Scientific publications
Dr. Nils Brenke
Kürzel, K., Linse, K., Brandt, A., Brenke, N., Enderlein, P., Griffiths, H.J., Kaiser, S., Svarvason, J., Lörz, A., Frutos, I., Taylor, J., Brix, B. (2023): Pan-Atlantic comparison of deep-water macrobenthos diversity collected by epibenthic sledge sampling and analysis of patterns and environmental drivers. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre.
https://doi.org/10.5285/58080F33-884C-4E13-A419-C00CF1BAB6A6
Kaiser, S., Brandt, A. Brix,S., Brenke, N., Kürzel, K., Martinez Arbizu, P., Pinkerton, M.H., Saeedi, H. (2023): Community structure of abyssal macrobenthos of the South and equatorial Atlantic Ocean – identifying patterns and environmental controls. Deep Sea Research Part I, 197. Pan-Atlantic comparison of deep-water macrobenthos diversity collected by epibenthic sledge sampling and analysis of patterns and environmental drivers. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104066
Kaiser, S., Brix, S., Saeedi, H., Kürzel, K., Brandt, A., Martinez Arbizu, P., Brenke, N., Mühlenhardt-Siegel, U., Wägele, J.W. (2022a): Benthic macrofauna from the abyssal equatorial and South Atlantic collected during the DIVA 1&3 expeditions (2000, 2009) using an epibenthic sledge.
https://doi.org/10.15468/t4s8s3
Kaiser, S., Brix, S., Kürzel, K., Brandt, A., Martinez Arbizu, P., Brenke, N., Mühlenhardt-Siegel, U., Wägele, J.W. (2022b): Benthic macrofauna from the abyssal equatorial and South Atlantic collected during the DIVA 2 expedition (2005) using an epibenthic sledge.
https://doi.org/10.15468/6u9w5w
Brix, S., Osborn, K.J., Kaiser, S., Truskey, S.B., Schnurr, S.M., Brenke, N., Malyutina, M., Martínez Arbízu, P. (2020): Adult life strategy affects distribution patterns in abyssal isopods –implications for conservation in Pacific nodule areas. Biogeosciences, 17(23).
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1-2020
Brandt, A, Alalykina, I., Brix, S., Brenke, N., Błażewicz, M., Golovan, O., Johannsen, N., Hrinko, A. Jazdzewska, A. Jeskulke, K. Kamenev, G., Lavrenteva, A. Malyutina, M., Riehl, T., Lins, L., (2019): Depth zonation of Northwest Pacific deep-sea macrofauna. Progress in Oceanography. 176. 102131. 10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102131.
Baker, P., Minzlaff, U., Schoenle, A., Schwabe, E., Hohlfeld, M., Jeuck, A., Brenke, N., Prausse, D., Rothenbeck, M., Brix, S., Frutos, I., Jörger, K.M., Neusser, T.P., Koppelmann, R., Devey, C., Brandt, A., Arndt, H., (2018): Potential contribution of surface-dwelling Sargassum algae to deep-sea ecosystems in the southern North Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 148, 21-34, ISSN 0967-0645.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.002
Devey, C.W., Augustin, N., Brandt, A., Brenke, N., Köhler, J., Lins, L., Schmidt, C., YeoI. A. (2018): Habitat characterization of the Vema Fracture Zone and Puerto Rico Trench, Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 148, 7-20, ISSN 0967-0645.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.02.003
Brandt, A., Scholz, J., Allspach, A., Brenke, N. et al. (2018): 200 years of marine research at Senckenberg: selected highlights. Mar Biodiv 48, 159–178.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0839-4
Brandt, A., Frutos, I., Bober, S., Brix, S., Brenke, N., Guggolz, T., Heitland, N., Malyutina, M., Minzlaff, U., Riehl, T., Schwabe, E., Zinkann, A.-C., Linse, K. (2018): Composition of abyssal macrofauna along the Vema Fracture Zone and the hadal Puerto Rico Trench, northern tropical Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 148, 35-44, ISSN 0967-0645.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.07.014
Brenke, N., Fahnenbruck, M., George, K.H. (2017): A new parasitic deep-sea copepod from the Angola Basin (southeast Atlantic Ocean): Abyssotaurus vermiambatus gen. et sp. nov. (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Serpulidicolidae Stock, 1979), with remarks on serpulidicolid systematics and a key to the species. Mar Biodiv.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0724-1
Baker, P, Minzlaff, U., Schoenle, A., Schwabe, E., Hohlfeld, M., Jeuck, A., Brenke, N. et al. (2017): Potential contribution of surface-dwelling Sargassum algae to deep-sea ecosystems in the southern North Atlantic, Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 148, 21-34, ISSN 0967-0645.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.002
Kaiser, S., Brenke, N. (2016): Epibenthic sledges. Biological Sampling in the Deep Sea. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 184–206.
