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Institute of

OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Dr. Dorothee Moll


Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Alter Hafen Süd 2
18069 Rostock
Telephone
+49 381 66099 171
Fax
+49 381 66099 199
Email
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

Projects

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ongoing projects

    completed projects

    Publications

    1. 0

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn068507.pdf

    2. 1

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn068465.pdf

    3. 2

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065680.pdf

    4. 3

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063306.pdf

    5. 4

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn062294.pdf

    6. 5

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn061008.pdf

    7. 6

      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

    8. 7

      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

    9. 8

      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

    10. 9

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn058300.pdf

    11. 10

      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

      https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn058697.pdf

    12. 11

      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

    13. 12

      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]

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