Werde PhD position in "The effect of land-runoff on Antarctic coastal habitats" (m/f/d) bei Alfred Wegener Institut für Polar und Meeresforschung – Dein neuer Job in Bremerhaven

Background
Terrestrial and marine environments at the rapidly warming West Antarctic Peninsula region are inherently linked via the transport of organic and inorganic matter, but the quantities, directions and pathways are rarely understood. Increased concentration and higher flows of suspended particulate matter (SPM) triggered by glacier retreat, are known as causal factors shaping and potentially altering benthic communities. Also, animals promote exchange of inorganic, organic matter (organic carbon – OC) and nutrients material between terrestrial and marine realm. The use of airborne drone data is an emerging research field. Drones are filling significant gaps between existing in situ, airborne and satellite remote sensing capabilities to better understand the importance of glacier melt in terms of terrestrial and marine habitat change and how ongoing and predicted climate change will affect warming Antarctic shelf ecosystems.