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Mirta Teichberg, USA

November 21, 2008

Mirta Teichberg is a researcher at the Center for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen. Born in Argentina, she moved to the US as a child. There she received her education, including a PhD in marine botany.

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Her specialty is macroalgae - or seaweed - in coastal areas. Tomorrow Today visited her in her laboratory in Bremen to find out why these delicate plants are important for the environment.

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This scientist from Argentina has been working for two years at the Center for Maritime Tropical Ecology in Bremen. Her research focuses on algae in near-coastal areas. They proliferate rapidly due to nutrients entering the ocean from the land. This has a profound effect on the entire coastal habitat, including coral reefs.
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Mirta Teichberg, Marine Ecologist, Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (zmt), Bremen

www.zmt-bremen.de