Tim Rixen

Tim Rixen is an Associate Professor and Programme Area Lead (PA 2) at the Leibniz Centre for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT) in Bremen, Germany. His work focuses on global change impacts and adaptation, particularly in carbon and nutrient cycling within marine and coastal systems.

• Biogeochemical cycles
• Carbonate chemistry in reefs
• Biological carbon pumps
• Tropical peatland and river systems
• Coastal upwelling dynamics
• Asian monsoon-Indian Ocean interactions

His recent publications (2024–2023) address carbon fluxes in upwelling systems, tropical peatland impacts on marine chemistry, and biogeochemical modeling. Key themes include climate change mitigation, marine sustainability, and interdisciplinary environmental gradients in Southern Africa.