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for the Press

News from the ZMT

Twice a year we issue a newsletter in English, which you can find here. We would be pleased to include you in our mailing list for the newsletter.

Press releases and other news from the institute can be found under the news section, information about events here.

Contact

Dr. Susanne Eickhoff
Phone: 
+49 (421) 23800 - 37
e-mail: 
susanne.eickhoffe-mail addresszmt-bremen.de

Inclusion in our press mailing list

Would you like to be included in our mailing list for press releases? Please send us a short E-mail with your contact information, your areas of interest and your media affiliation.

Visual media

We have a wealth of images from our research and the ecosystems in which we work: tropical coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, rivers and coastal zones. Please contact us if you require accompanying visual media for articles etc. Unless otherwise noted, we require that all photographs be referenced: "Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen" (or, "ZMT, Bremen").

Expert knowledge

Are you in search of a scientist to provide background information for your research or as a supporting advisor for interviews? Feel free to contact us by phone or short E-mail in order to connect you with the

appropriate expert of the ZMT. Here is a list with topics, which are related to tropical and subtropical seas and coastal habitats.

The ZMT is a member of the Scientific Information Service - IDW, a research service for journalists. more ...

Ecosystems

  • Coral reef ecology, threats for coral reefs
  • Mangrove ecology
  • Ecology of aquatic microorganisms
  • Tropical fish communities
  • Marine ecosystems of the Galapagos islands
  • Restoration of coral reefs
  • Connectivity between tropical coastal ecosystems
  • Climate change and upwelling systems

Climate and environmental archives

  • Reconstructing the environment through marine climate archives

Element cycles

  • Human impacts on element cycles in the oceans and in tropical coastal ecosystems
  • Human impacts on river inputs into the oceans

Threats for Ecosystems

  • Impacts of eutrophication
  • Fisheries biology and destructive fishing methods
  • Breeding, catching and trading marine ornamental organisms
  • Ecological impacts of aquaculture
  • Impacts of ocean acidification
  • Biofuel and CO2
  • Impacts of oxygen depletion in the oceans
  • Pollutants in marine ecosystems

Man and Coasts

  • Marine Protected Areas and their benefit
  • Sustainable coastal management in the tropics
  • Governance of marine resources