Thomas August Kiørboe

Thomas Kiørboe

Professor

DTU AQUA
National Institute of Aquatic Resources

Centre for Ocean Life

Technical University of Denmark

Henrik Dams Allé

Building 202, room 4133

2800 Kgs. Lyngby

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2021
Directly observing predator-prey interactions is necessary to establish a mechanistic understanding of phytoplankton defenses. Photo and graphic work: Fredrik Ryderheim.
27 SEP

PhD defence about predator-induced phytoplankton defenses

On 7 October 2021, Fredrik Ryderheim will defend his PhD thesis. The defence is held at DTU in Lyngby and can be watched online.

Biological systems Ecosystems Marine research
2019
Copepod. Photo: Erik Selander
14 FEB

Climate change is impacting the ocean’s ability to fix carbon dioxide

Climate change is influencing the distribution of zooplankton in the sea, thereby affecting the contribution made by plankton to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Climate change CO2 separation and CO2 storage Marine research Ecosystems
2017
M. leidyi. Photo: Cornelia Jaspers.
17 NOV

Fast reproduction to sustain invasion success: Why do some species become invasive in new ocean habitats while others...

The number of non-native species which are recorded in new habitats outside their natural range is steadily increasing. Though thousands of species are daily transported around the global, only a minute fraction manages to establish. A new study now answers why this can be the case.  

Marine research Ecosystems Fisheries and fish stocks
2016
Photo Erik Selander
24 OCT

Tyranni of the species

A series of recently published maps of the global distribution of small organisms in the world’s oceans turns its back on taxonomic identity and instead describes nature in a radically different way—based on shared traits.

Marine research Ecosystems CO2 separation and CO2 storage