M. Sc. Friederike (Frieda) Gronwald | RD 3 Marine Ecology | RU Experimental Ecology
Doctoral Researcher | Marine Makrophytes | Topic 6
Office
ENB Building 5
Room 1.307
Tel.: +49 431 600 1452
e-mail: fgronwald(at)geomar.de
Address
GEOMAR
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel
Germany
Research Group "Management Ecology of Marine Macrophytes" PI: Dr. Florian Weinberger
Research Focus
- Drifting macroalgae and macroalgae blooms in the Baltic Sea
- Hydrodynamic and aerodynamic effects on drifting macroalgae
- Computational modelling of seaweed drifting behaviour
Projects
Disentangling the effects of currents, wind, waves and varying bottom structures on the drift velocity of morphologically diverse seaweeds and developing models to predict these effects. Our project ist funded by LfU Schleswig-Holstein. We work in close co-operation with the NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) in Yerseke.
Publications
F. Gronwald, C. Bommarito, D. M. Díaz-Morales, A. Manfrin, C. Martinez Reyes, M. Nachev, B. Sures, F. Weinberger (2025). The effect of seasonality and parasitism on diet and habitat selection in the common periwinkle. In: OIKOS e11359 https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11359
F. Gronwald, F. Weinberger, T. J. Bouma, R. Karez (2025). Sedimentation and drag in drifting macrophytes and plastic objects: A model. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.29.651208.
Vita
| sicne 2023 | Doctoral Researcher GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel. |
| 2020 - 2023 | Master in Biological Oceanography GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel |
| 2017 - 2020 | Bachelor in Biosciences University of Rostock |
