Our benthic foraminiferal data clearly indicate eight layers of deep-water turbidites during the Messinian (MTL 1-8) and one in the early Pliocene (PTL 1) in Ocean Drilling Program Leg 105, Site 646B. These deep-water tuibidite deposits are characterized by highly concentrated agglutinated marsh benthic foraminifera (e.g., Trochammina cf. squamata, Ammotium sp. A, Miliammina fusca), rounded quartz, polished thick-walled benthic foraminifera, wood fragments, plant seeds, plant fruit, and highly concentrated mica and are interbedded with sediments containing deep-water benthic faunas. We suggest these turbidites deposited during sea-level low stands (approx. 80-100 m below sea level), and their ages are tentatively correlated to 6.59, 6.22, 6.01, 5.89, 5.75, 5.7, 5.65, 5.60, and 5.55 Ma, respectively, based on the Messinian oxygen isotope enrichments at Site 552A of Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 81. The turbidites layers during the late Messinian, coeval with frequent climate changes suggested by six oxygen enrichment excursions of Site 552A, may have been in part linked to the late Messinian evaporite deposits in the Mediterranean Basin. The most profound climate changes at 5.75 and 5.55 Ma may have been related to the Lower and Upper Evaporites in the Mediterranean Basin.
Over the next thirty years it is predicted that more than 1000 species of mammals, a quarter of the world's total, and a similar proportion of birds, amphibians and marine animals (both invertebrates and vertebrates) will go extinct. Thousands of invertebrate species have already disappeared after the destruction of their habitats. The Frozen Ark Project is a strategy to conserve the genetic resources of the world's endangered species. It is the animal equivalent of the the 'Millennium Seed Bank' created by Kew Gardens to conserve the seeds of the world's plants. The Ark's consortium is a network of research and conservation bodies, including zoos, aquaria, natural history museums and research laboratories around the world. The charity's office and laboratory is based within the University of Nottingham.
Für Milliarden Menschen weltweit, vor allem aber für jene in Küstengebieten, ist Grundwasser die primäre Quelle für Trinkwasser. Weltweit sind die verfügbaren Grundwasserressourcen durch steigende Wasserentnahmen gefährdet, dies gilt vor allem für küstennahe Aquifere, da diese zusätzlich von Salzwasserintrusion bedroht sind. Gleichzeitig ist der Grundwasserabfluss in die Ozeane ein wichtiger Prozess für aquatische Ökosysteme. Das sich wandelnde Klima und die steigenden Meeresspiegel werden die Küstengrundwasserdynamiken weiter verändern.Kürzlich entwickelte globale Grundwassermodelle bieten die Möglichkeit, diese globalen Herausforderungen sichtbar werden zu lassen. COASTGUARD stellt sich zur Aufgabe die Parametrisierung dieser neuartigen Modelle an der Randbedingung Ozean genauer zu untersuchen und dabei Unsicherheiten zu quantifizieren. Die Projektergebnisse werden der Forschungsgemeinschaft weltweit helfen, großskalige Küstengrundwasserprozesse besser zu verstehen und diese mit lokalen Erkenntnissen in Zusammenhang zu setzen. COASTGUARD wird nicht nur zu einem besseren Verständnis der Dynamiken von Küstengrundwasserprozessen beitragen, sondern auch Implikationen für die zukünftige Frischwasserverfügbarkeit zulassen. Außerdem wird COASTGUARD weltweit Regionen aufzeigen, welche besonders durch ein sich änderndes Klima betroffen sind.COASTGUARD bietet damit die einmalige Gelegenheit: (1) Unsicherheiten der globalen Grundwassermodellierung zu untersuchen und deren Parametrisierung an der so wichtigen Schnittstelle Ozean zu verbessern, (2) neue Erkenntnisse darüber zu liefern, welche Prozesse bezüglich der Dynamik zwischen Grundwasser und Meer auf einer globalen Skala dominant sind sowie (3) die weltweite Quantifizierung von Salzwasserintrusion und Grundwasserabfluss im Kontext von Klimawandel und dem steigenden Meeresspiegel darzustellen.
Betreiber von Besamungsstationen oder von Embryo-Entnahmeeinheiten für den nationalen Handel bedürfen der Erlaubnis nach §18 des Nationalen Tierzuchtgesetzes (TierZG, 2019). Die Erlaubnis erfolgt durch die zuständige Tierzuchtbehörde des entsprechenden Bundeslandes.
Suspended sediment and discharge data from the single point monitoring and suspended sediment, flow velocity and discharge data from the multi point monitoring at the River Rhine. Multi-point measurements (MPM) carried out by the respective Waterways and Shipping Administration are conducted from a ship at predefined locations along each cross-section. The sampling protocol encompasses five to six vertical profiles per cross-section with four to five sampling depths per profile. Predefined depths are: surface (approx. 0.3 m below surface), 60% and 80% of the maximum water depth, and bottom (approx. 0.3 m above the channel bed) at each vertical. One additional sample at 90% is taken when the total water depth is > 5 m. Sampling along one cross-section is performed within a single day and takes 5 to 6 hours on average. The individual samples are retrieved by isokinetic pump sampling (pump speed equals flow velocity). At each sampling point a 50 L water sample is taken for the sand fraction and a 5 L water sample for the silt and clay fraction. The samples are filtered through commercial pre-weighed coffee filters at the ship and dried subsequently. Single-point measurements (SPM) within the framework of the WSV monitoring network are taken from the middle of the river. 5 L bucket samples are retrieved from the surface at each workday, thus, excluding weekends or public holidays. Sampling is increased up to three times a day during high discharge events. The water samples are filtered and analysed according to the same protocol as the MPM samples Detailed analyses of the dataset and more information can be found in Slabon, A., Terweh, S., & T. Hoffmann (2025): Vertical and Lateral Variability of Suspended Sediment Transport in the Rhine River. Hydrological Processes.
Scientists from the Palestinian authority, Israel and Germany, all involved in different aspects of analytical research, have joined in order to conduct an environmental study, which aims to understand the fate of selected contaminants in a model ecosystem. For this purpose, two typical terrestrial sites in the Middle East, one in the Palestinian authority and the other in Israel, have been selected, comprising a partially polluted area and a natural reserve as a reference. In these areas, the fate (chemical and physical transformations) of typical pollutants such as heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Fe), metalloids (As, Sn, Sb), organic dyes and air contaminants (O3, NOx, SO2) will be studied. This will also involve the determination of all the environmental conditions for the chemical transformation, which should shed some light on the dynamics of the ecosystems. At the same time novel inexpensive sensors and analytical procedures will be developed, which are necessary for the analysis of contaminants in this area. The goals will be accomplished by combined efforts of all partners.
Die Raumluft ist haeufig mit toxischen Stoffen (besonders chlorierte Kohlenwasserstoffe wie PCP, Lindan sowie mit Formaldehyd) angereichert. Die ueblichen Analysen sind kompliziert, kostspielig und nicht lebensbezogen. Mit Pflanzen, Samen und pflanzlichem Plasma koennte der Nachweis verbessert werden, so dass ihn auch der Laie anwenden kann (was wegen der ubiquitaeren Verbreitung der Schadstoffe noetig waere).
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