In Focus
Research in short: Experiment to investigate the impact of nanoplastics on hard corals
Elana Kysil, a doctoral candidate at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle, is working as a guest researcher at ZMT in the research group Geoecology and Carbonate Sedimentology. She has set up an experiment at ZMT’s marine...
New book: Synthesis of 20 years of research collaboration between the ZMT and research organisations in Kerala, India
Kerala is an extraordinary place on our planet in many respects. It is the southernmost state of India with a long tropical coastline and it has the highest literacy rate and the highest life expectancy of the country. It is also called "God's own...
Mangrove forests as a solution to the climate and biodiversity crisis? In Berlin, experts discuss the importance of mangrove ecosystems worldwide and for Germany
Mangrove forests are of immense value to humans and nature in the tropics: they protect coasts from erosion and storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide a habitat for numerous animal and plant species. At the same time, they secure the...
Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science
More than 60 universities and research institutions in Germany, among them the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly...