Federal Republic of Germany 55 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; research collections of 

 local fauna and flora available at the Forschungsin- 

 stitut und Museum Senckenberg in Frankfurt am 

 Main; machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman 

 available ; one 24 m LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Structure of marine sedi- 

 ments, ecology of bottom fauna, comparative func- 

 tional morphology. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Structure of marine sediments (Hans-Erich Reineck) 

 Functional morphology (Wolfgang Gutmann) 

 Ecology of foraminiferans (Gotthard Richter) 

 Marine ecology (invertebrates) (Wilhelm Schafer) 



Publications Issued: 



Senckenbergiana lethaea (regularly published journal) 

 Natur und Museum, Bericht Senc. Naturf. Ges. (occa- 

 sionally published journal) 



Forschtmgstelle Norderney 



NORDERNEY RESEARCH STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: An der Muhle 5, Norderney, Bun- 

 desrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 



LOCATION: Friesian Islands (near Wilhelmshaven) . 



EXECUTIVE officers: J. Kramer, Leiter und Regie- 

 rungsbaurat. Dr. C. D. Miller, Abteilungsleiter fuer 

 Biologic und Bodenkulture ( in charge, biology and 

 soil science). 



sponsoring agencv: Landesregierung Niedersaechsen 

 (State of Lower Saxony) . 



YFAR founded: 1937. 



scope of AQUATIC ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on 

 hydrology, geology and biology of shallow coastal 

 waters. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: North Sea; 

 sandy and silty beaches, estuarine conditions, brackish, 

 shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 vis- 

 itors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 fresh-water, small aquarium tanks ; machine and wood 

 shop, electrical and electronic shop, skilled shop work- 

 man available; small boats and outboard motors; three 

 20 m LOA power vessels. 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 6 techni- 

 cians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Polychaeta: Areuicola marina, Lanice conchilega 

 Lamellibranchiata: Mytilin edulis, Aiya arenaria, 



Teredo navalis 

 Crustacea : Carcinus iiuienas, Cancer pag/irus 

 Echinodermata: Psammechinus miliaris, As/erias 

 rubens 



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Pisces: Pleuronec/es, sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Relationship of shoal fauna to sediments (C. Muller) 



Significance of biological processes in coastal protec- 

 tion (C. Muller) 



Preservation and habilitation of fauna of the eastern 

 islands (J. Kramer) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: jahresbericht der Forschungs- 



stelle Norderney (regularly published journal) 



Hydrob'iolo^tsche Station des Bundes fuer 

 Natnrschntz 



HYDROBIOLOGICAL STATION OF THE COUNCIL FOR 

 NATURE CONSERVATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Seeon, Chiemgau, Oberbayern, Bun- 



desrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. F. Gessner, Leiter. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Privately owned station. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 



limnology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Chiemsee ; 



eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 



boats and outboard motors. 



InstHut fuer Seenforschiing und Seenbewirt- 

 schaftiin ^ 



INSTITUTE FOR INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT 

 OF LAKES 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Untere Seestrasse 81, Langenargen/ 

 Bodensee, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West Ger- 

 many). 



