Erika Allhusen

Erika Allhusen is a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), affiliated with the Polar Biological Oceanography department. Her work focuses on polar marine ecosystems, biogeochemical processes, and climate change impacts in oceanic environments. She contributes to long-term observational projects such as the HAUSGARTEN observatory and utilizes advanced sensors and autonomous platforms for data collection.

Her research interests include marine chronobiology, diatom ecology, and the application of genomic tools to study polar plankton communities. Erika collaborates on projects related to sea ice dynamics and carbon cycling in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. She is accessible via erika.allhusen@awi.de.