Marine Benthic Ecology

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15.07.2023

From Ship to KinderUni

I was having a scientific conversation with 250 children of the Kinderuni, with many interesting questions. From the ship Falkor(too) of Schmidt Ocean...

13.07.2023

Viruses in the hydrothermal vents

Viruses are physically small, but very diverse both in terms of appearance and reproductive cycles. Viruses need a host to reproduce and since they...

12.07.2023

In or out?

I'm Ingrid and my task on board is to make experiments with mussels named Bathymodiolus thermophilus.

As you already read from Teresa, the giant...

10.07.2023

Snails at vents – how many are there, and what do they feed on?

Soon after the discovery of lush life at deep-sea vents, it became clear that snails are very common in this fascinating ecosystem. Today, we know...

09.07.2023

How tubeworms reproduce and develop in high pressure vessels

One topic of this cruise is to investigate the reproduction and embryonal development of Riftia pachyptila, the giant tubeworm living in warm areas of...

09.07.2023

Survival of free-living symbionts

I am Teresa and I want to help to understand how Endoriftia survives once they escaped the dead host. When host associated, Endoriftia has a...

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