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Karen Helen Wiltshire is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. The work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to oceanography, ecology, and global and planetary change. Their research integrates molecular biology and conservation topics within marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their research encompasses several main scientific topics including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Frequent publication venues highlight their active involvement in the marine science community. Key venues include:

  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiome

Recent papers illustrate a focus on marine microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles. Notable publications include:

  • "Laminarin is a major molecule in the marine carbon cycle" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dissolved storage glycans shaped the community composition of abundant bacterioplankton clades during a North Sea spring phytoplankton bloom" (2023), published in Microbiome
  • "Short-term changes in polysaccharide utilization mechanisms of marine bacterioplankton during a spring phytoplankton bloom" (2020), published in Environmental Microbiology
  • "Particle-attached bacteria act as gatekeepers in the decomposition of complex phytoplankton polysaccharides" (2024), published in Microbiome
  • "Investigation of marine temperature changes across temporal and spatial Gradients: Providing a fundament for studies on the effects of warming on marine ecosystem function and biodiversity" (2023), published in Progress In Oceanography

Karen Helen Wiltshire collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Johannes Rick
  • Harald Asmus
  • Ragnhild Asmus
  • Birgit Hussel
  • Petra Kadel

Best Publications

  • Substrate-Controlled Succession of Marine Bacterioplankton Populations Induced by a Phytoplankton Bloom

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M. Fuchs;Dörte Becher;Christine Klockow;Christine Klockow

  • A fluorometric method for the differentiation of algal populations in vivo and in situ.

    M. Beutler;Karen Helen Wiltshire;Bettina Meyer;C. Moldaenke

  • Recurring patterns in bacterioplankton dynamics during coastal spring algae blooms

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M Fuchs;Christin M Bennke;Karen Krüger

  • Resilience of North Sea phytoplankton spring bloom dynamics: An analysis of long‐term data at Helgoland Roads

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Arne Michael Malzahn;Kai Wirtz;Wulf Greve

  • Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

    Philip C. Reid;Renata E. Hari;Grégory Beaugrand;David M. Livingstone

  • The warming trend at Helgoland Roads, North Sea: phytoplankton response

    Karen H. Wiltshire;Bryan F. J. Manly

  • Species-Specific Bacterial Communities in the Phycosphere of Microalgae?

    Melanie Sapp;Anne S. Schwaderer;Karen H. Wiltshire;Hans-Georg Hoppe

  • Helgoland Roads, North Sea: 45 Years of Change

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Karen Helen Wiltshire;Alexandra Kraberg;Inka Bartsch;Maarten Boersma

  • Extraction of pigments and fatty acids from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae)

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Maarten Boersma;Anita Möller;Heinke Buhtz

  • Laminarin is a major molecule in the marine carbon cycle

    Stefan Becker;Stefan Becker;Jan Tebben;Sarah Coffinet;Karen Helen Wiltshire

  • Microbiological mediation of spectral reflectance from intertidal cohesive sediments.

    D. M. Paterson;K. H. Wiltshire;A. Miles;J. Blackburn

  • Bacterial community dynamics during the winter-spring transition in the North Sea.

    Melanie Sapp;Antje Wichels;Karen H. Wiltshire;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Nutritional Limitation Travels up the Food Chain

    Maarten Boersma;Nicole Aberle;Florian M. Hantzsche;Katherina L. Schoo;Katherina L. Schoo

  • Picoeukaryotic plankton diversity at the Helgoland time series site as assessed by three molecular methods.

    L. K. Medlin;K. Metfies;H. Mehl;Karen Wiltshire

  • The role of ciliates, heterotrophic dinoflagellates and copepods in structuring spring plankton communities at Helgoland Roads, North Sea

    Martin G. J. Löder;Cédric Meunier;Karen H. Wiltshire;Maarten Boersma

  • Zooplankton eat what they need: copepod selective feeding and potential consequences for marine systems

    Cédric L. Meunier;Maarten Boersma;Karen H. Wiltshire;Arne M. Malzahn

  • Seasonal Dynamics and Modeling of a Vibrio Community in Coastal Waters of the North Sea

    Sonja Oberbeckmann;Bernhard Fuchs;Mirja Meiners;Antje Wichels

  • Cross-realm assessment of climate change impacts on species’ abundance trends

    Diana E. Bowler;Christian Hof;Peter Haase;Peter Haase;Ingrid Kröncke

  • Lipid and Fatty Acid Composition of Diatoms Revisited: Rapid Wound-Activated Change of Food Quality Parameters Influences Herbivorous Copepod Reproductive Success

    Thomas Wichard;Thomas Wichard;Andrea Gerecht;Maarten Boersma;Serge A. Poulet

  • Revision and quality analyses of the Helgoland Reede long-term phytoplankton data archive

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Claus-Dieter Dürselen

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten Boersma
Maarten Boersma Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Gunnar Gerdts
Gunnar Gerdts Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Antje Wichels
Antje Wichels Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Bernhard M. Fuchs
Bernhard M. Fuchs Max Planck Society
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Frank Oliver Glöckner Jacobs University
Thomas Brey
Thomas Brey University of Bremen
Rudolf Amann
Rudolf Amann Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Georg Pohnert
Georg Pohnert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Holger Dau
Holger Dau Freie Universität Berlin
David M. Paterson
David M. Paterson University of St Andrews

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