ANNUAL REPORT 2003 CONTENTS · Introduction SCIENTIFIC REPORTS · PROcesses at Continental Slopes (PROCS) in the Faeroe-Shetland Channel · The generation of strong turbulence in the near-bed region · Massive sediment resuspension and active silica refuelling · Macrobenthic fauna changes on the Shetland slope. · BIOPROCS-99 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY · Denmark Strait Overflow in action · Rossby waves and “ray chaos” · First deployment of sub-surface moorings as part of the Long-term Ocean Climate Observations (LOCO) program · External Projects of the Department of Physical Oceanography DEPARTMENT OF MARINE CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY · Iron Resources and Oceanic Nutrients - Advancement of Global Environment Simulations (IRONAGES) · Corals of the dark · Connecting Ireland to Norway · Surface-water conditions in the Northern Benguela region during the last 460 000 years · Chemical reactivity/mobility of metals in the Scheldt estuary · External Projects of the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geology DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY · Organic contaminant fate assessment with passive samples · A historical molecular record of Holocene environmental changes from Antarctic sediments of stratified fjords and lakes · Age-diagnostic biomarkers of diatoms: a combined lipid and ribosomal RNA analyses approach · External projects of the Department of Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY · Linkage of bacterioplankton depletion and nitrate accumulation in coral reef waters with cryptic suspension feeders in cavities · Testing the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis on Prokaryotic Communities in the North Sea · Biological control of Harmful Algal Blooms; the Phaeocystis case study · External Projects of the Department of Biological Oceanography DEPARTMENT OF MARINE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION · Population regulation of the intertidal bivalve Macoma balthica in the western Wadden Sea · Coral stable isotopes. Proxies for climate, ecological plasticity and coral functioning · The significance of fertilization · External projects of the Department of Marine Marine Ecology and Evolution THE NETHERLANDS MARINE RESEARCH FACILITIES (MRF) DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP THE EDITORIAL OFFICE 2. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS · Dissertations · Refereed Papers and Books. · Non-refereed Papers and Books. · Internal reports · Cruise reports. · Finalised data sets · Posters · Oral presentations. · External professional functions. · Meetings and Courses held at NIOZ 3. GUEST SCIENTISTS, VISITORS AND STUDENTS · Guest scientists · Visitors · Undergraduate University Students 4. SUPPORT SERVICES 5. SOCIAAL JAARVERSLAG · Algemeen · Bestuur en wetenschapcommissie · Organogram · Personeelslijst 31-12-2002.. · Arbeidsvoorwaarden · Verslag van de personeelsvereniging
ANNUAL REPORT 2003
CONTENTS
· Introduction
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
· PROcesses at Continental Slopes (PROCS) in the Faeroe-Shetland Channel
· The generation of strong turbulence in the near-bed region
· Massive sediment resuspension and active silica refuelling
· Macrobenthic fauna changes on the Shetland slope.
· BIOPROCS-99
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
· Denmark Strait Overflow in action
· Rossby waves and “ray chaos”
· First deployment of sub-surface moorings as part of the Long-term Ocean Climate Observations (LOCO) program
· External Projects of the Department of Physical Oceanography
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY
· Iron Resources and Oceanic Nutrients - Advancement of Global Environment Simulations (IRONAGES)
· Corals of the dark
· Connecting Ireland to Norway
· Surface-water conditions in the Northern Benguela region during the last 460 000 years
· Chemical reactivity/mobility of metals in the Scheldt estuary
· External Projects of the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geology
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY
· Organic contaminant fate assessment with passive samples
· A historical molecular record of Holocene environmental changes from Antarctic sediments of stratified fjords and lakes
· Age-diagnostic biomarkers of diatoms: a combined lipid and ribosomal RNA analyses approach
· External projects of the Department of Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
· Linkage of bacterioplankton depletion and nitrate accumulation in coral reef waters with cryptic suspension feeders in cavities
· Testing the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis on Prokaryotic Communities in the North Sea
· Biological control of Harmful Algal Blooms; the Phaeocystis case study
· External Projects of the Department of Biological Oceanography
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
· Population regulation of the intertidal bivalve Macoma balthica in the western Wadden Sea
· Coral stable isotopes. Proxies for climate, ecological plasticity and coral functioning
· The significance of fertilization
· External projects of the Department of Marine Marine Ecology and Evolution
THE NETHERLANDS MARINE RESEARCH FACILITIES (MRF)
DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP
THE EDITORIAL OFFICE
2. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
· Dissertations
· Refereed Papers and Books.
· Non-refereed Papers and Books.
· Internal reports
· Cruise reports.
· Finalised data sets
· Posters
· Oral presentations.
· External professional functions.
· Meetings and Courses held at NIOZ
3. GUEST SCIENTISTS, VISITORS AND STUDENTS
· Guest scientists
· Visitors
· Undergraduate University Students
4. SUPPORT SERVICES
5. SOCIAAL JAARVERSLAG
· Algemeen
· Bestuur en wetenschapcommissie
· Organogram
· Personeelslijst 31-12-2002..
· Arbeidsvoorwaarden
· Verslag van de personeelsvereniging