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GAME projects

Before the temporal structure of GAME was changed in 2011, projects started twice a year: in October/April and ended ten months later in July/January of the next year. Correspondingly, the experiments were conducted from November to April on the southern and from May to October on the northern hemisphere. From GAME VIII on there was only one project phase per year, which combined studies on the southern as well as on the northern hemisphere.

GAME IX - Do fluctuations in the availability of light impair the physiological performance and growth of marine macroalgae?

March to December 2011

GAME VIII - Are non-native populations of marine cosmopolitan species more tolerant to abiotic stress than native populations?

April 2010 to January 2011

GAME VII - Are non-native species more tolerant towards environmental stress than taxonomically related native species?

October 2008 to January 2010

GAME VI - Does grazing pressure influence the speed of defence induction in marine macroalgae?

October 2007 to January 2009

GAME V - Does low-light stress impair the capacity of marine macroalgae to defend against herbivores?

October 2006 to January 2008

GAME IV - What determines the stability of marine hard-bottom communities towards bioinvasions?

October 2005 to January 2007

GAME III - Influence of the temporal variability in disturbance regimes on the composition and diversity of marine hard-bottom communities

October 2004 to January 2006

GAME II - Influence of productivity and disturbance on the diversity of marine hard-bottom communities

October 2003 to January 2005

GAME I - How widespread are inducible defenses against herbivory among marine macroalgae?

October 2002 to January 2004

GAME XXII - Influence of artificial light on marine macroalgae

March to December 2024

GAME XXI - Influence of artificial light at night on marine hard-bottom communities

March to December 2023

GAME XX - Influence of artificial light at night on the activity and physiological performance of mussels

March to December 2022

GAME XIX - Influence of artificial light at night on the activity and food consumption rates of marine invertebrate herbivores

March to December 2021

GAME XVIII - Does plastic litter alter the structure, diversity and functioning of mussel beds?

March to December 2020

GAME XVII - Are microplastics really a new stressor in the marine environment? Comparing the effects of anthropogenic and natural microparticles on mussels

March to December 2019

GAME XVI - Does the diet composition of marine herbivores change with temperature?

March to December 2018

GAME XV - Does the food consumption of marine invertebrate herbivores increase with temperature?

March to December 2017

GAME XIV - Does heat stress amplify the effects of microplastics on marine benthic filter feeders?

March to December 2016

GAME XIII - Does the tolerance of sea anemones towards heat stress change with latitude?

March to December 2015

GAME XII - Do irregularly shaped microplastics harm benthic filter and deposit feeders?

March to December 2014

GAME XI - Do spherical microplastics harm marine filter and deposit feeders?

March to December 2013

GAME X - Do stressfull conditions during ship transport enhance the robustness of marine invertrebrates?

March to December 2012

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Marine Ecology

About GAME
You would like to write your Master's thesis on a marine ecology topic, complete the experimental phase in binational teams of two abroad and be comprehensively introduced to working as a scientist? Then apply now for the participation in GAME 2025.
From March 2025, GAME will investigate the influence of nocturnal artificial light on the growth of epiphytes growing on macroalgae.
Information on the procedure, participation requirements and why GAME could be interesting for you can be found here ►
Scientific Director and Coordinator:
Dr. Mark Lenz
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
24148 Kiel
Phone.: +49 431 600-4576
Fax: +49 431 600-1671
E-mail: mlenz(at)geomar.de
Fundraising:
Dipl.-Biol. Annette Tempelmann
Phone: +49 176 76 902 809
E-mail: atempelmann(at)geomar.de
38 scientific partners in 28 countries
Completed GAME projects
All GAME projects are presented here in the overview. As of 2012, there is a final report in German for each project, which can be downloaded as a PDF.
There are also blogs by the teams from the various project years at www.oceanblogs.org.
At the beginning of 2011, the GAME Board of Trustees was founded. The declared aim of the Board of Trustees is to promote GAME, as the program particularly raises awareness of the importance of the oceans, promotes cultural exchange as well as the personal development of young scientists, sustainably networks them and qualifies them for the international academic job market. In the future, these aspects are to be communicated more to the general public, not least in order to draw the attention of further sponsors to GAME.
We would like to thank all sponsors who make GAME 2025 possible through their financial commitment!
You too can become a GAME sponsor!
GAME relies on financial support from companies, foundations and private individuals. With the help of our previous sponsors, numerous students from all over the world have been able to take part in this international training programme. To ensure that the programme can continue in the future, we are looking for sponsors who would like to get involved in marine research, the training of students and the international networking of scientists.
With your donation, you can enable future students from all over the world to participate in GAME, which combines applied research with an excellent education.
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact
Annette Tempelmann
Mobile: +49 176 76902809
atempelmann(at)geomar.de
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