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The origin of species: Tropical reef fish pose a puzzle for researchers
In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, an international research team led by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) challenges traditional ideas about how new animal species form. The study focuses on hamlets –...
TropEcS Symposium – Coupling Tropical Coastal Ecosystems to Earth System Models, Bremen | 22.09.2025 – 25.09.2025
The TropEcS Symposium brings together international experts in Earth System Modelling (ESM) to address a growing scientific challenge: how to better represent tropical coastal ecosystems in comprehensive climate and Earth system frameworks....
Shaping marine futures: Successful summer course on transdisciplinarity
This summer, ZMT, IPB University in Indonesia, the International Ocean Institute (IOI), the University of Bremen and other partners jointly organised an international summer course on transdisciplinary research at IPB in Indonesia for the first...
New IUCN Task Force on Fisheries and Conserved Areas with ZMT participation
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are vital area-based conservation measures for marine biodiversity. While some MPAs are fully protected, others allow certain sustainable uses, such as fishing, provided these have low ecological impact, are...
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