Plattform Platform	Reise-Nr. Cruise-No.	Zeitraum Period	Projekt Project	Arbeitsgebiet Working area
Alkor	371	08.04.2011 - 21.04.2011	EPOCA AQUASHIFT	Baltic Sea Bornholm Basin Gdansk Bight Arkona Basin

Fahrtleiter Chief Scientist	Institut Institute	Auslaufhafen Port of departure	Einlaufhafen Port of return	Stationskarte Station map	Schiffsroute Trackchart
Hinrichsen Hans-Harald	Leibniz-Institut fur Meereswissenschaften an der Universitat Kiel	Kiel	Kiel	Karte Map

Ziel der Reise / Objectives of Cruise:

This multidisciplinary research cruise was conducted within the framework of different inter-and nationally funded projects: The research focus in AQUASHIFT RECONN 2 is to develop a more general picture of the influence of climatic processes on Baltic sprat population development. This includes: (i) developing process models on adult sprat growth and reproduction based on available field data, and (ii) combining output from experiments, analyses of field data as well as modelling activities (RECONN 1) in a stage-based matrix population model (life table) approach in order to resolve the influence of climate processes on the overall stock dynamics of sprat. CAVIAR is joint Danish/German research project which aims at a detailed analysis of the climate variability of the Baltic Sea area and to investigate its impact on bio/physical processes in the central Baltic Sea. Analysing the effect of regional climate variations on coupled bio/physical processes, past and future data sets will be utilized for coupled bio-physical modelling to investigate and compare the potential impact of future climate change, especially the effect of global warming on the spatial distribution, habitat utilisation and recruitment processes of central Baltic fish and zooplankton populations. The overall goal of the EU FP7 Integrated Project EPOCA (European Project on OCean Acidification) is to advance our understanding of the biological, ecological, biogeochemical, and societal implications of ocean acidification. EPOCA aims to document the changes in ocean chemistry and biogeography across space and time and determine the sensitivity of marine organisms, communities and ecosystems to ocean acidification. The results of the impact of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems will be used to better understand and predict the responses of the Earth system to ocean acidification in order to assess uncertainties, risks and thresholds ("tipping points") related to ocean acidification at scales ranging from subcellular to ecosystem and loc

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