Cara Nissen
Postdoctoral researcher
Southern Ocean - Phytoplankton - Biogeochemistry
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​Peer-reviewed

2019
Krumhardt, K. M., N. S. Lovenduski, M. C. Long, M. Levy, K. Lindsay, J. K. Moore, C. Nissen. Coccolithophore growth and calcification in an acidified ocean: Insights from Community Earth System Model simulations, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 11, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001483, 2019. 

2018
Nissen, C., Vogt, M., Münnich, M., Gruber, N., and Haumann, F. A.: Factors controlling coccolithophore biogeography in the Southern Ocean, Biogeosciences, 15, 6997-7024, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6997-2018​, 2018.

In review: 
Nissen, C. and Vogt, M.: Factors controlling the competition between Phaeocystis and diatoms in the Southern Ocean, Biogeosciences Discussions, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2019-488, 2020.

In preparation:
Nissen, C., Gruber, N., Münnich, M., and Vogt, M.: Southern Ocean phytoplankton community structure as a gatekeeper for global biogeochemical cycles, in preparation for Global Biogeochemical Cycles.

Rodríguez Ros, P., Nissen, C., Cortés, P., Gruber, N., Vallina, S., Vogt, M., and Simó, R.: Isoprene emissions in the Southern Ocean - an ecological modeling approach, in preparation for Biogeosciences. 
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Thesis

C. Nissen (2019), Southern Ocean phytoplankton biogeography: Controlling factors and implications for biogeochemistry. PhD thesis, ETH Zürich.
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C. Nissen (2014), Physical-biogeochemical couplings in the land-ocean transition zone. Master's thesis, University of Bergen/University of Aarhus/University of Iceland/University of the Faroe Islands. 
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Invited talks/seminars

2019
C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, A. Haumann, N. Gruber: Southern Ocean phytoplankton biogeography - Controlling factors and implications for biogeochemistry. Seminar in the Marine Microbiology Group, University of Bergen, Norway. 

2018
C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, A. Haumann, N. Gruber: Southern Ocean Coccolithophore Biogeography - Controlling Factors and Implications for biogeochemistry. CASPO Seminar at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla/San Diego, California, USA. 

2017
C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Southern Ocean Coccolithophore Biogeography: Controlling Factors and Implications for global biogeochemical cycles. Polar Oceans Seminar Series at British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK.

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Conferences (first author only)

2020
C. Nissen, N. Gruber, M. Münnich, M. Vogt: On the role of phytoplankton community structure for Southern Ocean carbon export and air-sea CO2 exchange - a model assessment. Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, USA. (Oral Presentation)

2018 

C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Coccolithophore controls on the Southern Ocean carbon cycle. POLAR 2018, Davos, Sitzerland. (Oral Presentation)

C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Coccolithophore controls on the Southern Ocean biogeochemistry. APECS Online Conference 2018 "Butterfly effect: Small changes, big impact". (Oral Presentation, Recording available online!)

C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Coccolithophore controls on Southern Ocean biogeochemistry. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA. (Oral Presentation)

2017
C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Biotic versus abiotic controls on Southern Ocean coccolithophore biogeography. SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, BE. (Oral Presentation)

C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: 
Factors controlling Southern Ocean coccolithophore biogeography – a modeling approach. Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research (AMEMR), Plymouth, UK. (Oral Presentation)

C. Nissen, M. Vogt, M. Münnich, N. Gruber: Southern Ocean Coccolithophore Biogeography: Controlling Factors and Implications for global biogeochemical cycles. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. (Oral Presentation)

2014
C. Nissen, C. Schrum, U. Daewel, K. Fennel, R. Casta
ño Primo: Quantifying the importance of sediment resuspension for the North Sea and Baltic Sea ecosystem. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. (Poster)
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