A5061729813- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Signaling Pathways in Disease
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
University of Rostock
2008-2022
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
2012-2014
University of Würzburg
2005
Integrated sediment multiproxy studies and modeling were used to reconstruct past changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem. Results of natural over 6000 years ecosystem suggest that forecasted climate warming might enhance environmental problems Sea. proxy reveal increased sea surface temperatures expanded seafloor anoxia (in deep basins) during earlier warm phases, such as Medieval Climate Anomaly. Under future IPCC scenarios global warming, there is likely no improvement bottom water conditions...
Anthropogenic disturbance over several decades has caused aquatic ecosystems to deteriorate, raising concerns about their condition and, consequently, prompting restorative activities. The recovery of submerged vegetation (notably charophytes) is a crucial requirement for the restoration eutrophic systems. success this action often depends on availability and germinability plant diaspores. To characterize potential diaspore bank charophyte stands, we investigated viability, germination...
Abstract Over recent decades, the neophyte Fucus evanescens has extended eastwards along salinity gradient within Baltic Sea, indicating gradual adaptation to low conditions. To find out whether F. can migrate further into Sea and potentially become a competitor native vesiculosus , acclimation potentials of different populations were investigated with respect habitat salinity. For both species, pigmentation, water content, photosynthetic rate measured under laboratory field The...
Abstract Sea-level rise intensifies saltwater influx into coastal wetlands causing osmotic stress and probably changing vegetation composition. To determine especially the impact of salinity pulses that occur during flooding events, Typha latifolia , Carex acutiformis Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Phragmites australis were exposed to different regimes consisting control (permanently freshwater permanently brackish water) alternating water with exposure durations (2 days – 2 fresh; 4 fresh)....
Abstract Foundation species, and the roles that they play in structuring ecosystems, are threatened by global change. For example, charophytes a refuge for zooplankton stabilize sediments, but also food source various animal species (water birds, fishes, invertebrates). Particularly, introduction of new such as Gammarus tigrinus , into Baltic Sea led to yet not understood changes web. Furthermore, future projections point increased water temperatures freshwater inputs affecting capacity...
<p>Sea-level rise intensifies saltwater influx into coastal wetlands causing osmotic stress and probably changing vegetation composition. To determine especially the impact of salinity pulses as occurring during flooding events, dominant peatland macrophytes, <em>Typha latifolia</em>, <em>Carex acutiformis</em>, <em>Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani</em> <em>Phragmites...
Abstract Sea-level rise intensifies saltwater influx into coastal wetlands causing osmotic stress and probably changing vegetation composition. To determine especially the impact of salinity pulses that occur during flooding events, Typha latifolia , Carex acutiformis Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Phragmites australis were exposed to different regimes, consisting control (permanently freshwater permanently brackish water) alternating water with exposure durations (2 days – 2 fresh; 4...
Abstract Charophytes are a refuge for zooplankton and stabilize sediments, but they also food source various animal species (water birds, fishes, invertebrates). Especially the introduction of new species, like Gammarus tigrinus , into Baltic Sea led to yet not understood changes in web. Furthermore, future projections point increased water temperatures at lowered salinity levels affecting capacity acclimatize changing abiotic factors. In this study we investigated influence temperature on...