Alexa Wrede

Dr. Alexa Wrede is a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), affiliated with the Shelf Sea System Ecology department. Her work focuses on benthic ecology, biogeochemical processes, and the impacts of environmental factors on marine ecosystems. She holds a PhD (2018) and Master's degree (2014) from the University of Bremen, specializing in marine biogeochemistry and benthic invertebrate behavior.

Her research explores interactions between benthic organisms and sediment dynamics, including bioturbation, bioirrigation, and the effects of climate change and anthropogenic stressors (e.g., noise pollution). Key contributions include studies on the role of macrofauna in nutrient cycling and the development of predictive models linking organism traits to ecosystem processes.

Wrede has collaborated on interdisciplinary projects such as CRITTERBASE, a biodiversity data repository, and contributed to international conferences on marine ecology and climate science. Her work emphasizes the integration of experimental and modeling approaches to address ecological and biogeochemical questions in coastal and shelf systems.