Klas Ove Möller (Dipl.Biol.)

Mail: klas.moeller@uni-hamburg.de

Phone: +49(0)40-42838 6653
Fax: +49(0)40 - 42838 6618
University of Hamburg
Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
Große Elbstraße 133
22767 Hamburg
Germany

Research interests

• Biological and physical forcing on plankton & particle distribution patterns from small- to meso-scale
• Plankton patchiness
  
• Optical sampling methods (Video Plankton Recorder) and automatic image classification
• Plankton behavior
• Underwater technologies
  

Educational Background

2001-2007: University of Hamburg, studies in biology, Main subject: Biological Oceanography, Minor subjects: Zoology & Botany

Diploma Thesis: “In-situ Distribution and Vertical Migration of Plankton in the North Sea” (2007), Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Sciences

Additional education

Employment

2007 ongoing: PhD-student at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Sciences

Publications

Research articles (peer-reviewed)

Möller KO, St.John M, Temming A, Floeter J,  Sell AF , Herrmann JP , Möllmann C (2011) Marine snow, zooplankton and thin layers – indications of a trophic link from small-scale sampling with the Video Plankton Recorder. (in review)

Selected Oral & Poster Presentations

Möller, K.O. (2006). In-situ Distribution and Vertical Migration of Plankton in the North Sea. Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Sciences, University of Hamburg, October 2006

Möller, K.O., Campbell, R.W., Holtegaard Nielsen, M., St. John, M.A., (2007). In-situ Distribution and Vertical Migration of Plankton in the North Sea. PICES Early Career Scientist Conference 2007, Baltimore/USA.

Campbell, R.W., Holtegaard Nielsen, M., Möller, K.O. (2007). Meso- to small-scale distributions of plankton and marine snow in the south-eastern North Sea in relation to fronts. 4th International Zooplankton Symposium 2007, Hiroshima/Japan.

Peck, M.A., Kühn, W., Clemmesen, C., Holtappels, M., Huwer, B., Möller, K.O., Pohlmann, T., Voss, R., (2007). Combining in situ measurements and individual-based modelling to understand trophic interactions in the German Bight (southern North Sea). 42nd European Marine Biology Symposium, Kiel/Germany.

Möller, K.O., Möllmann, C., Temming, A., St.John, M. (2011) Resolving the small-scale distribution of plankton and marine snow: Unravelling the role of thin layers using optical techniques. 5th International Zooplankton Symposium 2011, Pucon/Chile.