certain point – [...] Global sea level on the rise Around the world, sea level is rising. From 1901 to 2018, global mean sea level rose by 20 centimetres – and in the future, it will continue to do so, and more quickly. This