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Welcome to the website of the ZMT

Tropical coastal ecosystems are highly productive habitats with high ecological and economic importance. The ZMT is dedicated to these ecosystems, and the understanding of the influences which alter and threaten them. Through its activities in research, training and consulting, the ZMT aims to contribute toward their protection and sustainable use.

The ZMT is a partner in "Wissenschaftsjahr 2012 - Zukunftsprojekt ERDE"!

Job offers

We are looking for...

...a Junior Research Group Leader

...a PhD candidate in the WG Carbonate Sedimentology

...a PhD candidate in the WG Ecophysiology

...a PhD candidate in the WG Coral Reef Ecology (1)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Coral Reef Ecology (2)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Coral Reef Ecology (3)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Coral Reef Ecology (4)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Coral Reef Ecology (5)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Carbon and Nutrient Cycling (1)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Carbon and Nutrient Cycling (2)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Institutional and Behavioural Economics (1)

...a PhD candidate in the WG Institutional and Behavioural Economics (2)

...a financial accountant

...a trainee (Administration)

News

ZMT issues a newsletter

What has been going on at ZMT during the past months? A new newsletter reports about projects, expeditions and new staff members. It will be issued twice a year. more ...

Mini-Symposium in Costa Rica

Part of the Costa Rican Pacific coral reefs periodically experience upwelling waters exposing them to acidic conditions. The region represents a natural lab for studying how coral reefs adapt to these conditions. In January, a symposium in Costa Rica will be dedicated to this subject. more ...

Understanding Research through a Film Project

How do children approach scientific research, if provided with the means to produce a digital film? This is the central question of a cooperation project carried out by the University of Bremen, the ZMT and the International School of Bremen. more ...

How do fishes react to hypoxia?

Back from a research stay at the Leigh Marine Laboratory in New Zealand ecophysiologist Andreas Kunzmann reports about his work with triplefin fish. They show special adaptations to inhospitable environmental conditions. more ...

Vice President of the Leibniz Association

On Friday 25th, Prof. Dr. Hildegard Westphal, Director of the ZMT, has been elected Vice President of the Leibniz Association in the frame of the annual General Assembly in Frankfurt. more ...

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Events

Lectures

8.2.12, 12:00, ZMT
Tropical vs. temperate: comparing phytoplankton community structures in contrasting environments (Esteban Acevedo Trejos)

Expeditions

A blog about...

Expedition to San José, Costa Rica, 13.1.12 – 28.1.12 more ...

...Expedition to Santa Marta, Colombia, 14.11.11 – 1.4.12 more ...

Publications

New release about...

…response of a scleractinian coral to polluted coastal waters.

...evaluation of models designed for ecosystem-based fisheries management. more ...

Media

Generation Future

In the series „Generation Future“ Nano, the science magazine from 3sat, presents joung scientists, who have attained considerable achievements in their research. Lately a portrait of Kathleen-Schwerdtner-Mañez, environmental scientist at ZMT, was broadcasted. more ...

Anniversary interview

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the ZMT, Nordwest Radio broadcasted an interview with Prof. Westphal, director of the ZMT. more ...
Leibniz Gemeinschaft

The ZMT is a member of the Leibniz Association (WGL) and the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM).

Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung