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Overview

Christian Wiencke is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with specific expertise in Oceanography and Ecology. The main topics of their work include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Among the documented publications, Christian Wiencke has contributed to the study titled "Video survey of deep benthic macroalgae and macroalgal detritus along a glacial Arctic fjord: Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen)", published in 2022 in the journal Polar Biology. This paper has accumulated 15 citations and highlights their interest in polar marine ecosystems.

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Katherina Schimani
  • Katharina Zacher
  • Kerstin Jerosch
  • Hendrik Pehlke
  • Inka Bartsch

Christian Wiencke's research appears regularly in the journal Polar Biology, indicating a focus on polar environments and related biological systems. Their combined expertise in oceanography and ecology supports investigations into the dynamics of coastal and marine ecosystems, such as Arctic fjords and benthic communities.

Best Publications

  • The physical environment of Kongsfjorden–Krossfjorden, an Arctic fjord system in Svalbard

    Harald Svendsen;Agnieszka Beszczynska-Møller;Jon Ove Hagen;Bernard Lefauconnier

  • The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

    Haakon Hop;Tom Pearson;Else Nøst Hegseth;Kit M. Kovacs

  • The genus Laminaria sensu lato : recent insights and developments

    Inka Bartsch;Christian Wiencke;Kai Bischof;Cornelia M. Buchholz

  • Impact of oceanic warming on the distribution of seaweeds in polar and cold-temperate waters

    Ruth Müller;Thomas Laepple;Inka Bartsch;Christian Wiencke

  • Ultraviolet radiation shapes seaweed communities

    Kai Bischof;Ivan Gómez;Markus Molis;Dieter Hanelt

  • ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF POLAR ALGAE

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  • An Inventory of UV-Absorbing Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids in Macroalgae from Polar to Warm-Temperate Regions

    Ulf Karsten;T. Sawall;Dieter Hanelt;Kai Bischof

  • Seasonal variation in ecophysiological patterns in macroalgae from an Arctic fjord. II. Pigment accumulation and biochemical defence systems against high light stress

    J. Aguilera;K. Bischof;U. Karsten;D. Hanelt

  • Influence of UV radiation on the photosynthesis of Arctic macroalgae in the field

    Dieter Hanelt;Christian Wiencke;Wilhelm Nultsch

  • Effects of ultraviolet radiation on photosynthesis and related enzyme reactions of marine macroalgae

    Kai Bischof;Dieter Hanelt;Christian Wiencke

  • Natural ultraviolet radiation and photosynthetically active radiation induce formation of mycosporine-like amino acids in the marine macroalga Chondrus crispus (Rhodophyta)

    Ulf Karsten;Linda A. Franklin;Klaus Lüning;Christian Wiencke

  • Photoprotective substances in Antarctic macroalgae and their variation with respect to depth distribution, different tissues and developmental stages

    Kirsten Hoyer;Ulf Karsten;Thomas Sawall;Christian Wiencke

  • Fatty acid composition of Arctic and Antarctic macroalgae: indicator of phylogenetic and trophic relationships

    Martin Graeve;Gerhard Kattner;Christian Wiencke;Ulf Karsten

  • UV-radiation can affect depth-zonation of Antarctic macroalgae

    Kai Bischof;Dieter Hanelt;Christian Wiencke

  • Impact of UV-radiation on viability, photosynthetic characteristics and DNA of brown algal zoospores : implications for depth zonation

    Christian Wiencke;Iván Gómez;Hans Pakker;Antonio Flores-Moya

  • Life strategy, ecophysiology and ecology of seaweeds in polar waters

    Chris Wiencke;Margaret Nancy Clayton;I Gomez;K Iken

  • Solar ultraviolet radiation affects the activity of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase and the composition of photosynthetic and xanthophyll cycle pigments in the intertidal green alga Ulva lactuca L.

    Kai Bischof;Gudrun Kräbs;Christian Wiencke;Dieter Hanelt

  • Effects of high light stress on photosynthesis of polar macroalgae in relation to depth distribution

    Dieter Hanelt;Bettina Melchersmann;Christian Wiencke;Wilhelm Nultsch

  • Light regime in an Arctic fjord: a study related to stratospheric ozone depletion as a basis for determination of UV effects on algal growth.

    Dieter Hanelt;H. Tüg;Kai Bischof;C. Groß

  • Acclimation of brown algal photosynthesis to ultraviolet radiation in Arctic coastal waters (Spitsbergen, Norway)

    Kai Bischof;Dieter Hanelt;Helmut Tüg;Ulf Karsten

  • Dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) accumulation in green macroalgae from polar to temperate regions : interactive effects of light versus salinity and light versus temperature

    Ulf Karsten;Christian Wiencke;G. O. Kirst

  • Effects of solar radiation on growth, photosynthesis and respiration of marine macroalgae from the Arctic

    José Aguilera;Ulf Karsten;Heike Lippert;Barbara Vögele

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Bischof
Kai Bischof University of Bremen
Ulf Karsten
Ulf Karsten University of Rostock
Michael Y. Roleda
Michael Y. Roleda University of the Philippines Diliman
Iván Gómez
Iván Gómez Austral University of Chile
Haakon Hop
Haakon Hop Norwegian Polar Institute
Angela Wulff
Angela Wulff University of Gothenburg
Markus Molis
Markus Molis University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Stein Fredriksen
Stein Fredriksen University of Oslo
Wilhelm Hagen
Wilhelm Hagen University of Bremen
David N. Thomas
David N. Thomas University of Helsinki

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