Personal Data & Research Fields
Justus van Beusekom is a marine biologist of the Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in Germany in the Department Aquatic Nutrient Cycles.
His research interest is on Long-Term Ecological Change in the Wadden Sea and North Sea. I focus on changes in riverine nutrient loads and climate and their effect on the dynamics of nutrients, suspended matter and phytoplankton in the Wadden Sea. This involves understanding the interactions between the North Sea as a major driver of the organic matter and suspended matter dynamics in the Wadden Sea.
Despite the international character of the Wadden Sea most research has a local focus related to the vicinity of research stations. A major challenge is to understand the regional differences observed within the Wadden Sea. This is a prerequisite for a successful international management of the Wadden Sea.