The total number of students at ifm geomar is currently about 300. The geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel geomar, former leibniz institute of marine sciences german. Geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel west shore campus, room 20329 dusternbrooker weg 20, d24105 kiel, germany phone. Physiological basis for high co tolerance in marine. Studying the oceans tells us much about the land, rivers, lakes, and the airour entire planet. Oceanography research unit use specialized drilling instruments to recover cores of sea. Merian fahrtbericht cruise report msm 042 seismic wideangle profiles fortdefrance fortdefrance 03.
Geider department of biological sciences, university of essex, colchester co4 3sq, united kingdom j. Obviously, any responsible effort aiming to mitigate the greenhouse problem through purposeful co 2 sequestration in the ocean requires a solid understanding of marine ecosystem regulation and biogeochemical cycling. Iron limits primary productivity during spring bloom. Tow the net by a dock, wade with it, hold it in a current, or tow it from a rowboat. Ifmgeomar, kiel, germany for the support of setting up the waterair equilibration system, and to peter croot and andreas oschlies for scientific advice. At bangor, we have a long history of producing employable graduates who develop successful careers in the field. Geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the federal republic of germany 90 % and the state of schleswigholstein 10 % and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. The two coccolithophorids, calcidiscus leptoporus strain ac365, from south atlantic off south africa, codenet culture collection, algo. Mass balance calculations indicate that nitrate drawdown is iron fe.
Biological oceanography programme at the geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel. Geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel wikipedia. The key characteristic of this series is the integration of oceanographic and biological information to enhance understanding of environmental and fish population. The measurement of o 2 in seawater began as modern science with the careful analyses of 77 water samples by dittmar 1884 aboard the h. 20042007 chair of scientific council, ifm geomar, now geomar, kiel, germany 20082009 sabbatical, marine science institute, university of california santa barbara ucsb, usa since 2007 head of research unit biological oceanography, ifm geomar, now geomar, kiel, germany. This ranges from fundamental physical, thermodynamic and kinetic chemistry to twoway. This history started with the work of samuel reyher published in 1697 and is today continued within the geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel. Ifmgeomar is structured in four main research divisions.
We present in situ biophysical measurements and bioassay experiments that demonstrate iron limitation of primary productivity during the spring bloom in the central north atlantic. The relationships between volcanism, tectonism, and hydrothermal activity on the southern equatorial mid. Ulf riebesell geomar helmholtz centre for ocean research kiel west shore campus, room 20329 dusternbrooker weg 20, d24105 kiel, germany. Recent developments in ultrafiltration equipment and analytical. Ocean oxygen minima expansions and their biological impacts lothar strammaa, sunke schmidtkoa,b, lisa a. Biological oceanography concentrates on plant and animal life in the sea. Conditions that prevailed during times long past such as oxygen level, temperature, or biological productivity can be discerned in the sedimentary cross. Rv latalante cruise ifmgeomar, leg 3 from dakar, senegal to mindelo, cape verde. Future ocean acidification will be amplified by hypoxia in. Leibniz institute of marine sciences at the university of kiel ifm. For surface waters in gasexchange equilibrium with the atmosphere, models suggest increases in co2 partial pressure pco2 from current values of ca. Elevated metabolic rates decrease scope for growth and induce developmental delay m. Speciesspecific responses of calcifying algae to changing seawater carbonate chemistry gerald langer and markus geisen biogeosciences, biological oceanography, alfred wegener institute for polar and marine research, am handelshafen 12. The relationships between volcanism, tectonism, and.
Changes in biogenic carbon flow in response to sea surface. The biological oceanography department at ifm geomar on academia. Personal assistantoffice management rd2bi silvana gagliardi, room 20328 phone. Marine biology and oceanography is suitable for students interested in how the ocean works and who wish to pursue a sciencebased degree with an emphasis on practical skills and field work. Helmholtz association of german research centres, germany. Baban ingole scientist biological division national institute of oceanography. All the table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for helmholtz association of german research centres published between 1 december 2018 30 november 2019 which are tracked by the nature index. Hoffmann chief director, legal affairs department of foreign affairs room 141, hatfield court private bag x152, pretoria, 0001 south africa tel. Moderate seawater acidification does not elicit longterm. Deepsea research i scripps institution of oceanography. Andreas oschlies 1 head of research unit biogeochemical modelling research interests physical, biogeochemical, and ecological constraints on the oceanic carbon uptake and its climate sensitivity development of mechanistic ecological and biogeochemical models mixing processes and their representation in numerical models data assimilation and parameter optimisation.
School of oceanography, university of washington, box 357940, seattle, wa 98195. Lochte marine biogeochemistry, ifmgeomar, d24105 kiel, germany r. Speciesspecific responses of calcifying algae to changing. Marine biogeochemistry biological oceanography overview. School of ocean and earth science, national oceanography centre, university of southampton, southampton so14 3zh, united kingdom k. It was an essential element of the long history of marine sciences in kiel. Received 21 april 2011 received in revised form 3 october 2011 accepted 4 october 2011.
Oceanrep geomar fb2 marine biogeochemistry fb2bi biological oceanography. Ocean acidification is elicited by anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and resulting oceanic uptake of excess co2 and might constitute an abiotic stressor powerful enough to alter marine ecosystem structures. Financial support by the german science foundation dfg ec 80 in the framework of the cluster of excellence the future ocean is gratefully acknowledged. To identify and quantify endmember fluid composition e. Head of research division biological oceanography rd2bi prof. Biogenic trace gases ifmgeomar 16 ryabenko, evgeniya nitrate isotope sampling ifmgeomar 17 schafstall, jens ctd, microstructure profiler ifmgeomar.