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Dr. Dorothee Moll
Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
Alter Hafen Süd 218069 Rostock
- Telephone
- +49 381 66099 118
- Fax
- +49 381 66099 199
- dorothee.moll@thuenen.de
Fields of activity
- European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)-pilot study: „Quantitative contribution of inshore coastal waters to population dynamics of Atlantic herring in the Western Baltic Sea”
Research interests
- Ecology of spawning habitat and recruitment ecology of western Baltic herring
- Anthropogenic Factors: Impact on reproduction success
Scientific Background
since May 2019: Scientist at the Thünen-Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock
November 2018: PhD at the University of Hamburg. Thesis: „Contribution of coastal nursery areas to the spring-spawning population of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Western Baltic Sea“
2013-2018: PhD at the Thünen-Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock:
EU-BONUS Project INSPIRE: Integrating spatial processes into ecosystem models for sustainable utilization of fish resources
EU-Project Interreg HERRING – Joint cross-border action for the sustainable management of a natural resource
2010-2012: Master studies „Marine Biology“ at the University of Rostock
2007-2010: Bachelor studies „Biology“ at the University of Hamburg
Publications
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Kotterba P, Haase S, Moll D, Fischbach V, Polte P (2025) Comment on "Early arrival of spring-spawning Atlantic herring Clupea harengus at their spawning ground in the Kiel Fjord, western Baltic, relates to increasing winter seawater temperature" by Ory et al. (2024). J Fish Biol 106(3):675-676, DOI:10.1111/jfb.16007
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Moll D, Polte P, Jochum KP, Gröhsler T, Bekkevold D, McQuinn IH, Möllmann C, Zimmermann C, Kotterba P (2025) Direct evidence of natal homing in an Atlantic herring metapopulation. Sci Adv 11(44):eadz6746, DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adz6746
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Livdane L, Winkler G, Otto S, Kotterba P, Finke A, Moll D, Fischbach V, Zimmermann C, Polte P (2025) Herring (Clupea harengus) recruitment failure in the western Baltic Sea as a consequence of a drastic zooplankton decline. Mar Ecol Progr Ser 764:75-89, DOI:10.3354/meps14891
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Moll D, Asmus H, Blöcker AM, Böttcher U, Conradt J, Färber L, Funk N, Funk S, Gutte H, Hinrichsen HH, Kotterba P, Krumme U, Madiraca F, Meier HEM, Meyer S, Moritz T, Otto SA, Pinto G, Polte P, et al (2024) A climate vulnerability assessment of the fish community in the Western Baltic Sea. Sci Rep 14:16184, DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-67029-2
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Kotterba P, Moll D, Winkler H, Finke A, Polte P (2024) A wolf in sheep's clothing: Planktivorous Atlantic herring preys on demersal fishes in coastal waters. Ecology (Durham NC) 105(8):e4363, DOI:10.1002/ecy.4363
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Moyano M, Illing B, Akimova A, Alter K, Bartolino V, Börner G, Clemmesen C, Finke A, Gröhsler T, Kotterba P, Livdane L, Mittermayer F, Moll D, Nordheim L von, Peck M, Schaber M, Polte P (2023) Caught in the middle: bottom-up and top-down processes impacting recruitment in a small pelagic fish. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 33(1):55-84, DOI:10.1007/s11160-022-09739-2
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Polte P, Gröhsler T, Kotterba P, Nordheim L von, Moll D, Santos J, Rodriguez-Tress P, Zablotski Y, Zimmermann C (2021) Reduced reproductive success of Western Baltic herring (Clupea harengus) as a response to warming winters. Front Mar Sci 8:589242, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.589242
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Nordheim L von, Kotterba P, Moll D, Polte P (2020) Lethal effect of filamentous algal blooms on Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) eggs in the Baltic Sea. Aquatic Conserv 30(7):1362-1372, DOI:10.1002/aqc.3329
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Moll D, Kotterba P, Jochum KP, Nordheim L von, Polte P (2019) Elemental inventory in fish otoliths reflects natal origin of atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) from Baltic Sea juvenile areas. Front Mar Sci 6:191, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2019.00191
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Nordheim L von, Kotterba P, Moll D, Polte P (2018) Impact of spawning substrate complexity on egg survival of Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus, L.) in the Baltic Sea. Estuaries Coasts 41(2):549-559, DOI:10.1007/s12237-017-0283-5
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Moll D, Kotterba P, Nordheim L von, Polte P (2018) Storm-induced Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) egg mortality in Baltic Sea inshore spawning areas. Estuaries Coasts 41(1):1-12, DOI:10.1007/s12237-017-0259-5
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Polte P, Kotterba P, Moll D, Gröhsler T, Nordheim L von (2018) Time series of the Ruegen Larval Herring N20 Index and potential reasons for a declining larval production. In: ICES benchmark workshop on pelagic stocks (WKPELA 2018) : 12.-16.02.2018, Copenhagen. Copenhagen: ICES, pp 1-10
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Polte P, Kotterba P, Moll D, Nordheim L von (2017) Ontogenetic loops in habitat use highlight the importance of littoral habitats for early life-stages of oceanic fishes in temperate waters. Sci Rep 7:42709, DOI:10.1038/srep42709
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Kotterba P, Moll D, Hammer C, Peck M, Oesterwind D, Polte P (2017) Predation on Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) eggs by the resident predator community in coastal transitional waters. Limnol Oceanogr 62(6):2616-2628, DOI:10.1002/lno.10594
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Kotterba P, Moll D, Nordheim L von, Peck M, Oesterwind D, Polte P (2017) Predation on larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in inshore waters of the Baltic Sea. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 198:1-11, DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.017
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Fey DP, Lejk AM, Margonski P, Szymanek L, Psuty I, Nermer T, Lempe F, Strehlow HV, Polte P, Moll D, Stybel N, Hiller A, Laak M van (2014) Herring : an analysis of spawning ground management, ecological conditions and human impacts in Greifswald Bay, Vistula Lagoon and Hanö Bight [online]. Malmö: Andersson, 184 p, zu finden in <http://www.baltic-herring.eu> [zitiert am 22.10.2015]
