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Ralf Schiebel is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields within Earth and environmental sciences, with a focus on understanding processes related to paleoclimatology, oceanography, and isotope analysis.

They have contributed extensively to the study of the Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 73 publications in this main field and 34 publications in Environmental Science. Their subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Paleontology, showing a broad interdisciplinary approach. Within their research, prominent topics include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Ralf Schiebel has published in various scientific venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • The Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Enhanced ocean oxygenation during Cenozoic warm periods," 2022, Nature
  • "High-precision stable isotope analysis of <5 μg CaCO 3 samples by continuous-flow mass spectrometry," 2020, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • "The Nitrogen Isotopic Composition of Tissue and Shell-Bound Organic Matter of Planktic Foraminifera in Southern Ocean Surface Waters," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Active North Atlantic deepwater formation during Heinrich Stadial 1," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "The Impact of Zooplankton Calcifiers on the Marine Carbon Cycle," 2023, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Collaboration forms a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gerald H. Haug
  • Ulrike Weis
  • Klaus Peter Jochum
  • Sonia Chaabane
  • Brigitte Stoll

Best Publications

  • Planktic Foraminifers in the Modern Ocean

    Ralf Schiebel;Christoph Hemleben

  • Planktic foraminiferal sedimentation and the marine calcite budget

    Ralf Schiebel

  • Onset of submarine debris flow deposition far from original giant landslide

    P.-J. Talling;R.-B. Wynn;D.-G. Masson;M. Frenz

  • Scaling percentages and distributional patterns of benthic Foraminifera with flux rates of organic carbon

    Alexander Volker Altenbach;Uwe Pflaumann;Ralf Schiebel;Andrea Thies

  • African monsoon variability during the previous interglacial maximum

    E.-J. Rohling;T.-R. Cane;Steve Cooke;M. Sprovieri

  • Modern planktic foraminifera

    Ralf Schiebel;Christoph Hemleben

  • A global diatom database – abundance, biovolume and biomass in the world ocean

    K. Leblanc;J. Arístegui;L. Armand;P. Assmy

  • Planktic foraminiferal production stimulated by chlorophyll redistribution and entrainment of nutrients

    Ralf Schiebel;Joanna Waniek;Matthias Bork;Christoph Hemleben

  • Reconstructing past planktic foraminiferal habitats using stable isotope data: A case history for Mediterranean sapropel S5

    E.J. Rohling;M. Sprovieri;T. Cane;J.S.L. Casford

  • Size distribution of Holocene planktic foraminifer assemblages: biogeography, ecology and adaptation

    Daniela N Schmidt;Sabrina Renaud;Jörg Bollmann;Ralf Schiebel

  • MAREDAT: towards a world atlas of MARine Ecosystem DATa

    E. Buitenhuis;M. Vogt;R. Moriarty;N. Bednaršek

  • Population dynamics of the planktic foraminifer Globigerina bulloides from the eastern North Atlantic

    Ralf Schiebel;Jelle Bijma;Christoph Hemleben

  • Distribution of diatoms, coccolithophores and planktic foraminifers along a trophic gradient during SW monsoon in the Arabian Sea

    Ralf Schiebel;Alexandra Zeltner;Ute F. Treppke;Joanna J. Waniek

  • Interannual variability of planktic foraminiferal populations and test flux in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (JGOFS)

    Ralf Schiebel;Christoph Hemleben

  • Planktic foraminifers and hydrography of the eastern and northern Caribbean Sea

    Barbara Schmuker;Ralf Schiebel

  • Factors controlling the depth habitat of planktonic foraminifera in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic

    Andreia Rebotim;Antje H. L. Voelker;Lukas Jonkers;Joanna J. Waniek

  • Abiotic forcing of plankton evolution in the Cenozoic.

    Daniela N. Schmidt;Hans R. Thierstein;Jörg Bollmann;Ralf Schiebel

  • Influence of test size, water depth, and ecology on Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, δ18O and δ13C in nine modern species of planktic foraminifers

    Oliver Friedrich;Ralf Schiebel;Paul A. Wilson;Syee Weldeab

  • Primary production in the Arabian Sea during the last 135 000 years

    Elena Ivanova;Ralf Schiebel;Arun Deo Singh;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Distribution, biomass and diversity of benthic foraminifera in relation to sediment geochemistry in the Arabian Sea

    F. Kurbjeweit;Gerhard Schmiedl;Ralf Schiebel;Ch. Hemleben

  • A global diatom database ¿ abundance, biovolume and biomass in the world ocean.

    K. Leblanc;J. Arístegui;L. Armand;P. Assmy

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Hemleben
Christoph Hemleben University of Tübingen
Joanna J Waniek
Joanna J Waniek Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Jörg Bollmann
Jörg Bollmann University of Toronto
Gerhard Schmiedl
Gerhard Schmiedl Universität Hamburg
Gerald H. Haug
Gerald H. Haug Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Klaus Wallmann
Klaus Wallmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Olaf Pfannkuche
Olaf Pfannkuche GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Patrizia Ziveri
Patrizia Ziveri Autonomous University of Barcelona
Paul A. Wilson
Paul A. Wilson University of Southampton
Michal Kucera
Michal Kucera University of Bremen

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