RTG2530Biota-mediated effects on Carbon cycling in Estuaries

Since October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Elisa Schaum, the former deputy spokesperson, has become the new spokesperson for RTG 2530. Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, the former spokesperson, will continue as her deputy until Junior Prof. Dr. Philipp Porada takes over this role in April 2026.

Once a year, the members of the RTG 2530 come together for a retreat to exchange ideas intensively in a special setting and to get to know each other better. This year, they did not need to travel far – the destination was the green and peaceful Hasseldieksdamm district of Kiel.

In the last 4 decades, fish fauna in the Elbe estuary has changed dramatically according a project jointly conducted by the University of Hamburg and the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). Among other things, the project’s researchers examine how environmental factors have an impact on the...