DFG Priority Program "Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs" (SPP 2299) now on YouTube

Jan 16, 2024

Coral reefs are important marine habitats. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, T.Felis — Coral reefs are important marine habitats. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; T. Felis

The DFG Priority Program "Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs" (SPP 2299) is launching its own YouTube channel with a video on the "Challenges & Aims". Under https://www.youtube.com/@ClimateReefs, further videos will gradually follow, presenting the program in more detail.

The DFG Priority Program “Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs” (SPP 2299) aims to improve our understanding of tropical climate variability and its impacts on coral reef ecosystems in a warming world. This improved understanding comes from prior to the start of instrumental climate observations and coral reef monitoring. The program brings together over 40 international researchers from 15 institutions across Germany using novel geochemical and isotopic tools applied to coral skeletons, along with advanced statistical methods and earth system modelling to not only understand past and future tropical climate but also coral responses to past and future heat stress.

The first phase of the Priority Program is coordinated by Dr. Thomas Felis from MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen. In addition to the coordination, MARUM is involved in the program with four scientific projects and a total of eight researchers. The Priority Program is funded for a six-year period with a total of around 12 million euros.

More information:

Link to the homepage of the DFG Priority Program "Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs" (SPP 2299)
Link to the first video "Challenges & Aims"

Contact:

Dr. Thomas Felis
Coral Paleoclimatology
https://www.marum.de/en/about-us/Coral-Paleoclimatology.html
Phone: +49 421 218-65751
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Together with MARUM-doctoral student Hana Camelia, a cameraman from the agency Gretchen takes video footage of a coral drill core. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, T. Felis — Together with MARUM-doctoral researcher Hana Camelia, a cameraman from Agentur Gretchen takes video footage of a coral drill core. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; T. Felis

A stony coral in the Red Sea. Photo: Heinz Kimmer