Julius Ellrich

Dr. Julius Ellrich is a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), affiliated with the Shelf Sea System Ecology department. His work focuses on marine and benthic ecology, with an emphasis on biological invasions, marine pollution, and restoration biology. He is based in Helgoland, Germany.

Research Interests:

• Intertidal community dynamics and climate impacts
• Plastic pollution and novel debris forms (e.g., plastitar, plasticrust, pyroplastic)
• Predator-prey interactions and ecological restoration
• Effects of environmental stressors like noise and temperature on marine invertebrates

Key Contributions:

• Documented latitudinal shifts in rocky intertidal stability tied to environmental changes
• Advanced understanding of barnacle recruitment patterns linked to oceanographic factors
• Explored impacts of plastic debris and noise pollution on coastal ecosystems

Labs & Infrastructure: Active in AWI's Helgoland Marine Station, leveraging field observations and experimental setups to study coastal ecosystems. Collaborates on long-term monitoring projects like the HAUSGARTEN observatory.