Dr. rer. nat. Markus Schartau
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der Forschungseinheit Biogeochemische Modellierung
Büro:
Raum 5.504
Tel.: +49 431 600-4212
Fax: +49 431 600-4469
E-Mail: mschartau(at)geomar.de
Anschrift:
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
24148 Kiel
Forschungsinteressen
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Unsicherheit und Vertrauenswürdigkeit biogeochemischer Modellergebnisse
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Artenzusammensetzung und Größenhäufigkeitsstrukturen des Plankton
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Verfahren der Parameteroptimierung und Modellauswahl
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Simulationen von Mesokosmosexperimenten
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Physiologische und ökologische Variationen des Plankton
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Zeitliche und räumliche Variationen organischer Substanzen in küstennahen Ozeangebieten und Ästuaren
Ausbildung und Werdegang
- Seit 2013 Wissenschaftler, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
- 2008 – 2013 Wissenschaftler (unbefristet), Institut für Küstenforschung, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), jetzt hereon
- 2005 – 2008 Wissenschaftler (befristet), Ökosystemmodellierung, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), jetzt hereon
- 2004 – 2005 Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter (Post-Doc), Stony Brook University, New York, Marine Sciences Research Centre, jetzt School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS)
- 2001 – 2004 Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter (Post-Doc), Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI Bremerhaven)
- 2001 Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) in Ozeanographie, Institut für Meereskunde (IfM-Kiel), jetzt GEOMAR Kiel
- 1997 – 2001 Doktorand, Institut für Meereskunde (IfM-Kiel)
- 1997 Diplomarbeit (Dipl.) in Physikalischer Ozeanographie, Institut für Meereskunde (IfM-Kiel)
- 1992 – 1997 Student der Ozeanographie, Physik, Mathematik, und Meeresbiologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
Laufende Projekte
IDs
Publikationen
Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed
, Terseleer, N. and Fettweis, M.
(2025)
Vertical dynamics of suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll-a in a well-mixed coastal turbid system.
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 326
.
Art.Nr. 109545.
DOI 10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109545.
, Hunter, A., Engel, A.
, Ward, B. A., Nöthig, E. M., Ellingsen, I. H. and Schartau, M.
(2024)
A Lagrangian model-based analysis of protist plankton variability and its impact on organic matter dynamics along transit pathways through the Fram Strait.
, Riethmüller, R., Terseleer, N., Van der Zande, D. and Fettweis, M.
(2024)
The transition between coastal and offshore areas in the North Sea unraveled by suspended particle composition.
, Somes, C. J.
, Lampe, V.
and Slawig, T.
(2023)
A diffusion-based kernel density estimator (diffKDE, version 1) with optimal bandwidth approximation for the analysis of data in geoscience and ecological research.
, Pahlow, M., Schartau, M.
, Li, N.
and Oschlies, A.
(2023)
Effects of phytoplankton physiology on global ocean biogeochemistry and climate.
, Getzlaff, J., Landolfi, A.
, Sauerland, V., Schartau, M.
and Oschlies, A.
(2023)
Exploring the role of different data types and timescales for the quality of marine biogeochemical model calibration.
, Su, B., Nejstgaard, J. C. and Schartau, M.
(2022)
Food web structure and intraguild predation affect ecosystem functioning in an established plankton model.
, Schartau, M.
, Desmit, X.
, Lee, B. J.
, Terseleer, N.
, Van der Zande, D., Parmentier, K.
and Riethmüller, R.
(2022)
Organic Matter Composition of Biomineral Flocs and Its Influence on Suspended Particulate Matter Dynamics Along a Nearshore to Offshore Transect.
, Trahms, C., Antia, A. N., Dickhaus, T., Prigge, E.
, Prinzler, M. H. U., Renz, M., Schartau, M.
, Slawig, T., Somes, C. J.
and Biastoch, A.
(2021)
Perspectives on Marine Data Science as a Blueprint for Emerging Data Science Disciplines.
, Somes, C. J.
, Schartau, M.
, Tuerena, R. E., Lorrain, A., Oschlies, A.
and Slawig, T.
(2021)
Description of a global marine particulate organic carbon-13 isotope data set.
, Prowe, A. E. F.
, Pahlow, M., Somes, C. J.
