Cédric Meunier

Roles and Affiliations: PD Dr. Cédric Meunier is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Shelf Sea System Ecology section at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Helgoland. He leads the Working Group on Food Web dynamics and contributes to subtopic 4.2 of AWI's research programs.

Research Interests: Specializing in global change impacts on marine ecosystems, Dr. Meunier investigates plankton interactions (phytoplankton, microzooplankton, mesozooplankton) using micro- and mesocosm experiments. His work integrates ecological stoichiometry, metabolic theory, and trait-based ecology to understand food web dynamics under climate change.

Article Trends: Recent studies focus on copepod resilience to environmental stressors (e.g., ocean alkalinity enhancement, noise pollution), Arctic coastal erosion effects on plankton communities, and anthropogenic drivers of marine ecosystem services. Key themes include plankton community shifts, nutrient dynamics, and the ecological consequences of climate change.

Labs and Teams: Leads the Shelf Sea System Ecology team at AWI's Helgoland Marine Station, collaborating on projects like COSYNA (Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas) and FRAM (FRontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring).