Assoc.-Prof. Stephen Wickham and two students, Anita Sinner and Philipp Wenta, arrived in the Azores late July, 2016, and look forward to the upcoming expedition aboard the RV Meteor. The aim of the research vessel is the upwelling region off Mauritania and Senegal. On the way they will explore the planktonic food web of this area.

Poets at the Festival:
Thomas Bernhard – Peter Handke

Scientists of the University of Salzburg developed a method to determine the relationship between indigenous flora and fauna and the new, introduced species. This allows new insights into ecological processes and consequences of climate change for animals and plants.