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SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Earth Sciences Meteoritic traces in Archean spherule layers in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa We investigate Archean spherule layers from the Barberton Greenstone Belt (BGB) that constitute >3.2 billion year old impact deposits that are amongst the earliest relics of impact on this planet.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Earth Sciences Impact and shock metamorphism The impact metamorphism causes characteristic shock effects in minerals and rocks, which were investigated by mineralogical methods for the improvement of the shock classification.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Earth Sciences Genesis and emplacement of melt-bearing impact breccias (suevite) We perform new detailed mineralogical und chemical studies on melt-bearing impact breccias from the Ries structure to better understand the dynamics of their formation and emplacement.
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Collections Management Collection Laboratories Development of a simplified procedure for testing the suitability of materials for scientific collections A test run for a simplified indicator test carried out in three natural history museums and collections (MAT-CH)
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Collections Management Mammals Collection The threat to the collection of animal hides – and how we are going to protect them This research project focuses on the degradation processes in the historic skins and hides of mammals in natural history collections. The causes of decay must be better understood in order to develop sustainable treatment methods that stabilise the hides.
Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Evolution Fossils The sea urchin Echinocorys as a model organism for the study of fossil parasite/host systems The sea urchin genus Echinocorys thrived on the seafloor for over 40 million years and, was host to parasites from very diverse groups of organisms. It is therefore particularly suited as a model for studying symbiotic relationships over long geological timespans.
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Collections Management Knowledge Transfer Research Data Management Collection The significance of ornithological collection of the MfN as a scientific collection and as part of our cultural heritage Archive research to enhance the value of historical collection specimens for current research
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Collection Evolution Fossils Palaeobiology and systematic relationships of Jurassic sauropods My research area is centered around aspects of functional morphology, palaeoecology and systematic relationships of sauropod dinosaurs from the Jurassic, with the purpose to find out more about the paleobiology of this dinosaur group within their ecosystems.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Fossils Cooperation Palaeontological research on the skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex Tristan Otto Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the largest predatory dinosaurs and probably the most famous dinosaur species. The skeleton of T. rex „Tristan Otto“offers new research possibilities about the palaeobiology of Tyrannosaurus.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Collection Fossils Palaeopathology Many diseases also affect the bones. Palaeopathology is able to diagnose and interpret traces of disease on fossil skeletal material using medical methods and techniques.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Mammals Biodiversity Evolution Marine mammals Secondarily adapted mammals to life in water developed a series of characteristics through their evolution, necessary for them to survive in this specific habitat.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Evolution Fossils Palaeozoic sharks Palaeozoic waters contain numbers of peculiar representatives of sharks with often very specialized body shape, which later died out without successors.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Database Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Fossil arachnids Investigating the origins and evolution of the arachnids and their relatives by comparing exceptionally preserved fossils with the morphology of living species.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Research Amphibians Extinction of Species Fossils Past and present influences on extinction risk in amphibians Today we know that some traits influence the extinction risk of amphibians – but what about the past? Can we use knowledge from the fossil record to learn about the present and improve conservation?
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Digitalization Evolution Fossils Form, Function and Evolution of the hypercarnivorous Gorgonopsia using 3D-Imaging Technologies My PhD research focuses on the fossil clade Gorgonopsia, the apex predators of the Late Permian, investigating their cranial biomechanics and postcranial morphology using novel imaging technologies.
Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery Research Transfer Knowledge Transfer Protection of Species Biodiversity Cooperation A fast track to biodiversity in the 21st century - the Indobiosys project Establishing a standardized and sustainable workflow to accelerate the process of biodiversity discovery from underexplored biodiversity-rich areas.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Morphology Amphibians Biodiversity Evolution Morphological trait change in amphibians along spatio-temporal gradients from near natural to urban/agricultural landscapes I investigate potential morphological trait changes as a proxy for the adaptation of frogs in response to environmental changes along spatio-temporal gradients in Berlin-Brandenburg.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Amphibians Genetics Genes and environment – Life history strategies of the European common frog In my dissertation I will take a closer look on the behavioural and evolutionary ecology of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) focusing on the evolution of life history strategies.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Protection of Species Extinction of Species Biodiversity Society SustainCBW SustainCBW analyses and communicates synergies and trade-offs among three UN conventions: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Framework Convention on Climate Change and Aichi Biodiversity targets.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Database Knowledge Transfer Research Data Management Earth Sciences GEOEssential GEOEssential is a Horizon 2020 – ERA-Planet project addressing the need for trusted sources of data and information to monitor the progresses made on environmental conditions towards policy targets.

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