Sebastian Teichert
Dr. Sebastian Teichert, Diplom-Geologe Univ.
Organisation
Geozentrum Nordbayern
Abteilung: Lehrstuhl für Paläoumwelt (Prof. Dr. Kießling)
Tel Telefonnummer: Tel+49 9131 85-24782
axnummer: FFaasdFFax +49 9131 85-22690
E-Mail: sebastian.teichert@fau.de
Webseite: https://www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/palaeontologie
Adresse:
Loewenichstraße 28
91054 Erlangen
Research Focus
- Coralline red algae
- Arctic biodiversity
- Ecosystem-engineers
Projects
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Exploring the potential of coralline algae as climate proxy and for climate model evaluation: a Southern Hemisphere case study of New Zealand
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. February 2021 - 31. January 2024
Funding source: DFG-Einzelförderung / Sachbeihilfe (EIN-SBH)Coupled atmosphere/ocean general circulation models, or global climate models (GCMs) in short, are our most important tools for projecting climate into the future. In addition, they provide input for regional atmospheric models that translate global climate change to regional and local scales where humans face the impacts. Owing to this importance, GCMs must be evaluated against the observed past climate as thoroughly as possible, where one focus is the so-called historical period from 1850 to present. However, the evaluation task is difficult for the period of World War II and earlier due to a frequent lack of reliable observations. The outlined problem is exacerbated for the Southern Hemisphere, which has been notoriously understudied in comparison to the climate of the Northern Hemisphere. --- The present project proposes to utilize a rather recently discovered proxy archive (crustose coralline algae, CCA) for extending the observational record of the climatic environment of New Zealand back to ~1850, and exploit the new data set for the benefit of GCM evaluation, regional atmospheric modeling, and improved understanding of climate system functioning. CCA has a number of advantages compared to other proxy archives (e.g., easy retrieval, high temporal resolution, worldwide distribution). In the first part we will collect CCA offshore New Zealand and extract geochemical signals that allow us to reconstruct ocean temperatures back to the 19th century (the large-scale signal). Second, this new information will be employed in GCM evaluation to reveal their skill of representing large-scale climate of New Zealand. And third, regional numerical atmospheric modeling will be conducted to test whether the addition of the CCA-based criterion to the GCM evaluation ultimately adds value to regional climate modeling. A focus here will be on high-altitude climate and glacier variability in the Southern Alps (the impact signal). The regional modeling will also allow us to unravel the physical mechanisms that determine the potential of CCA as a climate proxy in New Zealand. --- The proposed project bundles the expertise of three partners across the fields of paleoclimate, Southern Hemisphere climatology and measurements, and climate modeling, which strongly supports the project goals due to the collaboration. The implications of the potential results, however, will go beyond the specific case study. Results will demonstrate how to rigorously combine the GCM and climate proxy worlds in a systematic framework, highlighting the role of CCA, and how the said combination can enhance regional climate modeling down to the local scale. These points are of generic importance for climate modeling and climate impact research.
Publications
Journal Articles
2022
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Plastikmüllbelastung im Nordpolarmeer - Analyse der Mikroplastikkontamination arktischer Bohrmuscheln
In: GIT Labor-Fachzeitschrift 66 (2022), p. 32-34
ISSN: 0016-3538
URL: https://bit.ly/GIT-Teichert
2021
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Growth interruptions in Arctic rhodoliths correspond to water depth and rhodolith morphology
In: Minerals 11 (2021), p. 1-13
ISSN: 2075-163X
DOI: 10.3390/min11050538 - , , :
Brackish water algal reefs – facies analysis as a tool to identify palaeoenvironmental variations in Miocene deposits (Mainz-Weisenau, Germany)
In: Geological Journal 56 (2021), p. 2760-2771
ISSN: 1099-1034
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Correction to: Do Skeletal Mg/Ca Ratios of Arctic Rhodoliths Reflect Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations? (Polar Biology, (2020), 43, 12, (2059-2069), 10.1007/s00300-020-02767-3)
In: Polar Biology (2021)
ISSN: 0722-4060
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02906-4 - , , , , , , :
Microplastic contamination of the drilling bivalve Hiatella arctica in Arctic rhodolith beds
In: Scientific Reports 11 (2021), p. 1-12
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93668-w
2020
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Do skeletal Mg/Ca ratios of Arctic rhodoliths reflect atmospheric CO2 concentrations?
