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100 years of Wadden Sea research on Sylt: The AWI site in List is celebrating its anniversary this year with a series of lectures and an open day on 7 September. Reason enough for a special Sylt edition of "nside AWI".
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Dear readers,
"Wir können Watt" - in this issue we focus on coastal research right on our doorstep, as our AWI Wadden Sea Station in List on Sylt is 100 years old!
What began as a small outpost on Helgoland to study the oyster beds in List is now a modern research station with more than 40 employees. The Section of Coastal Ecology is based here and studies the Wadden Sea ecosystem and the local North Sea. Researchers on Sylt are investigating how climate change is already affecting our waters and organisms, and what effects we can expect in the future - on the mudflats, on land and at sea. They answer questions such as "Why are seagrass meadows so important for our ecosystem?" or "What exactly are the 'Sylt roads'?" The scientists answer these questions in lectures and other events around the Wadden Sea Station.
Collect your own impressions of our coastal research at the photo exhibition "Wir können Watt - Küstenforschung im Takt der Gezeiten" in Rathauspark in Westerland with pictures by Esther Horvath. Or become a researcher yourself at the open day on 7 September at our Wadden Sea Station and take a look behind the scenes on our research vessel Mya II.
You are cordially invited. We look forward to your visit!
Yvonne Schmidt
Communications and Media Relations
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Press Release of the Month
How climate change is affecting the Wadden Sea
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Researchers from Sylt have published a comprehensive study on the effects of climate change since the establishment of the Wadden Sea Station 100 years ago: The scientists' study provides a multidisciplinary overview of the far-reaching climate-related changes in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site.
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"Wir können Watt"
On the occasion of Sylt's anniversary, the AWI, in cooperation with the town of Sylt, presents the photo exhibition "Wir können Watt - Küstenforschung im Takt der Gezeiten" with pictures by Esther Horvath. The exhibition can be seen from 23 August in the Rathauspark on Sylt.
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Open House Day on Sylt
The AWI Wadden Sea Station on Sylt will open its doors to all interested parties on 7 September: from 2 to 7 p.m., a colourful programme for young and old offers ‘hands-on research’.
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Karen Wiltshire in an interview
Karen Wiltshire, former deputy director of the AWI and former head of the AWI sites on Helgoland and Sylt, answers questions in the Helmholtz podcast "Resonator". She talks about her research and the impact of climate change on the Wadden Sea ecosystem.
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From the Beginning to the Present
The Wadden Sea Station on Sylt – Germany’s northernmost research facility – can look back on a 100-year history and a long tradition as part of the Biological Institute Helgoland (BAH), which itself was founded in 1892. The station’s roots are closely intertwined with the European flat oyster.
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3 Questions for:
Prof Dr Maarten Boersma - New AWI Vice Director and Head of the AWI sites Helgoland and Sylt
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1.Maarten, you've been head of the AWI sites on Sylt and Helgoland for about a month now. Why are these island sites so important to you?
The island sites of the Biological Institute Helgoland together represent the cradle of coastal research in Germany. Both sites have a very long tradition of research and discovery, but both are essential for increasing our knowledge of how fragile ecosystems respond to global climate change. At the same time, we are looking for solutions to protect our oceans. This combination makes working at the stations so exciting.
2. We are currently celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Wadden Sea Station on Sylt. What are your hopes for the next 100 years for this site?
The Wadden Sea Station on Sylt was founded 100 years ago to investigate why European oyster stocks had declined so much. I hope that this research, in the middle of society and at the same time at the cutting edge of knowledge, will continue for the next 100 years and, of course, that we will still be able to live on our beautiful island despite the sea level rising by about 35 centimetres.
3. What are your personal (event) highlights in Sylt's anniversary year?
I'm really looking forward to our open day on 7 September. That's when we'll show what we can do and I hope that a lot of people (including colleagues) will come and visit us. Currently, there is also a series of lectures with lots of interesting topics, and this Friday we are opening a photo exhibition by Esther Horvath with portraits of many of our colleagues.
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Anniversary lecture series
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- Fresh water under the water - a potential source of the future?
Tuesday, 15.10.2024 I Sylt or online
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