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Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Understanding the diversity of life and the complex interactions with the environment remains one of the great challenges to science and society alike. In our struggle to mitigate the consequences of global change, the need to close the knowledge gaps in the global causes and consequences of biodiversity variation has been recognized at high political level such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) or in national biodiversity strategies.
However, for marine ecosystems we still lack a general understanding of the response of biodiversity to climate change and anthropogenic impacts on the environment, of the consequences of this response for marine ecosystem functions and services, and of the conservation and management strategies alleviating these consequences. To meet these challenges at a level of international excellence and thereby transform marine biodiversity research in Germany, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and Oldenburg University (UOL) establish the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB).
Research area 1: Sources and drivers of marine biodiversity
Research area 2: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Research area 3: Marine conservation and ecosystem services
Activities
- Research
Contact
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg
(HIFMB)
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11
26129 Oldenburg
Lower Saxony
Germany
Email: info(@)hifmb.de