, Chien, C. T.
, Schartau, M.
, Koeve, W.
and Oschlies, A.
(2021)
Can top-down controls expand the ecological niche of marine N2 fixers?.
(2021)
Spatio-temporal variations in community size structure of Arctic protist plankton in the Fram Strait.
, Boxhammer, T.
, Bach, L. T.
, Paul, A. J.
, Schartau, M.
, Stange, P. and Riebesell, U.
(2021)
Changing carbon-to-nitrogen ratios of organic-matter export under ocean acidification.
Nature Climate Change, 11
.
pp. 52-57.
DOI 10.1038/s41558-020-00915-5.
, Pahlow, M., Schartau, M.
and Oschlies, A.
(2020)
Optimality-Based Non-Redfield Plankton-Ecosystem Model (OPEMv1.0) in the UVic-ESCM 2.9. Part II: Sensitivity Analysis and Model Calibration.
, Getzlaff, J., Dietze, H.
, Oschlies, A.
and Schartau, M.
(2020)
Reanalysis of vertical mixing in mesocosm experiments: PeECE III and KOSMOS 2013.
, Bertram, C., Hein, J., Kronfeld-Goharani, U., Dierking, J.
, Kuhn, A., Sato, C., van Doorn, E., Wall, M., Schartau, M.
, Karez, R., Crowder, L., Keller, D. P.
, Engel, A.
, Hentschel, U.
and Prigge, E.
(2020)
Operationalizing Ocean Health: Toward Integrated Research on Ocean Health and Recovery to Achieve Ocean Sustainability.
, Endres, S.
, Galgani, L. and Schartau, M.
(2020)
Marvelous Marine Microgels: On the Distribution and Impact of Gel-Like Particles in the Oceanic Water-Column.
(2019)
Comparison of two carbon-nitrogen regulatory models calibrated with mesocosm data.
Ecological Modelling, 411
.
Art.Nr. 108711.
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.05.016.
, Le Moigne, F. A. C.
, Schartau, M.
and Engel, A.
(2019)
Relevance of Nutrient-Limited Phytoplankton Production and Its Bacterial Remineralization for Carbon and Oxygen Fluxes in the Baltic Sea.
, Riethmüller, R., Flöser, G., Krasemann, H., Beusekom, J. v., Hofmeister, R. and Wirtz, K.
(2019)
On the separation between inorganic and organic fractions of suspended matter in a marine coastal environment.
, Bange, H. W.
, Cunliffe, M., Burrows, S. M., Friedrichs, G., Galgani, L., Herrmann, H., Hertkorn, N., Johnson, M., Liss, P. S., Quinn, P. K., Schartau, M.
, Soloviev, A., Stolle, C., Upstill-Goddard, R. C., van Pinxteren, M. and Zäncker, B.
(2017)
The Ocean's Vital Skin: Toward an Integrated Understanding of the Sea Surface Microlayer.
(2017)
A data-model synthesis to explain variability in calcification observed during a CO2 perturbation mesocosm experiment.
and Wirtz, K.
(2017)
Potential sources of variability in mesocosm experiments on the response of phytoplankton to ocean acidification.
(2017)
Estuary-type circulation as a factor sustaining horizontal nutrient gradients in freshwater-influenced coastal systems.
Geo-Marine Letters, 37
(2).
pp. 179-192.
DOI 10.1007/s00367-016-0469-z.
, Wallhead, P., Hemmings, J., Löptien, U.
, Kriest, I.
, Krishna, S., Ward, B. A., Slawig, T. and Oschlies, A.
(2017)
Reviews and syntheses: Parameter identification in marine planktonic ecosystem modelling.
and Wirtz, K.
(2015)
Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004.
(2015)
Variations in the elemental ratio of organic matter in the central Baltic Sea: Part II – Sensitivities of annual mass flux estimates to model parameter variations.
Continental Shelf Research, 100
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pp. 46-63.
DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2015.02.004.
, Engel, A.
, Nausch, M. and Voss, M.
(2015)
Variations in the elemental ratio of organic matter in the central Baltic Sea: Part I—Linking primary production to remineralization.
Continental Shelf Research, 100
.
pp. 25-45.
DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2014.06.015.
, Cisternas Novoa, C., Wurst, M., Endres, S.
