NirS-containing denitrifier communities in the water column and sediment of the Baltic Sea S. Falk, M. Hannig, G. Braker, R. Wardenga, M. Köster, K. Jürgens, and C. Gliesche Institute for Ecology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Schwedenhagen 6, 18565 Kloster, Hiddensee, Germany Baltic Sea Research Institute, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Warnemünde, Germany Max Planck Institute for Terrestria...

Best known for his contributions to the field of embryology [6], Karl Ernst von Baer [5] also pursued a variety of other areas of study including medicine, botany, zoology, and anthropology. Committing his life to scientific research, von Baer?s work led to the advancement of the understanding of mammalian reproduction, development, and organ functioning. His embryological discoveries ultimatel...

While it is indubitably impossible to summarize all the many important aspects of Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog’s scientific contributions and to do justice to each and every one of the areas that he contributed to, it is remarkably easy to identify and characterize the common core behind his investigations. An important leitmotif in his research agenda is semantics, the study of meaning. Even if a sig...