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Overview

Michael Klages is a researcher affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their work primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science with specific focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their research topics notably include Marine and Fisheries Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies. These areas reflect a focus on the interactions between marine life and environmental factors, as well as the management implications for fisheries and ecosystems.

Klages has published work in the venue Platform voor marien onderzoek (Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee). Among their recent publications is the 2024 paper titled "Evidence of major fisheries impact on cold-water corals in the deep waters off the Porcupine Bank, west coast of Ireland: are interim management measures required?" This publication addresses the impact of fisheries on deep-water coral habitats and discusses management considerations.

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These frequent coauthors indicate collaborative work in related marine and environmental research areas, contributing to the study of ecosystems and conservation challenges.

Best Publications

  • Marine Anthropogenic Litter

    Melanie Bergmann;Lars Gutow;Michael Klages

  • Novel microbial communities of the Haakon Mosby mud volcano and their role as a methane sink

    Helge Niemann;Helge Niemann;Tina Lösekann;Dirk de Beer;Marcus Elvert;Marcus Elvert

  • Methane discharge from a deep-sea submarine mud volcano into the upper water column by gas hydrate-coated methane bubbles

    Eberhard J. Sauter;Sergey I. Muyakshin;Jean-Luc Charlou;Michael Schlüter

  • Do Antarctic benthic invertebrates show an extended level of eurybathy

    Thomas Brey;C. Dahm;M. Gorny;Michael Klages

  • Increase of litter at the Arctic deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN.

    Melanie Bergmann;Michael Klages

  • Antarctic marine biodiversity an overview

    Wolf Arntz;Julian Gutt;Michael Klages

  • Temporal change in deep-sea benthic ecosystems: a review of the evidence from recent time-series studies

    A. G. Glover;A. J. Gooday;D. M. Bailey;D. S. M. Billett

  • HAUSGARTEN: Multidisciplinary Investigations at a Deep-Sea, Long-Term Observatory in the Arctic Ocean

    Thomas Soltwedel;Eduard Bauerfeind;Melanie Bergmann;Nataliya Budaeva

  • Quantitative investigations on macrobenthos communities of the southeastern Weddell Sea shelf based on multibox corer samples

    Dieter Gerdes;Michael Klages;Wolf Arntz;R. L. Herman

  • Particle sedimentation patterns in the eastern Fram Strait during 2000-2005: Results from the Arctic long-term observatory HAUSGARTEN

    Eduard Bauerfeind;Eva-Maria Nöthig;Agnieszka Beszczynska;Kirsten Fahl

  • Diversity of the arctic deep-sea benthos

    Bluhm A. Bodil;William G. Ambrose;Melanie Bergmann;Lisa M. Clough

  • Antarctic benthic diversity

    Thomas Brey;Michael Klages;Corinna Dahm;Matthias Gorny

  • Trophic relationships along a bathymetric gradient at the deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN

    Melanie Bergmann;Jennifer Dannheim;Eduard Bauerfeind;Michael Klages

  • Bathymetric patterns of megafaunal assemblages from the arctic deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN

    Thomas Soltwedel;Nina Jaeckisch;Nikolaus Ritter;Christiane Hasemann

  • Sedimentary processes and carbonate mounds in the Belgica Mound province, Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic

    A. J. Wheeler;M. Kozachenko;A. Beyer;A. Foubert

  • Spatial distribution of mud flows, chemoautotrophic communities, and biogeochemical habitats at Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano

    Kerstin Jerosch;Michael Schlüter;Jean-Paul Foucher;Anne-Gaelle Allais

  • The interannual variability of megafaunal assemblages in the Arctic deep sea: Preliminary results from the HAUSGARTEN observatory (79°N)

    Melanie Bergmann;Thomas Soltwedel;Michael Klages

  • Depth gradients of benthic standing stock and diversity on the continental margin at a high-latitude ice-free site (off Spitsbergen, 79°N)

    Maria Wlodarska-Kowalczuk;Michael A. Kendall;Jan Marcin Weslawski;Michael Klages

  • Macrofaunal communities on the continental shelf and slope of the southeastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica

    J. Galéron;R. L. Herman;P. M. Arnaud;Wolf Arntz

  • The Benthos of Arctic Seas and its Role for the Organic Carbon Cycle at the Seafloor

    Michael Klages;Antje Boetius;J. P. Christensen;H. Deubel

  • New view of the Belgica Mounds, Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic: preliminary results from the Polarstern ARK-XIX/3a ROV cruise

    Anneleen Foubert;Tim Beck;Andrew J. Wheeler;Jan Opderbecke

  • Increase of litter at the Arctic deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN – indirect effect of global warming?

    Melanie Bergmann;Michael Klages

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Soltwedel
Thomas Soltwedel Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Eva-Maria Nöthig
Eva-Maria Nöthig Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Kirsten Fahl
Kirsten Fahl Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Lars Kaleschke
Lars Kaleschke Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jörn Thiede
Jörn Thiede Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Wolf Arntz
Wolf Arntz Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Julian Gutt
Julian Gutt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller Polish Academy of Sciences

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