Fluorescent people!

Our supervisors call us the fluorescent guys because we are measuring chlorophyll-a fluorescence. And what is that? Chlorophyll-a is a crucial pigment present in photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis is the mechanism by which plants and algae use light to obtain energy to make food. During the photosynthesis, CO2 is sequestered from the atmosphere and converted into […]

World premiere!

After three packed days of sampling today the treatment of the mesocosms was done. Treatment means the change of the water alkalinity within the mesocosms. In the end, each of the mesocosms has a different level of alkalinity with the highest level double the natural concentration. This is a world premiere for ocean alkalinity enhancement […]

Ready to start!

After many months of preparation, uncountable hours of organization, and successfully mastered challenges, finally all researchers and technicians have arrived on the island. During the past weeks, many helpers set up the laboratories and the mesocosms at the pier. Boxes full of equipment from petri dishes to flow cytometers were carried around and unpacked, lots […]

Auf der Heimreise

Wir segeln nun über eine freundliche Nordsee zurück, spiegelglatt unter der warmen Sommersonne. Anna hatte ihren frühen Morgenkaffee unter einem rosa Sonnenaufgang, mit Delphinen, die um das Schiff herum sprangen. Die Arbeit ist größtenteils erledigt. Die Mannschaft reinigt das Schiff von den letzten Spuren des Nordseeschlamms. Die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler sind nun damit beschäftigt, letzte […]