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118332535.ch9
Brandt, A., Elsner, N., Malyutina, M.V., Brenke, N., Golovan, O., Lavrentev, A.V., Riehl, T. (2015): Abyssal macrofauna of the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench area (Northwest Pacific) collected by means of a camera–epibenthic sledge. Deep Sea Research Part II. 111, 175–187.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.11.002
Elsner, N.O., Malyutina, M.V., Golovan, O.A., Brenke, N., Riehl, T., Brandt, A. (2015): Deep down: Isopod biodiversity of the Kuril–Kamchatka abyssal area including a comparison with data of previous expeditions of the RV Vityaz. Deep Sea Research Part II: 111, 210-219.
Fischer, V., Elsner, N.O., Brenke, N., Schwabe, E., Brandt. A. (2015): Plastic pollution of the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench area (NW pacific). Deep Sea Research Part II: 111, 399-407.
Schwabe, E., Bartsch, I., Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Brenke, N., Chernyshev, A.V., Elsner, N.O., Fischer, V., Jażdżewska, A., Malyutina, M.V., Miljutin, D., Miljutina, M., Kamenev, G.M., Karanovic, I., Maiorova, A., Würzberg, L. (2015): Wood-associated fauna collected during the KuramBio – expedition in the North West Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II 111, 376-388.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.08.001
Riehl, T., Brenke, N., Brix, S., Driskell, A., Kaiser; S., Brandt, A. (2014): Field and Laboratory Methods for DNA Studies on Deep-sea Isopod Crustaceans. Polish Polar Research. 35, 2, 203–224.
https://doi.org/10.2478/popore-2014-0018
Janssen, A., Kaiser, S., Meißner, K., Brenke, N., Menot, L., Martínez Arbízu, P. (2014): Reverse taxonomy reveals long-range distribution of abyssal species on polymetallicnodule fields: A comparison of the polychaete and isopod faunas between the Frenchand German Exploration License Areas in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ, NE-equatorial Pacific). PLoS ONE 10(2), e0117790.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0117790
Meißner, K., Brenke, N., Svavarsson, J. (2014): Description of benthic habitats around Iceland investigated during the IceAGE expeditions. Polish Polar Research (special issue IceAGE project) 35(2), 177-202.
Kaiser, S., Brandao, S.N., Brix, S., Barnes, D.K.A., Bowden, D.A., Ingels, J., Leese, F.,Schiaparelli, S., Arango, C.P., Badhe, R., Bax, N., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Brandt,A., Brenke, N., Catarino, A.I., David, B., De Ridder, C., Dubois, P., Ellingsen, K.E.,Glover, A.G., Griffiths, H.J., Gutt, J., Halanych, K.M., Havermans, C., Held, C.,Janussen, D., Lörz, A.N., Pearce, D.A., Pierrat, B., Riehl, T., Rose, A., Sands, C.J.,Soler-Membrives, A., Schüller, M., Strugnell, J.M., Vanreusel, A., Veit-Köhler, G.,Wilson, N.G., Yasuhara, M. (2013): Patterns, processes and vulnerability of Southern Ocean benthos: a decadal leap in knowledge and understanding. Mar Biol.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-013-2232-6
Brandt, A., Elsner, N., Brenke, N., Golovan, O., Malyutina, M.V., Riehl, T., Schwabe, E., Würzberg, L. (2013): Epifauna of the Sea of Japan collected via a new epibenthic sledge equipped with camera and environmental sensor systems. Deep-Sea Research Part II: 86-87, pp. 43 – 55.