, Tang, T., Schartau, M.
and Lee, C.
(2014)
No detectable effect of CO2 on elemental stoichiometry of Emiliania huxleyi in nutrient-limited, acclimated continuous cultures.
, Oschlies, A.
, Martin, A. P., Follows, M. J. and Anderson, T. R.
(2013)
When is a biogeochemical model too complex? Objective model reduction for North Atlantic time-series sites.
Progress in Oceanography, 116
.
pp. 49-65.
DOI 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.06.002.
, Landry, M. R. and Armstrong, R. A.
(2010)
Density estimation of plankton size spectra: a reanalysis of IronEx II data.
, Schulz, K. G., Riebesell, U.
, Bellerby, R. G. J., Delille, B. and Schartau, M.
(2008)
Effects of CO2 on particle size distribution and phytoplankton abundance during a mesocosm bloom experiment (PeECE II).
, Spitz, Y. H. and Wiggert, J. D.
(2007)
Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models: Role of multiple planktonic groups.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 112
(C8).
DOI 10.1029/2006JC003852.
, Engel, A.
, Schröter, J., Thoms, S., Völker, C. and Wolf-Gladrow, D.
(2007)
Modelling carbon overconsumption and the formation of extracellular particulate organic carbon.
, Toole, D. A. and Wiggert, J. D.
(2006)
Pelagic functional group modeling: Progress, challenges and prospects.
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 53
(5-7).
pp. 459-512.
DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.025.
and Schartau, M.
(2005)
Basin-scale performance of a locally optimized marine ecosystem model.
and Wolf-Gladrow, D. A.
(2005)
Modeling the speciation and biogeochemistry of iron at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site.
and Oschlies, A.
(2003)
Simultaneous data-based optimisation of a 1D-ecosystem model at three locations in the North Atlantic Ocean: Part 2. Nitrogen fluxes and seasonal cycles.
and Oschlies, A.
(2003)
Simultaneous data-based optimisation of a 1D-ecosystem model at three locations in the North Atlantic Ocean: Part 1. Method and parameter estimates.
, Oschlies, A.
and Willebrand, J.
(2001)
Parameter estimates of a zero-dimensional ecosystem model applying the adjoint method.
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 48
.
pp. 1769-1800.
DOI 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00161-2.
and Schartau, M.
(1999)
Influence of transparent expolymer particles (TEP) on sinking velocity of Nitzschia closterum aggregates.
Articles in a Scientific Journal - without review
, Pahlow, M.
, Somes, C. J.
, Schartau, M.
and Oschlies, A.
(Submitted)
Ensemble simulation of the Last Glacial Maximum marine biogeochemistry and atmospheric pCO 2 drawdown due to the soft-tissue biological carbon pump.
EGUsphere
.
DOI 10.5194/egusphere-2025-4907.
, Engel, A.
, Hermann, H., van Pinxteren, M., Wirtz, K., Wurl, O. and Schartau, M.
(Submitted)
Meta-analytical insights into organic matter enrichment in the surface microlayer.
Conference papers
, Engel, A.
and Colijn, F.
(2010)
Transformation of dissolved organic matter and its diverse effect on higher trophic level.
Presentations
, Su, B., Nejstgaard, J. C. and Schartau, M.
(2021)
Can plankton biomass tell us about the food web? Food web structure in a mesocosm model.
[Talk]
In: Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) science seminar series. , 20.01.2021, Online .
, Dietze, H.
, Löptien, U.
and Schartau, M.
(2017)
Calibration and parameter identification of global marine biogeochemistry models.
[Talk]
In: PalMod Annual Retreat. , 22.02.2017, Lübeck, Germany .
(2015)
Modelling approaches to marine gel formation
and their relevance for ocean-atmosphere exchanges.
[Talk]
In: Leipziger Meteorologisches Kolloquium. , 10.12.2015, Leipzig, Germany .
and Krishna, S.
(2014)
Towards a systematic statistical evaluation of diverse plankton-/ecosystem models against observations from mesocosm experiments.
[Talk]
In: IMBER Open Science Conference FUTURE OCEAN. , 23.-27.06.2014, Bergen, Norway .
and Oschlies, A.
(2014)
Parameter identifiability of marine ecosystem models.
