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 [...] used to support national and international marine management and conservation processes. Focus North Sea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Coral Reefs Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological Modeling Patagonian Benthos

North Sea Benthos Diversity of benthic biotopes We investigate the variability of benthic biodiversity and the effects of various stressors on animal communities to describe the structuring of benthic [...] benthic biotopes in the North Sea. Our research builds on extensive data sets that we collect in the course of governmental monitoring programmes, which are continuously refined methodologically. Our field o

of benthic primary producers and their associated organisms. Our geographical focus is on the North Sea and the European Arctic. Through large-scale comparative studies, we assess the plasticity of species [...] community dynamics of inter- and subtidal rocky shores and adjacent seabed biotopes ( OASIS , FACE-IT , SeaKey ). We investigate experimentally adaptation strategies to current and future seawater temperatures [...] society ( Nordseebüro ). Rocky coast ecology is included in POF-IV in Subtopics 4.2 / 6.1 / 6.2 Projekte SeaKey KELPRIME OASIS Team Inka Bartsch Lars Gutow Andreas Wagner Claudia Daniel Tosia Schmithüsen Niko

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 [...] AWI Sylt and Professor at the University of Bremen. 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

transition zone between the northern North Atlantic and the central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling Arctic deep-sea biodiversity. • Permanent presence at sea, from surface to depth, for the [...] The Weddell Sea features a rich and diverse ecosystem, complex sea-ice dynamics and intense ocean circulation. The physical and biogeochemical processes that prevail in the central Weddell Sea and the water [...] transition zone between the northern North Atlantic and the central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling Arctic deep-sea biodiversity. • Permanent presence at sea, from surface to depth, for the

Koldunov, D. Sein, and T. Jung, 2022: Assessment of the Finite-VolumE Sea ice–Ocean Model (FESOM2.0) – Part 2: Partial bottom cells, embedded sea ice and vertical mixing library CVMix. Geosci. Model Dev. , 15 [...] e.adq7280 . Wang, Q., S. Danilov, and T. Jung, 2024: Arctic freshwater anomaly transiting to the North Atlantic delayed within a buffer zone. Nature Geosci ., 17 , 1218–1221, doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01592-1 [...] Goessling, H.H. Hellmer, D.V. Sein, T. Semmler, D. Sidorenko and T. Jung, 2022: Delayed Antarctic sea-ice decline in high-resolution climate change simulations. Nature Comm. , 13 , 637, doi.org/10

Stefanie Arndt, sea ice physicist at the AWI “The polar regions play a very special role at the COP, as this is where we are observing the greatest changes in global climate change as a whole. Sea ice areas [...] for climate modeling, sea ice prediction and the general physics of climate change Find out more To the complete expert database Stefanie Arndt Dr Stefanie Arndt, expert for sea ice physics Find out more [...] of key EU marine targets, including the commitment to legally protect at least 30 per cent of EU seas and reduce the negative impacts of fisheries on sensitive habitats and species. At COP30, Josie Antonucci

Debusschere, E. (2024): Revised clusters of annotated unknown sounds in the Belgian part of the North sea. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 5, 1384562. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1384562 Parcerisas [...] in the Weddell Sea. Endangered Species Research, 30:239-253. DOI: doi.org/10.3354/esr00739 . 2015 Menze S, Zitterbart D , Van Opzeeland IC, Boebel O (2016). The influence of sea ice, wind speed [...] Van Opzeeland, I., Eriksson B.K. (2025): The biological soundscape of temperate reefs in the Wadden sea. Sci Rep 15, 9216. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92955-0 Wöhle, S., Thomisch, K., Burkhardt

The avian influenza type H5N1 has been spreading in Germany since the end of October. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute are now turning their attention to the Antarctic: on an expedition t

communities of reefs in the Wadden Sea Diego Filun (2022) , Uni Bremen Spatio-temporal patterns of Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) vocal behaviour in the Weddell Sea Elena Schall (2021) , Uni Oldenburg [...] (Collaboration with Hearing4All) Marie-Luise Schneider (2025), University Oldenburg Soundscape of the North Sea: Acoustic fauna identification using Hydrophones and Baited Remote Underwater Videos Marisa Vivanco [...] humpback whale populations in the eastern Weddell Sea in 2011 and 2012 Ramona Mattmüller (2019), Master Uni Bremen Marine mammal acoustic presence in relation to sea ice concentrations off Tasiilaq, East Greenland