MSc. Gregor Börner

Research Interests:

•         Population dynamics and climate-driven processes
•         Ecophysiology
•         Ichthyoplankton
•         Plankton dynamics

In my current studies, I assess how bottom-up processes (e.g. temperature, prey) impact early life stages of fish by exploring the physiological basis of responses in vital rates (e.g. survival, growth). Moreover, I analyze the environmental conditions experienced by newly-hatched Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) larvae in the North Sea during fall, early- and late-winter. These laboratory and field data results will be combined to model outputs to gain a cause-and-effect understanding of how climate-driven factors impact the larval survival of herring in the North Sea.  

Educational Background:

Since 8/2018: PhD student at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), University of Hamburg, Germany

2015 – 2017 Graduate studies (MSc.in Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Master thesis: The Larval Fish Assemblages of two coastal habitats in North-Western Africa and their role as potential nurseries: A comparison

2009 – 2013: Undergraduate studies (BSc) in "Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning" at the Anhalt University of Applied Science, Germany

Bachelor thesis: The effects of seasonal disturbance on the benthic assemblages of Maltese sublittoral cobble beds

Project:

THRESHOLDS: Disentangling the effects of climate-driven processes on North Sea herring recruitment through physiological thresholds