GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
AbbreviationGEOMAR
Formation2012
TypeNonprofit research organization
PurposeMarine research
HeadquartersKiel, Germany
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Helmholtz Association
Deutsches Forschungsbohrkonsortium[1]
FishBase Consortium[2]
Director
Katja Matthes
AffiliationsUniversity of Kiel[3]
Budget
€ 72 million[4]
Staff
about 950 (scientists plus supporting staff)
Websitegeomar.de
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel Ostufer

The GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), formerly known as the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (German: Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, IFM-GEOMAR), is a research institute in Kiel, Germany. It was formed in 2004 by merging the Institute for Marine Science (Institut für Meereskunde Kiel, (IFM)) with the Research Center for Marine Geosciences (GEOMAR) and is co-funded by both federal and provincial governments.[4] It was a member of the Leibniz Association until 2012 and is coordinator of the FishBase Consortium.[2] Since 2012 it is member of the Helmholtz Association and named GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. The institute operates worldwide in all ocean basins,[4] specialising in climate dynamics, marine ecology and biogeochemistry, and ocean floor dynamics and circulation.[5] GEOMAR offers degree courses in affiliation with the University of Kiel,[3] and operates the Kiel Aquarium[6] and the Lithothek, a repository for split sediment core samples.[7]

  1. ^ Consortium members Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Deutsches Forschungsbohrkonsortium. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Palomares MLD and Bailly N (2011) "Organising and disseminating marine biodiversity information: the FishBase and SeaLifeBase story" In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (eds) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press, page 30. ISBN 978-0-521-13022-6.
  3. ^ a b Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences – IFM-GEOMAR (University affiliated) University of Kiel. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine German Marine Research Consortium. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  5. ^ Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) Fisa, 21 July 2011.
  6. ^ Kiel Aquarium in the Institute of Marine Science Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Ostee-Radweg. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ^ Core Repositories Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Deutsches Forschungsbohrkonsortium. Retrieved 29 July 2011.