Muriel-Marie Kroll (MSc.)

Phone: +49(0)40 - 42838 6640
Fax: +49(0)40 - 42838 6618

University of Hamburg
Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
Große Elbstraße 133
22767 Hamburg
Germany

Research interests

The research field I am interested in is quiet broad. I worked with pelagic and demersal fish in previous studies, where I looked into early life history traits in herring (Clupea harengus L.) and cod (Gadus morhua L.). Now I have moved towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) in the Baltic Sea. The question of survival chances as well as the recruitment success of different species under given and changing conditions is the topic that I am very interested in. Not only the physiological, chemical and physical components, that play an important role in an ecosystem, but also the economic and social contributions towards a sustainable environment are the focus of my future studies.

Presently, I am working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Christian Möllmann in the research group MYFISH (Maximising yield of fisheries while balancing ecosystem, economic and social concerns).

Educational Background

University education

Since 10/2011	PhD student at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), University of Hamburg, Germany
2008 - 2010	Graduate studies (MSc.) in Marine Fisheries Science at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), University of Hamburg, Germany as well as at the Saint Andrews Biological Station (SABS), New Brunswick, Canada. Masterthesis: „Do males matter? The paternal influence on the mortality, growth and biochemical condition of embryos and larvae of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)“.
2005 - 2008	Undergraduate studies (BSc) in Biology at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Bachelorthesis: “Diel Differences in Oxygen Consumption and Swimming Activity in Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) Larvae”.
In 2005	Internship at the Martin Ryan Institute (MRI), Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland, working on “Seamounts” and “Rock pools”.

Employment

2010 - 2011

Employed as a research assistant at the at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), University of Hamburg, Germany

Awards and fellowships

In 2010	DAAD Short term scholarship for conducting a Master’s thesis abroad
In 2010	Short term scholarship within the „LarvaNet“ Project (COST STSM, Short Term Scientific Mission), FRESH; FA0801.

Selected Oral & Poster Presentations

Walter, M., Kroll, M.-M., Jacob, U.:”Who eats whom? Insights into the complex food web of Chesapeake Bay“. Poster presentation at the ICES conferences, Gdansk, Poland (19.09. – 23.09.2011)

Walter, M., Kroll, M.-M., Jacob, U.:”Who eats whom? Insights into the complex food web of Chesapeake Bay“. Poster presentation at the SIZEMIC conference, Hamburg, Germany (13. 04. – 15. 04. 2011)

Kroll, M.-M., Peck, M. A., Trippel, E. A.:“The forgotten sex: paternal effects on embryonic and larval mortality of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)“. Poster presentation at the ICES conference, Nantes, France (20. 09. – 24. 09. 2010)

Walter, M., Kroll, M.-M., Peck, M.A.: “Larval fish growth physiology and climate impacts: species- differences in thermal tolerance”. Poster presentation at the ICES conference, Berlin, Germany (21. 09. - 25. 09. 2009)

Kroll, M.-M., Mohn, C., Knight, S.: “SEAMOUNTS - Underwater Paradises”. Poster made for educational purposes at the Martin Ryan Institute (MRI), Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland (2005)

Kroll, M.-M., Stengel, D., Knight, S., Loughnane, C., White, M.: “ROCK POOLS- NATURAL AQUARIA” Poster made for educational purposes at the Martin Ryan Institute (MRI), Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland (2005)