Bettina Martin

Bettina Martin is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Hamburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences and the Department of Biology. She works within the Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences under the research focus of Marine ecosystem dynamics and management.

• Education: Diplom Biologie (1994), Dr. rer. nat. (2008) from the University of Hamburg

Research Interests:
Her work spans Zooplankton Ecology, Deep-Sea Ecology, and the Ecology of Seamounts and Upwelling Systems. She investigates spatio-temporal dynamics of zooplankton biomass, carbon demand in seamount ecosystems, and interactions between oceanographic features like the Agulhas Leakage and marine microbial communities.

Recent Publications (2024–1996):
Focuses include Trichodesmium transport pathways, salps and doliolids in Benguela Upwelling, zooplankton variability in seamounts, and historical oceanographic research in the Indian Ocean. Key subfields: Marine Biodiversity, Biogeochemical Cycles, and Deep-Sea Food Webs.