Effects of management measures on the dynamics of the socio-ecological system of the North Sea with special regard to tipping points and their implications for the development of management strategies
Relationships and interactions between ecosystem components and their socio-economic counterparts
Interactions between fish population dynamics and ecosystem changes on biotic and abiotic levels. In particular, the growth of juvenile and adult fish, selective mortality and adaptations to changing conditions.
Processing and analysis of ecological and socio-economic data. Especially, physical, economic and ecological time series.
Assignments
Assessment of the interactions between key components of the socio-ecological system of the North Sea focussing on fisheries resources (brown shrimp, blue mussel, plaice, sole) and the management of multiple anthropogenic pressures in the German exclusive economic zone and adjacent waters.
Compilation, processing and analysis of ecological and socio-economic datasets associated with the socio-ecological system of the southern North Sea
Project coordination and management with special emphasis on stakeholder engagement