In Focus
Algae instead of corals: A reef island adapts to changing environmental influences
Although it is surrounded by stressed coral reefs, an island in the Indonesian Spermonde Archipelago has not shrunk but continued to grow. Reef islands hence react dynamically to environmental changes that disturb their reef systems according to a...
ZMT mangrove ecologist Martin Zimmer elected to the board of the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM)
At the 25th General Assembly on 11 June 2024 (see photo above), the members of the German Research Consortium (KDM) elected their new Board of Directors. With three new members and one change within the organisation, the newly composed board...
ZMT Wednesday Lunch Seminars: Summer Series on Modelling
Earth system modelling will be a focus at ZMT over the course of the summer with a recently launched seminar series on the topic. Scientific director Raimund Bleischwitz has invited renowned experts in the field to give talks at ZMT.
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Family-friendly research institute: ZMT receives third "audit berufundfamilie" certifciate
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) has been awarded the "audit berufundfamilie" certificate for the third time for its family and life-phase-conscious personnel policy. The renewed award shows that measures such as flexible...