Julia Stefanschitz

Julia Stefanschitz is a researcher at the GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, specializing in Marine Ecology within the Research Division 3 (RD 3). She is affiliated with the Deep-Sea Biology Working Group, focusing on the study of fish and cephalopod communities in the deep ocean through environmental DNA (eDNA) collection and metabarcoding techniques.

• Research Focus: Deep-sea trophic interactions, with emphasis on deep-diving cetaceans and pelagic fauna observation using low-light cameras.
• Techniques: eDNA metabarcoding, deep-sea observation systems with optical lures.

Key Research Areas: Environmental DNA analysis, deep-sea biodiversity, trophic dynamics, cephalopod behavior, cetacean ecology.

Working Group: Deep-Sea Biology, part of RD 3: Marine Ecology at GEOMAR.