Trebukhova Yu.A., Miljutin D.M., Pavlyuk O.N., Mar’ash A.A., Brenke N. (2012): Changes indeep-sea metazoan meiobenthic communities and nematode assemblages along a depth gradient (North-western Sea of Japan, Pacific). Deep-sea Research II.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.08.015
Brenke, N., Guilini, K,. Ebbe, B. (2011): Characterization of the seafloor at the SYSTCO stations based on video observations and ground truthing sedimentology. Deep-Sea Research II 58: 2043–2050.
Schrödel, M., Bohn, J.M., Brenke, N., Rolan, E., Schwabe, E. (2010): Abundance, diversity and latitudinal gradients of southeastern Atlantic and Antarctic abyssal gastropods. Deep–Sea Research II.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.009
Brenke, N., Brökeland, W. (2009): Tiefseeasseln: faszinierend, fragil und fremdartig. Natur und Museum Brenke, N., Buschmann, A. (2009): Thylakogaster namibiensis sp. nov. (Isopoda: Asellota: Janiroidea), a new species of Haplomunnidae from the southeast Atlantic deep sea. Zootaxa. 2096: 381–394.
Sareyka, J., Brenke, N. (2008): Eine bemerkenswerte Fehlbildung der zweiten Antenne bei der Assel Idotea balthica. Mikrokosmos 97(6): 346-349.
Mursch, A., Brenke, N., Wagele, J.W. (2008): Results of the DIVA-1 Expedition of RV “Meteor” (Cruise M48:1): Three new species of Munnopsidae Sars, 1864 from abyssal depths of the Angola Basin (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota). Zootaxa 1866: 493-539.
Leese, F., Brenke, N. (2005): Chauliodoniscus coronatus sp. nov., A new deep-sea species from the Angola Basin (Asellota, Janiroidea, Haploniscidae). Org. Divers. Evol. 5(1): 189-201.
Brenke, N. (2005): An Epibenthic Sledge for operations on marine soft bottom and bedrock. Mar. Tech. Soc. 39 (2), 13-24.
https://doi.org/10.4031/002533205787444015
Brenke, N., Brix, S., Knuschke, T. (2005): A new Isopod Species from the Angola Deep-Sea Basin: Prochelator angolensis sp. nov. (Asellota: Desmosomatidae Sars, 1897). Org. Divers. Evol. 5(1): 179-188.
Brandt, A., Brenke, N., Andres, H.-G., Brix, S., Guerrero-Kommritz, J., Mühlenhardt-Siegel, U., Wägele, J.-W. (2005): Diversity of peracarid crustaceans (Malacostraca) from the abyssal plain of the Angola Basin. Org. Divers. Evol. 5(1): 105-112.
Schmid, Co., Brenke, N., Wägele, J.W. (2002): On abyssal isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota) from the Angola Basin: Eurycope tumidicarpus n. sp and redescription of Acanthocope galathea Wolff, 1962. Org. Divers. Evol. 2: 87-88.
Brenke, N. (2002): The benthic community of the Great Meteor Bank. ICES Council Meeting, Documents and ICES Annual Report for 2002. Copenhagen Denmark. ICES ASC CM 2002 / M:30: 1-12.
Malyutina, M.V., Wägele, J.W., Brenke, N. (2001): New records of little known deep-sea Echinothambematidae (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota) with redescription of Vemathambema elongata Menzies, 1961 and description of a new species from the Argentina Basin. Org. Divers. Evol. 1: 321-322.
Sommer, S., Jahn, A., Funke, F., Brenke, N. (2000): In vivo measurements of the internal pH of Hediste (Nereis) diversicolor (Annelida, Polychaeta) exposed to ambient sulphidic conditions using pH microelectrodes. Naturwissenschaften 87: 283-278.
Brenke, N. (1997): Einflüsse ausgewählter Wirbelloser auf die Verteilung von Schwefelwasserstoff in marinen Sedimenten. Universität Kiel, Diplomarbeit, 91 p.