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Research Interests

Impact of Climate Change on the Biological Carbon Pump
The Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a key mechanism in the global carbon cycle: phytoplankton produce organic matter that aggregates into particles and sinks through the water column, thereby sequestering carbon in the ocean for long time periods. However, the extent to which human-driven environmental change affects the efficiency and dynamics of the BCP remains poorly understood. To address this, I assess global sediment trap- and in situ imaging datasets and apply machine learning approaches to study the effects of climate stressors on BCP functioning

Benthic鈥揚elagic Coupling
Corals and macroalgae release organic compounds such as carbohydrates into their surroundings, which are respired by microbial communities in the water column. In this way, benthic organisms shape microbial community composition and metabolism in adjacent waters, with potential feedbacks on the benthic community itself. These processes were the focus of my PhD research. While this is not my current primary research area, I am keen to return to studying benthic - pelagic interactions in the future - potentially in connection with Biological Carbon Pump dynamics.

Education and Career

• since 08/2024: Postdoctoral researcher, Horizon Europe project OceanICU: Understanding Ocean Carbon, WP3 鈥淚mpact of Abiotic Climate Stressors (pH, O鈧� & T) on the Biological Carbon Pump (BCP)鈥�, 黑料视频 Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
• in the year 2024: Postdoctoral researcher, Marine Ecology group, University of Bremen, project DECODE: Drivers of coral-associated denitrification
• in the year 2024: PhD, University of Bremen: Organic carbon transfer between coral reef micro- and macro-organisms under environmental change
• 2021 鈥� 2024: PhD candidate, Marine Ecology group, University of Bremen
• 2019 鈥� 2021: M.Sc. Marine Ecology, James Cook University, Australia (DAAD scholarship)
• in the year 2016: Semester abroad, James Cook University, Australia (DAAD scholarship)
• 2014 鈥� 2018: B.Sc. Biology, University of Bremen

Publications

Overview

Most Important Publications

Thobor, B.; Haas, A.; Wild, C.; Nelson, C. E.; Wegles Kelly, L.; Hehemann, J.-H.; Arts, M. G. I.; Boer, M.; Buck-Wiese, H.; Nguyen, N. P.; Hellige, I.; Mueller, B. (2024). Coral high molecular weight carbohydrates support opportunistic microbes in bacterioplankton from an algae-dominated reef. mSystems. 9(11): e00832-24,  

Thobor, B.; Tilstra, A.; Mueller, B.; Haas, A.; Hehemann, J.-H.; Wild, C. (2024). Mucus carbohydrate composition correlates with scleractinian coral phylogeny. Scientific Reports. 14(1): 14019,

Thobor, B.; Schanz, F. R.; F枚rster, A.; Kerzenmacher, S.; Wild, C. (2023). Microbial fuel cells in coral reef sediments as indicator tools for organic carbon eutrophication. Ecological Indicators, 153: 110385,

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