Recent statistical analyses reveal loss of predictability
A recently published article in the journal „frontiers in ecology and evolution“ by Joachim Dippner, Caroline Möller and Ingrid Kröncke showed by statistical analyses that the close coupling between climatic and biological data as it was valid for the period between 1977 – 2000 no longer is detectable in the following years.
„Science Camp Warnemünde 2014“: Getting school students to marine science
The Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) and the UNESCO school project „Baltic Sea Project“ (BSP) invited 50 school students and 10 teachers from Denmark, Estonia and Germany to join the „Science Camp 2014“ from September 15-19 in Warnemünde.
BALTIC 2014: Baltic Sea Geologists meet in Warnemünde
Following an invitation of the marine geologists from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research around 100 scientists out of all Baltic Sea countries will meet from September 9 to 11 at the BALTIC 2014, the 12th Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology, to exchange their latest results and to discuss new insights.
Recent readings of the IOW reveal: Oxygen-rich saltwater from the North Sea has entered the Central Baltic Sea and there, for the first time since 2003, has displaced hydrogen sulfide in the deep water.
More precise sensors to identify ocean acidification in the Baltic Sea
The new European project PINBAL aims at the development of a spectrophotometric pH-measurement system for monitoring in the Baltic Sea
Aarhus University honours Hans Burchard
The Aarhus University confers on Hans Burchard the title "Honorary Professor" for the coming five years.
The State of the Baltic Sea in 2013: Annual assessment of the physical and chemical data finalized
Even the hurricane „Xaver“ did not end the stagnation period effecting the bottom water of the Baltic Proper
Are marine microplastics the ideal medium for spreading germs, for example Vibrio? A comprehensive 12-institute consortium led by the Warnemünde environmental microbiologist Matthias Labrenz will pursue this question over the next three years.
The Briese Sponsorship Award for Young Marine Researchers 2013 goes to Dr. Daniel Zitterbart
The awarding of the „Briese-Preis für Meeresforschung“ (Briese Award for Marine Research) will take place for the fourth time now at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, next Wednesday 19th February, 2014.
Geochemists from Warnemünde use mineral formation to decipher the conditions during the deposition of marine sediments