[Invited talk]
In: Autumn School: Data Assimilation in Biogeochemical Cycles at Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). , 21.-27.09.2014, Trieste, Italy .
, Thomas, H., Winde, V., Dellwig, O., van Beusekom, J. E. E. and Böttcher, M.
(2012)
Impact of internal and external alkalinity fluxes on the carbonate system of the larger German Bight.
[Talk]
In: EGU General Assembly 2012. , 22.-27.04.2012, Vienna, Austria .
, Pätsch, J.
, Lorkowski, I.
, Schartau, M.
, Thomas, H.
, Winde, V.
, Dellwig, O.
, van Beusekom, J. E. E.
and Böttcher, M.
(2011)
Impact of alkalinity fluxes on the carbon cycle in the southern North Sea between 1977 and 2006.
[Talk]
In: EGU General Assembly 2011. , 03.-08.04.2011, Vienna, Austria .
, Pätsch, J.
, Lorkowski, I.
, Schartau, M.
, Thomas, H.
, Winde, V.
, Dellwig, O.
, van Beusekom, J. E. E.
and Böttcher, M.
(2011)
Impact of alkalinity fluxes on the carbon cycle in the southern North Sea.
[Talk]
In: YOUMARES 2.0 - Ocean amidst science, innovation and society. , 07.-09.09.2011, Bremerhaven, Germany .
, Pätsch, J.
, Lorkowski, I.
, Schartau, M.
, Thomas, H.
, Winde, V.
, Dellwig, O.
, van Beusekom, J. E. E.
and Böttcher, M.
(2011)
Impact of alkalinity fluxes on the carbon cycle in the southern North Sea.
[Talk]
In: BIOACID Annual Meeting 2011. , 26.-30.09.2011, Bremen, Germany .
, Colijn, F., Engel, A.
, Gerdts, G., Metfies, K., Schlüter, M. and Moll, A.
(2010)
Towards an integrative approach in phytoplankton and microbial ecology.
[Talk]
In: ICES-WGPME Annual Meeting (ICES Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology). , 02.-05.03.2010, Aberdeen, UK .
, Engel, A.
and Colijn, F.
(2008)
Transformation of dissolved organic matter and its diverse effect on higher trophic level.
[Talk]
In: ICES Annual Science Conference. , 22.-26.09.2008, Halifax, Canada .
, Bellerby, R., Delille, B., Schulz, K. G., Riebesell, U.
and Schartau, M.
(2007)
Effect of CO2 concentration on suspended particle dynamics during a mesocosm bloom experiment (Peece II).
[Talk]
In: EGU General Assembly. , 15.-20.04.2007, Vienna, Austria .
, Engel, A.
, Piontek, J. and Rost, B.
(2007)
CO2 sensitivities: DOC production and acidification, Modelling the response of marine ecosystems to increasing levels of CO2.
[Talk]
In: Modelling Workshop. , 12.-14.02.2007, Plymouth, UK .
, Heemann, C., Schartau, M.
, Schneider, U., Thoms, S., Delille, B., Jacquet, S., Zondervan, I. and Riebesell, U.
(2003)
Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) production by marine phytoplankton in response to increasing CO2: laboratory and field mesocosm experiments.
[Talk]
In: EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. , 06.-11.04.2003, Nice, France .
, Engel, A.
, Völker, C., Wolf-Gladow, D. and Schröter, J.
(2003)
Modelled sensitivities of biogenic carbon fluxes to variations in carbon dioxide.
[Talk]
In: EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly 2003. , 06.-11.04.2003, Nice, France .
Conference posters
, Su, B., Nejstgaard, J. C. and Schartau, M.
(2020)
Behind the scenes: food webs vs. chains drive ecosystem functions and sensitivity in simulated plankton mesocosms.
[Poster]
In: DynaTrait Annual Meeting 2020. , 14-17.09.2020, Potsdam, Germany .
, Schartau, M.
and Prowe, A. E. F.
(2019)
Can mesocosm observations inform plankton trophic structure?.
[Poster]
In: DynaTrait Annual Meeting 2019. , 16.-20.09.2019, Potsdam, Germany .
, Schartau, M.
and Prowe, A. E. F.
(2019)
Can mesocosm observations inform plankton trophic structure?.
