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Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions

Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions

Sediments

What processes are taking place in the deposits on the seabed and which forms of life are involved? One of our key questions.
Global Estimates

In order to determine the importance of geochemical processes for the ocean and the earth system, numerical modeling and global balances are indispensable.
Hot Vents and Cold Seeps

... allow the inspection of processes in the deep sub-surface. The escaping fluids and gases leave the most densely populated places in the deep ocean.
Deep-Sea Creatures

Our research makes a significant contribution to the discovery and investigation of the unique but mostly still unknown forms of life in the deep ocean.
Excellent Lab Infrastructure

In our laboratories, we are using top-of-the-range technology to develop innovative, new research methods.

Traces in rocks indicate that the first life forms on Earth emerged almost 4 billion years ago. Since that time, geological and biological processes have been tightly linked. Their interactions result in the buildup of natural resources, regulate the carbon cycle, and control energy fluxes in the ocean. In the MARUM research field Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions, we study essential aspects of these three themes within the framework of national and international research projects.

GB Research Topics

MARINE RECOURCES

CYCLING AND SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON IN THE OCEAN

DEEP ENERGY