Bettina Walter (Dipl.Biol.)

Phone: +49(0)40-42838 6657
Fax: +49(0)40 - 42838 6618
University of Hamburg
Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
Große Elbstraße 133
22767 Hamburg
Germany

Research interests

My scientific interests are the factors that lead to a change from winter situation to a spring bloom. How does climate change effect these parameters and what does this mean for the phytoplankton spring bloom in the North Sea.

Educational Background

Since April 2009 Doctoral Candidate at the University of Hamburg and Member of SICSS

2003 Student Exchange (ERASMUS) University Barcelona

2005 Diplom Degree in Biology with focus on Marine Biology, Botany and Physical Oceanography, University Kiel

1998 - 2001 Core studies in Basic Biology, RWTH Aachen

Publications

Harbaum-Piayda B, Walter B, Bengtsson GB, Hubbermann EM, Bilger W and Schwarz K 2010. Influence of pre-harvest UV-B irradiation and normal or controlled atmosphere storage on flavonoid and hydroxycinnamic acid contents of pak choi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis var. communis). Postharvest Biology and Technology 56: 202-208.

Becker S, Walter B and Bischof K 2009. Freezing tolerance and photosynthetic performance of polar seaweeds at low temperatures, Botanica Marina 52, 6: 609-616.