[Poster]
In: 4. Workshop on Trait-based Approaches to Ocean Life. , 18.-21.08.2019, Buckinghamshire, UK .
and Prowe, A. E. F.
(2018)
Can observations inform model trophic structure?.
[Poster]
In: Priority Program 1704 DynaTrait annual meeting. , 08.-11.10.2018, Potsdam, Germany .
, Kriest, I.
, Koeve, W.
, Duteil, O.
and Schartau, M.
(2015)
Evaluating oxygen and oxygen minimum zones in global biogeochemical models.
[Poster]
In: EGU General Assembly 2015. , 12.–17.04.2015 , Vienna, Austria .
Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17
(EGU2015-15645).
(2014)
Model cross-validation against data from mesocosm experiments.
[Poster]
In: SOPRAN Annual Meeting 2014. , 25.-26.03.2014, Bremen, Germany .
, Thomas, H., Winde, V., Dellwig, O., van Beusekom, J. E. E., Böttcher, M., Grashorn, S. and Salt, L.
(2013)
Impact of internal and external Alkalinity fluxes on the carbonate system in the German Bight / SE North Sea – A model study for the years 2001 – 2009.
[Poster]
In: EGU General Assembly 2013. , 07.-12.04.2013, Vienna, Austria .
, Pätsch, J.
, Lorkowski, I.
, Schartau, M.
, Thomas, H.
, Winde, V.
, Dellwig, O.
, van Beusekom, J. E. E.
and Böttcher, M.
(2011)
Impact of alkalinity fluxes on the carbon cycle in the southern North Sea between 1977 and 2006.
[Poster]
In: AMEMR III. , 27.-30.06.2011, Plymouth, UK .
, Thomas, H., Winde, V., Schultz, M., Dellwig, O., van Beusekom, J. E. E., Liebezeit, G. and Böttcher, M.
(2010)
First approaches of carbonate dissolution on the shelf.
[Poster]
In: EPOCA, BIOACID, UKOARP Annual Meeting. , 27.09.-30.09.2010, Bremerhaven, Germany .
Theses - not published by a publisher
(2001)
Data assimilation studies of marine, nitrogen based, ecosystem models in the North Atlantic Ocean.
(1997)
Parameteroptimierung eines marinen ökologischen Modells unter Anwendung der adjungierten Methode.
(Diploma thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany, 68 pp.
Reports - Cruise Reports
, Stoltenberg, I.
, Arevalo-Martinez, D. L.
, Arneth, L., Barthelmeß, T.
, Blendl, J., Biet, L., Booge, D.
, Carrasco, R., Csada, L., Dong, Y.
, Engel, A.
, Horstmann, J., Jähne, B., Karnatz, J.
, Klöss, A., Lange, L.
, Marandino, C. A.
, Schartau, M.
, Scheidereit, L., Schlundt, C.
, Schlundt, M.
, Silva, D. A. N. and Sommer, M.
(2025)
BASS-2025: Multidisciplinary Study on the Sea Surface Microlayer - Cruise No. AL633, 24 May – 13 June 2025,
Kiel (Germany) – Kiel (Germany), Gotland Basin.
Reports - other reports
, Schwinger, J., Röschel, L., Neumann, B., Merk, C., Andersen, G., Rickels, W., Perrels, A., Renforth, P., Fowler, S., Sanchez, N.
, Kittu, L.
, Suitner, N., Seifert, M., Sathyanadh, A., Hauck, J., Schäfer, S., Muri, H., Lezaun, J., Keller, D.
and Göhlich, H.
(2025)
Prospects and Challenges of Investigating Ocean-Based Negative Emission Technologies: Insights from the OceanNETs Project.
, Pahlow, M., Kemena, T. P.
, Lampe, V.
, Taucher, J.
and Seifert, M.
(2024)
New/refined parameterizations for modelling ocean alkalinization effects on biogeochemistry and plankton dynamics.
and Schartau, M.
(2021)
Report on parameterizing seasonal response patterns in primary- and net community production to ocean alkalinization.
Dataset
, Pahlow, M.
, Kemena, T. P.
, Lampe, V.
, Taucher, J.
and Seifert, M.
(2025)
OceanNETs Deliverable D5.8: New/refined parameterizations for modelling ocean alkalinization effects on biogeochemistry and plankton dynamics.