Our research contributes to the overall understanding of the role of the oceans and freshwaters in our planet. The know-how of our research interests can be highlighted in the following groups:
Ecological and evolutionary micropalaeontology
- Ecology and evolution of the marine microplankton
- Bioproduction and carbon binding as mediated by the marine microplankton
Palaeoenvironmental analysis
- Stratigraphy and age determination based on calcareous nannoplankton and Foraminifera or using chemostratigraphical methods – Sr stratigraphy
- Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions of marine and freshwater environments based on ecological markers, geochemical proxies and palaeobiological approaches
- Palaeoclimatic reconstructions based on multi-proxy approaches – palaeoenvironmental analyses, direct proxies and palaeobiological analyses
Geochemistry
- Geochemistry of the oceans mirrored in biogenic carbonate – testing geochemical proxies in extreme conditions
- Biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial ecosystems tracked in lake sediments – cycles of phosphorus and silica, leaching of dissolved organic matter, pedogenesis