Publications

W. Ekau, H. Auel, W. Hagen, R. Koppelmann, N. Wasmund, K. Bohata, F. Buchholz, S. Geist, B. Martin, A. Schukat, H.M. Verheye, T. Werner. . “Pelagic key species and mechanisms driving energy flows in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem and their feedback into biogeochemical cycles”. Journal of Marine Systems in press. (2018) doi: org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.03.001

M. Bode, R. Koppelmann, L. Teuber, W. Hagen, H. Auel.. “Carbon Budgets of Mesozooplankton Copepod Communities in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean - Regional and Vertical Patterns between 24°N and 21°S”. Global Biogeochemical Cycles (2018): S. accepted.

B. Martin, R. Koppelmann, P. Kassatov. “Ecological relevance of salps and doliolids in the northern Benguela Upwelling System”. Journal of Plankton Research 39 (2). (2017): S. 290-304.doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbw095

P. Baker, U. Minzlaff, A. Schoenle, E. Schwabe, M. Hohlfeld, A. Jeuck, N. Brenke, D. Prausse, M. Rothenbeck, S. Brix, I. Frutos, K.M. Jörger, T.P. Neusser, R. Koppelmann, C. Devey, A. Brandt, H. Arndt.. “Potential contribution of surface-dwelling Sargassum algae to deep-sea ecosystems in the southern North Atlantic”. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography in press. (2017) doi: org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.002

B. Martin, A. Eggert, R. Koppelmann, R. Diekmann, V. Mohrholz, M. Schmidt. “Spatio-temporal variability of zooplankton biomass and environmental control in the Northern Benguela Upwelling System: field investigations and model simulation”. Marine Ecology 36 (3). (2015): S. 637-658.doi: 10.1111/maec.12173

A. Mitra, C. Castellani, W.C. Gentleman, S.H. Jónasdóttir, K.J. Flynn, A. Bode, C. Halsband, P. Kuhn, P. Licandro, M.D. Agersted, A. Calbet, P.K. Lindeque, R. Koppelmann, E.F. Møller, A. Gislason, T. Gissel Nielsen, M. St. John. “Bridging the gap between marine biogeochemical and fisheries sciences; configuring the zooplankton link”. Progress in Oceanography 129 (Part B). (2014): S. 176-199.doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.025

R. Koppelmann, S.A. Jung, N. Lahajnar. “Abundance and trophic position of gelatinous zooplankton in the Namibian upwelling region”. Zooplankton: Species Diversity, Distribution and Seasonal Dynamics . Hg. G. Kehayias. Nova Science Publishers, 2014, S. 177-207.

A. Schukat, M. Bode, H. Auel, R. Carballo, B. Martin, R. Koppelmann, W. Hagen. “Pelagic decapods in the northern Benguela upwelling system: Distribution, ecophysiology and contribution to active carbon flux”. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 75. (2013): S. 146-156.doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.02.003

R. Koppelmann, B. Kullmann, N. Lahajnar, B. Martin, V. Mohrholz. “Onshore–offshore distribution of Thecosomata (Gastropoda) in the Benguela Current upwelling region off Namibia: species diversity and trophic position”. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 93 (6). (2013): S. 1625-1640.doi: 10.1017/S0025315413000052

K. Bohata, R. Koppelmann. “Chaetognatha of the Namibian Upwelling Region: Taxonomy, Distribution and Trophic Position”. PLoS ONE 8 (1), e53839. (2013) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053839

J.R. Frost, A. Denda, C.J. Fox, C.A. Jacoby, R. Koppelmann, M. Holtegaard Nielsen, M.J. Youngbluth. “Distribution and trophic links of gelatinous zooplankton on Dogger Bank, North Sea”. Marine Biology 159 (2). (2012): S. 239-253.doi: 10.1007/s00227-011-1803-7

R. Koppelmann. “Klimaereignisse und Auswirkungen auf die Tiefsee - Das »biologische Gedächtnis« des östlichen Mittelmeeres”. Warnsignal Klima: Die Meere - Änderungen & Risiken. Hg. J.L. Lozán, H. Graßl, L. Karbe, K. Reise. Hamburg: Verlag Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen in Kooperation mit GEO, 2011, S. 235-240.

A.B. Burd, D.A. Hansell, D.K. Steinberg, T.R. Anderson, J. Arístegui, F. Baltar, S.R. Beaupré, K.O. Buesseler, F. DeHairs, G.A. Jackson, D.C. Kadko, R. Koppelmann, R.S. Lampitt, T. Nagata, T. Reinthaler, C. Robinson, B.H. Robison, C. Tamburini, T. Tanaka. “Assessing the apparent imbalance between geochemical and biochemical indicators of meso- and bathypelagic biological activity: What the @$♯! is wrong with present calculations of carbon budgets?”. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 57 (16). (2010): S. 1557–1571.doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.022

C. Robinson, D.K. Steinberg, T.R. Anderson, J. Arístegui, C.A. Carlson, J.R. Frost, J.-F. Ghiglione, S. Hernández-León, G.A. Jackson, R. Koppelmann, B. Quéguiner, O. Ragueneau, F. Rassoulzadegan, B.H. Robison, C. Tamburini, T. Tanakak, K.F. Wishner, J. Zhang. “Mesopelagic zone ecology and biogeochemistry – a synthesis”. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 57 (16). (2010): S. 1504–1518.doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.018

R. Koppelmann, R. Böttger-Schnack, J. Möbius, H. Weikert. “Trophic relationships of zooplankton in the eastern Mediterranean based on stable isotope measurements”. Journal of Plankton Research 31 (6). (2009): S. 669-686.doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbp013

R. Koppelmann, B. Martin. “History of Oceanographic Research in the Indian Ocean. From the Early Years Until Now”. Atlantic and Indian Oceans: New Oceanographic Research. Hg. E.S. Askew, J.P. Bromley. Chapter 7. Nova Science Publishers, 2009, S. 159-167.

R. Koppelmann, J. Frost. “The ecological role of zooplankton in the twilight and dark zones of the ocean”. Biological Oceanography Research Trends. Hg. L.P. Mertens. Nova Science Publishers, 2008, S. 67-130.

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of deep-sea mesozooplankton in the eastern Mediterranean – indications of a climatically induced shift?”. Marine Ecology 28 (2). (2007): S. 259-275.doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00154.x

R. Cornejo, R. Koppelmann. “Distribution patterns of mesopelagic fishes with special reference to Vinciguerria lucetia Garman 1899 (Phosichthyidae: Pisces) in the Humboldt Current Region off Peru”. Marine Biology 149 (6). (2006): S. 1519-1537.doi: 10.1007/s00227-006-0319-z

R. Koppelmann, H. Zimmermann-Timm, H. Weikert. “Bacterial and zooplankton distribution in deep waters of the Arabian Sea”. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52 (11). (2005): S. 2184–2192.doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.06.012

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Temporal and vertical distribution of two ecologically different calanoid copepods (Calanoides carinatus Krøyer 1849 and Lucicutia grandis Giesbrecht 1895) in the deep waters of the central Arabian Sea”. Marine Biology 147 (5). (2005): S. 1173-1178.doi: 10.1007/s00227-005-0008-3

H. Fabian, R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Full-depths zooplankton composition at two deep sites in the western and central Arabian Sea”. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 34 (2). (2005): S. 174-187.

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert, C. Halsband-Lenk, T. Jennerjahn. “Mesozooplankton community respiration and its relation to particle flux in the oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean”. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18 (1), GB1039. (2004) doi: 10.1029/2003GB002121

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert, N. Lahajnar. “Vertical distribution of mesozooplankton and its δ¹⁵N signature at a deep-sea site in the Levantine Sea (eastern Mediterranean) in April 1999”. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (C9), 8118. (2003) doi: 10.1029/2002JC001351

R. Koppelmann, H. Fabian, H. Weikert. “Temporal variability of deep-sea zooplankton in the Arabian Sea”. Marine Biology 142. (2003): S. 959-970.doi: 10.1007/s00227-002-0999-y

R. Koppelmann, C. Halsband-Lenk, H. Weikert. “The stable isotope signature of mesozooplankton in the Levantine Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)”. Oceanography of Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Hg. A. Yilmaz. Ankara: TUBITAK, 2003, S. 814-820.

C. Halsband-Lenk, R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Carbon requirements of deep sea zooplankton estimated from ETS measurements in relation to size fraction and taxonomic composition”. Oceanography of Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Hg. A. Yilmaz. Ankara: TUBITAK, 2003, S. 805-813.

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Deep-sea zooplankton ecology of the Eastern Mediterranean: State-of-the-art and perspectives”. CIESM Workshop Monographs . 23. Monaco: 2003, S. 47-53.

F. Briand, J. Batista, J. Moranta, B. Galil, C. Gambi, R. Koppelmann, A. Tselepides, L. Giuliano, C. Tamburini, M. Yakimov, G. Herndl, D. Billett, D. Desbruyères, P. Snelgrove, A. Metaxas, A.F. Medioni . “Mare incogniticum? Exploring Mediterranean deep-sea biology”. CIESM Workshop Monographs . 23. Monaco: 2003, S. 5-27.

S.I. Bühring, R. Koppelmann, B. Christiansen, H. Weikert. “Are Rhodophyceae a dietary component for deep-sea holothurians?”. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 82 (2). (2002): S. 347-348.doi: 10.1017/S0025315402005556

H. Weikert, R. Koppelmann, S. Wiegratz. “Evidence of episodic changes in deep-sea mesozooplankton abundance and composition in the Levantine Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)”. Journal of Marine Systems 30 (3-4). (2001): S. 221-239.doi: 10.1016/S0924-7963(01)00060-4

R. Kopplemann, H. Weikert. “Transfer of organic matter in the deep Arabian Sea zooplankton community: insights from δ¹⁵N analysis”. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 47 (14). (2000): S. 2653–2672.doi: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00043-6

R. Koppelmann, P. Schäfer, R. Schiebel. “Organic carbon losses measured by heterotrophic activity of mesozooplankton and CaCO₃ flux in the bathypelagic zone of the Arabian Sea”. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 47 (1-2). (2000): S. 169-187.doi: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00101-0

B. Christiansen, B. Drüke, R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “The near-bottom zooplankton at the abyssal BIOTRANS site, northeast Atlantic: composition, abundance and variability ”. Journal of Plankton Research 21 (10). (1999): S. 1847-1863.doi: 10.1093/plankt/21.10.1847

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Temporal changes of deep-sea mesozooplankton abundance in the temperate NE Atlantic and estimates of the carbon budget”. Marine Ecology Progress Series 179. (1999): S. 27-40.

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Deep Arabian Sea mesozooplankton distribution. Intermonsoon, October 1995”. Marine Biology 129 (3). (1997): S. 549-560.doi: 10.1007/s002270050196

H. Weikert, R. Koppelmann. “Mid-water zooplankton profiles from the temperate ocean and partially landlocked seas. A re-evaluation of interoceanic differences”. Oceanologica Acta 19 (6). (1996): S. 657-664.

R. Koppelmann. “Distribution and composition of gelatinous detrital material from closing net hauls in the NE Atlantic”. Marine Biology 118 (4). (1994): S. 755-759.doi: 10.1007/BF00347525

H. Weikert, R. Koppelmann. “Vertical structural patterns of deep-living zooplankton in the NE Atlantic, the Levantine Sea and the Red Sea: a comparison”. Oceanologica Acta 16 (2). (1993): S. 163-177.

R. Koppelmann, H. Weikert. “Full-depth zooplankton profiles over the deep bathyal of the NE Atlantic”. Marine Ecology Progress Series 86 (3). (1992): S. 263-272.