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Research and Technology Centre (FTZ)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Focus of the applied research of the FTZ lies in the study of effects of the Offshore Windparks to the marine environment, especially regarding marine mammals and sea birds, the eutrophication problem, projects about hydro- and sediment-dynamics of the coastal waters, changes of the coastal morphology and their prediction with numeric models, the development of new measuring methods for the marine environmental surveillance and in the micro-algae biotechnology. Synthesis of results brings conceptional contributions for an integrated coastal management.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Acoustic loading of harbor porpoises
- Frequency and distribution of whales in Antarctic pack ice
- Investigation and assessment of any impacts of pingers (acoustic devices) on the hearing of porpoises in EU fisheries
- Modeling of population size and spatial distribution of minke whales in the Antarctic pack ice on the basis of sea and airborne wildlife sightings
- Monitoring the abundance of porpoises in German waters and other Kleinwalarten
Involved in research projects
Contact
Research and Technology Centre
(FTZ)
Hafentörn 1
D-25761 Büsum
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)4834-604-0
Fax: +49 (0)4834-604-299
Email: office(@)ftz-west.uni-kiel.de