In: Polar Biology 43 (2020), p. 2059-2069
ISSN: 0722-4060
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02767-3 - , , :
A possible link between coral reef success, crustose coralline algae and the evolution of herbivory
In: Scientific Reports 10 (2020), Article No.: 17748
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73900-9 - , , , , , , , :
Structural and elemental analysis of the freshwater, low-Mg calcite coralline alga Pneophyllum cetinaensis
In: Plants 9 (2020), Article No.: 1089
ISSN: 2223-7747
DOI: 10.3390/plants9091089
2019
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Coralline red algae from the Silurian of Gotland indicate that the order Corallinales (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) is much older than previously thought
In: Palaeontology 62 (2019), p. 599-613
ISSN: 0031-0239
DOI: 10.1111/pala.12418 - , , , , , :
Ultrastructure of the epidermal gland system of Tetranchyroderma suecicum Boaden, 1960 (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) indicates a defensive function of its exudate
In: Zoomorphology 138 (2019), p. 443-462
ISSN: 0720-213X
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-019-00462-4
2015
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Early Jurassic anoxia triggered the evolution of the oldest holoplanktonic gastropod Coelodiscus minutus by means of heterochrony
In: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (2015), p. 269-276
ISSN: 0567-7920
DOI: 10.4202/app.00145.2014
2014
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Hollow rhodoliths increase Svalbard's shelf biodiversity
In: Scientific Reports 4 (2014), p. 6972 (5 p.)
ISSN: 2045-2322
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Polar coralline algal CaCO3-production rates correspond to intensity and duration of the solar radiation
In: Biogeosciences 11 (2014), p. 833-842
ISSN: 1726-4170
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-833-2014 - , , , , , , , :
Arctic rhodolith beds and their environmental controls (Spitsbergen, Norway)
In: Facies 60 (2014), p. 15-37
ISSN: 0172-9179
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-013-0372-2
2012
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Rhodolith beds (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) and their physical and biological environment at 80°31'N in Nordkappbukta (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway)
In: Phycologia 51 (2012), p. 371-390
ISSN: 0031-8884
DOI: 10.2216/11-76.1
Book Contributions
2021
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Distribution of Microplastics in the Marine Environment
In: Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment, Cham: Springer, 2021, p. 1 - 35
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10618-8_43-1
Conference Contributions
2022
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Sclerochronological insights into the environmental response of Corbula gibba from the Adriatic Sea
EGU General Assembly 2022 (Wien, 23. May 2022 - 27. May 2022)
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-9165 - , , :
The potential of coralline algae as SST proxy and for climate model evaluation: A New Zealand case study
EGU General Assembly 2022 (Wien, 23. May 2022 - 27. May 2022)
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6353
2020
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Deeper insights: The potential of X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) in microplastic studies
MICRO 2020 - Fate and Impacts of Microplastics: Knowledge and Responsibilities (Lanzarote, 23. November 2020 - 27. December 2020) - , , , , , , :
Arctic rhodolith beds – a biodiverse ecosystem endangered by microplastics?
Status Conference Research Vessels 2020 (Oldenburg)
2019
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Microplastic pollution as a possible threat for an arctic reef system and its association of ecosystem engineers
54th European Marine Biology Symposium (Dublin, 25. August 2019 - 29. August 2019) - , , :
Will arctic reefs disappear with ongoing global change?
macro 2019 – Bridging local patterns and global challenges (Würzburg, 11. March 2019 - 14. March 2019) - , , :
Facilitation of coral reef growth by coralline red algae – patterns during the last 150 million years
macro 2019 – Bridging local patterns and global challenges (Würzburg, 11. March 2019 - 14. March 2019)
2018
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The reefs of the Arctic - photoautotrophic ecosystem engineers endangered by microplastic and climate change?
