Arctic

Which plant species grow where - and why? In a new study in “Nature Ecology & Evolution”, an international research team presents the world's first global vegetation database which contains over 1.1 million complete lists of plant species for all terrestrial ecosystems. mehr

The Arctic is warming due to climate change. What are the consequences for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? Friedemann Reum and Mathias Goeckede from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry want to find out. mehr

To monitor among other things extreme weather conditions, sea level modifications, changes in the ecosystems and coastal erosion the Integrated Arctic Observation System (INTAROS) has been launched on January 10-12, 2017 in Bergen, Norway, gathering 110 polar scientists. Among them were Prof. Martin Heiman, director, and Mathias Goeckede, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry. mehr

What happens when the vast amounts of carbon in Arctic soils are released to the atmosphere? This is the central question the new four-year EU project PAGE21, headed by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, intends to answer. To this end, field-researchers, operators of long term observatories and modellers from 18 partner institutions in the EU, including MPI-BGC, pool their expertise from various subjects. The scientists thus aim to deliver a valuable foundation for the United Nations 5th World Climate Report. mehr