This open access book presents the proceedings volume of the YOUMARES 8 conference, which took place in Kiel, Germany, in September 2017, supported by the German Association for Marine Sciences (DGM). The YOUMARES conference series is entirely bottom-up organized by and for YOUng MARine RESearchers. Qualified early career scientists moderated the scientific sessions during the conference and provided literature reviews on aspects of their research field. These reviews and the presenters’ conference abstracts are compiled here. Thus, this book discusses highly topical fields of marine research and aims to act as a source of knowledge and inspiration for further reading and research.
This open access book presents the proceedings volume of the YOUMARES 8 conference, which took place in Kiel, Germany, in September 2017, supported by the German Association for Marine Sciences (DGM). The YOUMARES conference series is entirely bottom-up organized by and for YOUng MARine RESearchers. Qualified early career scientists moderated the scientific sessions during the conference and provided literature reviews on aspects of their research field. These reviews and the presenters’ conference abstracts are compiled here. Thus, this book discusses highly topical fields of marine research and aims to act as a source of knowledge and inspiration for further reading and research.
Equips readers with easily understandable overviews of different aspects of marine research Summarizes latest developments in marine research, which are driven by early-career scientists Explains the bottom-up concept of a successful early-career conference
Simon Jungblut
Tropical and subtropical oceans Arctic and Subarctic oceans Ocean optics Ocean color remote sensing Phytoplankton Omics Cephalopods Marine Top Predators Marine invasive species Tropical aquatic ecosystems Polar ecosystems Ecosystems dynamics Microplastics in aquatic habitats Coastal ecosystem restoration Early-career conference