The Arctic Biodiversity Congress (Rovaniemi, 9. October 2018 - 12. October 2018) - , , , , :
What is boring? - Arctic reef structures as a habitat for boring organisms
The Arctic Biodiversity Congress (Rovaniemi, 9. October 2018 - 12. October 2018)
2017
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Erfolgreich Forschen durch Kooperation - Verknüpfung hochschuleigener Informationsinfrastrukturen zu einem zentralen Service für Forschende
106. Deutscher Bibliothekartag (Frankfurt/Main, 30. May 2017 - 2. June 2017)
Open Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0290-opus4-29487
URL: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0290-opus4-29487
2015
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A new Early Jurassic gastropod from Ellesmere Island, Canadian Arctic – one of the oldest known holoplanktonic gastropods
Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft (Schiffweiler-Reden, 14. September 2015 - 16. September 2015)
2012
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Response of an Arctic calcifying macro alga to increasing CO2 and temperature Levels: A habitat at risk?
EPOCA Final meeting (Nizza, 2. April 2012 - 5. April 2012)
2010
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Polar coralline red algae as potential environmental recorder.
2nd International Sclerochronology Conference (Mainz, 24. July 2010 - 28. July 2010)
2008
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Die Palökologie des Gastropoden Coelodiscus minutus aus dem Posidonienschiefer
Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft 2008 (Erlangen, 8. September 2008 - 10. September 2008)
Miscellaneous
2017
Awards
- , , , , , : Reinhard Rieger-Award in Zoomorphology (Institute of Zoology at the University of Innsbruck) – 2020
Outreach
- “Rotalgen bilden den Kleber der Korallenriffe”, article by Anna Bolten, Bild der Wissenschaft, 23rd October 2020
- „Riffe in der Arktis? Wenn Algen die Rolle von Korallen einnehmen“, invited talk at ARDalpha Campus TALKS, 26th March 2019
- „Die Riffe der Arktis – Faszinierende Ökosysteme nördlich des Polarkreises“, invited talk at Naturhistorische Gesellschaft, Katharinensaal, Nürnberg, 22nd November 2018
- „Das ist eine Handvoll Sand aus Australien. Schau dir an, was alles darin steckt: Geheime Spuren im Sand“, article by Annika Peißker, Nürnberger Nachrichten and Erlanger Nachrichten, 21st July 2018
- “Die Riffe der Arktis – Faszinierende Ökosysteme nördlich des Polarkreises”, invited talk at Naturhistorische Gesellschaft, Katharinensaal, Nürnberg, 22nd November 2018, 19:30
- “Tauchfahrt ins Archiv der Arktis”, article by Viola Kiel and Solvin Zankl, GEO magazine, October 2017
- “Science Sets Sail”, cruise leader Leg 1 (Kiel – Møn – Malmø – Bornholm – Riga), 15th – 25th July 2017
- “Auf der Suche nach Leben unter dem Eis”, article by Christina Merkel, “Hochschule & Wissen”, Nürnberger Zeitung, 31st May 2017
- “Die Riffe der Arktis: Wie entsteht Leben in der Ödnis?”, invited talk at “Wissenschaft im Schloss”, Senatssaal Kollegienhaus, Erlangen, 29th May 2017
- “Rotalgen sind die Baumeister der Arktis”, article by Matthias Orgeldinger, “Natur & Wissen”, Nürnberger Zeitung, 16th February 2015
- “Rhodolithe, außergewöhnliche Kalkalgen aus der Arktis”, invited talk at Naturhistorische Gesellschaft, Katharinensaal, Nürnberg, 27th February 2014
Expeditions
- Habitat characteristics and carbonate cycling of macrophyte-supported polar carbonate factories (Svalbard) – Cruise No. MSM55 – June 11 – June 29, 2016 – Reykjavik (Iceland) – Longyearbyen (Norway)
Activity as peer-reviewer
- Aquatic Botany
- Biogeosciences
- Bulletin of Marine Science
- Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
- Facies
- Frontiers in Marine Science
- Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Journal of Phycology
- Marine Biodiversity
- Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
- Polar Biology
- Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
- Scientific Reports