News of the institute for coastal research

For the Baltic Sea catchment area, regional climate models project an increase in precipitation in winter due to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. We also find a positive trend in observed precipitation; however, the observed changes are stronger than what the models suggest. We conclude that anthropogenic forcing is a plausible though not sufficient explanation for the observed changes in precipitation.

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New Springer-book "Environmental Crises" (H. von Storch, R.S.J. Tol u. G. Flöser) appeared in print.

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Scientists at GKSS have coordinated a regional climate survey, whose results are being presented today as a published book.

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Two species of venomous pelagic cnidaria are compared according to their enzymatic, cytotoxic and haemolytic potency. The widely distributed jellyfish Cyanea capillata and Cyanea lamarckii were collected in the North Sea at the coasts of the Orkney Island and the Island of Helgoland. Purified cnidocyst extracts from fishing and mesenteric tentacles were prepared and tested for their bioactivity. The haemolysis induced by toxins of C. capillata was determined with respect to organism size and toxigenic organs. The haemolytic activity of the relatated species C. lamarckii was documented for the first time.

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The German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection appoints Prof. F. Colijn (head of the Institute for Coastal Research) deligate on the ICES Council (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea). ICES is an intergovernmental organisation that coordinates and promotes marine research in the North Atlantic. Among Germany ICES counts 19 other member countries.

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