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RTG2530Biota-mediated effects on Carbon cycling in Estuaries

Group photo of the RTG at the retreat in Lüneburg in 2023 in a park under a tree.

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RTG2530 Biota-mediated effects on Carbon cycling in Estuaries

The mission of the Research Training Group „Biota-mediated effects on Carbon cycling in Estuaries“ is to provide Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers an outstanding platform for their career development and to systematically analyze the role of indirect effects of biota (IEB) on estuarine carbon cycling. By a combination of ecological, biochemical, and molecular approaches, key processes of the carbon cycle will be analyded in the rhizosphere of marshes, at the sediment surface of intertidal flats, and on organic matter aggregates in estuarine channels.

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Jesse Theilen wears his doctoral hat.

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3 November 2025|GRK2530

Congratulations, Jesse Theilen!

On 6 October 2025, the RTG2530 once again celebrated with a festive presentation of a beautifully decorated doctoral hat – this time to Jesse Theilen, who successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Fish fauna structure, feeding ecology and growth of keystone fish species in the Elbe and Odra estuaries”. Many friends and...

Elisa Schaum with headphones

Photo: Stefie Schnell

7 October 2025|GRK2530

Elisa Schaum is the new spokesperson of the RTG2530

Since October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Elisa Schaum, the former deputy spokesperson, has become the new spokesperson for RTG2530. 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.

Group photo of the RTG 2530 members.

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1 October 2025|GRK2530

Fifth Retreat of the RTG2530

Once a year, the members of the RTG2530 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.

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