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Overview

Gerald Langer is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses primarily on oceanography, paleontology, ecology, global and planetary change, and biomaterials.

Langer has published in various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to Biogeosciences, Journal of Phycology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Nannoplankton Research, and Acta Biomaterialia. This indicates a broad engagement with marine science and environmental studies in well-recognized venues.

The scientist's main research topics include marine and coastal ecosystems, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, as well as methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent notable publications by Langer and their collaborators include:

  • "Effects of Temperature and Light on Methane Production of Widespread Marine Phytoplankton," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Reduced H + channel activity disrupts pH homeostasis and calcification in coccolithophores at low ocean pH," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Coccolithophore calcification: Changing paradigms in changing oceans," 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Role of silicon in the development of complex crystal shapes in coccolithophores," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Haplo-diplontic life cycle expands coccolithophore niche," 2021, Biogeosciences

Langer has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Their most frequent coauthors include Glen L. Wheeler, Colin Brownlee, Patrizia Ziveri, Ian Probert, and Daniela Sturm, illustrating a strong network in marine and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Strain-specific responses of Emiliania huxleyi to changing seawater carbonate chemistry

    Gerald Langer;Gerald Langer;G. Nehrke;I. Probert;J. Ly;J. Ly

  • The effect of temperature, salinity and growth rate on the stable hydrogen isotopic composition of long chain alkenones produced by Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica

    S. Schouten;J. Ossebaar;K. Schreiber;M. V. M. Kienhuis

  • Evidence for methane production by the marine algae Emiliania huxleyi

    Katharina Lenhart;Katharina Lenhart;Thomas Klintzsch;Gerald Langer;Gernot Nehrke

  • A new model for biomineralization and trace-element signatures of Foraminifera tests

    G. Nehrke;N. Keul;G. Langer;L. J. de Nooijer

  • The effect of temperature and salinity on the stable hydrogen isotopic composition of long chain alkenones produced by Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica

    S. Schouten;J. Ossebaar;K. Schreiber;M. V. M. Kienhuis

  • Cellular calcium pathways and isotope fractionation in Emiliania huxleyi

    Nikolaus Gussone;Gerald Langer;Silke Thoms;Gernot Nehrke

  • Effect of varying calcium concentrations and light intensities on calcification and photosynthesis in Emiliania huxleyi

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  • Coccolith strontium to calcium ratios in Emiliania huxleyi: The dependence on seawater strontium and calcium concentrations

    Gerald Langer;Nikolaus Gussone;Gernot Nehrke;Ulf Riebesell

  • Effects of rising temperature on the formation and microbial degradation of marine diatom aggregates

    Judith Piontek;Nicole Händel;Gerald Langer;Julia Wohlers

  • Methane production by three widespread marine phytoplankton species: release rates, precursor compounds, and potential relevance for the environment

    Thomas Klintzsch;Gerald Langer;Gernot Nehrke;Anna Wieland

  • Physiological controls on seawater uptake and calcification in the benthic foraminifer Ammonia tepida

    L. J. de Nooijer;G. Langer;G. Langer;G. Nehrke;J. Bijma

  • Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies

    Clara Jule Marie Hoppe;Gerald Langer;Sebastian D. Rokitta;Dieter A. Wolf-Gladrow

  • Effect of ocean acidification on the benthic foraminifera Ammonia sp. is caused by a decrease in carbonate ion concentration

    N. Keul;G. Langer;L. J. de Nooijer;J. Bijma

  • Calcium isotope fractionation during coccolith formation in Emiliania huxleyi: Independence of growth and calcification rate

    Gerald Langer;Nikolaus Gussone;Gernot Nehrke;Ulf Riebesell

  • Calcification acidifies the microenvironment of a benthic foraminifer (Ammonia sp.)

    Martin S. Glas;Gerald Langer;Gerald Langer;Nina Keul

  • The coordination of Mg in foraminiferal calcite

    Oscar Branson;Simon A.T. Redfern;Tolek Tyliszczak;Aleksey Sadekov

  • Variability in calcitic Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in clones of the benthic foraminifer Ammonia tepida

    L. J. de Nooijer;Edmund C. Hathorne;G. J. Reichart;G. Langer

  • Calcium isotope fractionation in coccoliths of cultured Calcidiscus leptoporus, Helicosphaera carteri, Syracosphaera pulchra and Umbilicosphaera foliosa

    Nikolaus Gussone;Gerald Langer;Markus Geisen;Blair A. Steel

  • Incorporation of uranium in benthic foraminiferal calcite reflects seawater carbonate ion concentration

    Nina Keul;Gerald Langer;Lennart Jan de Nooijer;Gernot Nehrke

  • The coordination and distribution of B in foraminiferal calcite

    Oscar Branson;Oscar Branson;Karina Kaczmarek;Simon A.T. Redfern;Sambuddha Misra

  • B/Ca in coccoliths and relationship to calcification vesicle pH and dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations

    Heather Stoll;Heather Stoll;Gerald Langer;Nobumichi Shimizu;Kinuyo Kanamaru

  • Lithium isotopic composition of benthic foraminifera: A new proxy for paleo-pH reconstruction

    J. Roberts;K. Kaczmarek;G. Langer;L.C. Skinner

  • Calcium carbonate precipitation induced by the growth of the marine cyanobacteria Trichodesmium

    Sven A. Kranz;Dieter Wolf Gladrow;Gernot Nehrke;Gerald Langer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gernot Nehrke
Gernot Nehrke Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jelle Bijma
Jelle Bijma Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Patrizia Ziveri
Patrizia Ziveri Autonomous University of Barcelona
Gert-Jan Reichart
Gert-Jan Reichart Utrecht University
Ian Probert
Ian Probert Université Paris Cité
Frank Keppler
Frank Keppler Heidelberg University
Jorijntje Henderiks
Jorijntje Henderiks Uppsala University
Henry Elderfield
Henry Elderfield University of Cambridge
Giovanni Aloisi
Giovanni Aloisi Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Christina Scheu
Christina Scheu Max Planck Society

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