Ludwig Karbe

Ludwig Karbe (born April 27, 1933 in Lüneburg ; † January 16, 2019 in Moorrege ) was a German zoologist and lecturer at the Institute for Oceanography at the University of Hamburg . He was best known for his extensive research on the pollution of the North Sea and Elbe .

Life

Karbe was born in Lüneburg in April 1933 and completed basic courses in physics , chemistry and biology between 1952 and 1958 . In addition, he studied zoology , botany and fishery biology as a young graduate and received a diploma in biology.

Between 1959 and 1960 he worked as a scientific assistant at the Zoological Institute and Museum at the University of Hamburg . This was followed by his inaugural dissertation on the species phenomenon and the sterility of Anatolian cyprinodontids ( toothpies ).

Between 1961 and 1968 Karbe received, among other things, a research grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and was a visiting scientist at the State Institute for Sea Research and later a research grant for the special research program of the DFG "Water Research". Finally he moved from the Zoological Institute to the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Hamburg.

From 1972 Ludwig Karbe worked as a senior scientific adviser and between 1972 and 1998 as a lecturer in aquatic biology , limnology , oceanography as well as hydrochemistry and water toxicology.

In 1998 Karbe retired and continued to hold positions and duties at the DFG and the Institute for Oceanography at the University of Hamburg. In addition, he published more than 250 articles in his specialist fields alone and with various co-authors and was among other things co-author of Grzimek's animal life in 1970 and 1980 . In January 2019 he died in Moorrege.

Works

• Borchardt T., T. Burchert, L. Karbe and R. Zeitner: Enhanced heavy metal concentrations in Mytilus edulis from the central North Sea. (Increased heavy metal concentrations in Mytilus edulis from the central North Sea.) In: Ros JE (Ed.): Topics in Marine Biology. Scient. Mar. 53, 725-728 (1989)
• Borchert J., L. Karbe and J. Westendorf: Uptake and metabolism of benzo (a) pyrene absorbed to sediment by the freshwater invertebrate species Chironomus riparius and Sphaerium corneum. (Uptake and metabolism of benzo (a) pyrene in the freshwater invertebrates Chironomus riparius and Sphaerium corneum.) Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58 (1), 158-165 (1997)
• Capers H. and L. Karbe: Biological investigations into the water quality of the Wandse and Alster systems. Report to the building authorities, main water management department 1964
• Bakers H. and L. Karbe: Environmental studies on a deep-sea mining project in the Red Sea. IMT 80, 306/01, 543-552 (1980)
• Bening J.-C. and L. Karbe: Environmental toxins in North Sea animals. When we see effects, it may be too late. In: Thiel H. (Ed.): Course North. Marine research with Valdivia. Boysen Verlag, Heide 1991
• Hoffmann M. and L. Karbe: Comparison of the gonadal development of bream (Abramis brama, L) from the River Elbe and two Berlin waters (Germany). –Comparison of the development of the gonads of the bream (Abramis brama, L) from the Elbe river (Germany). SETAC - Europe Hamburg MOP / 124 (2003)
• Kabbe K. and L. Karbe: The hepatotoxic effect of blue-green algae flowers from the Eichbaumsee - comparison of the hepatotoxicity of flowers from the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. Report to the Hamburg environmental authority - Department of Water and Soil Protection (2000)
• Karbe L .: Cytological investigation of the sterility symptoms in Anatolian tooth carps, a contribution to the speciation problem. Mitt. Hamburg. Zool. Mus. Inst. 59, 73-104 (1961)
• Karbe L .: Salmon-like (12th chapter: The salmon fish), 217-257 In: Grzimeks Tierleben, Fisch 1, 4 1970 Kindler Verlag AG, Zurich and Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich 1980
• Karbe L .: Toxicity of heavy metals modified by environmental stress - Toxicity of heavy metals through environmental stress - Abstr. Int. Conf. Heavy Metals in the Environment, Toronto (1975)
• Karbe L. and U. Schiewer: Bioindication in coastal waters In: Gunkel G. (Ed.): Bioavailability in aquatic ecosystems Fischer Verlag, Jena 1994
• Karbe L., Th. Ternes, A. Wenzel and A. Hecker: Estrogens, xenoestrogens and effects on fish in German waters (estrogens, foreign estrogens and effects on fish in German waters). In: Vethaak D., M. Schrap, P. deVoogt (eds.): Esrtogens and Xenoestrogens in the aquatic Environment: An Integrated Approach for Field Monitoring and Effect Assessment (Estrogens, foreign estrogens in the aquatic environment: an integrated approach for field monitoring and effect evaluation). SETAC Press Special Publication 2006)
• Karbe L. (co-editor) of the book on the symposium "Warning signal climate: Consequences of climate change - Dangers for humans, animals and plants" (Effects by Climate Change - Impacts on Human Health, Animals and Plants). Hamburg, February 2008
• Poginski B., B. Blömeke, A. Hewer, DH Philipps, L. Karbe, H. Marquardt: 32P- Post - labeling analysis of benthic fish from European waters (North and Irish Seas). - (32P Post-marking analysis of benthic fish of European waters (North and Irish Seas). Proc. Am. Ass. Cancer Res. 568, 96 (1990)
• Schnier Ch., L. Karbe and R. Niedergesäss: Trace elements in mussels and sediment from the German Bight (North Sea). A comparison of multielement patterns - trace elements in mussels and in the sediment of the German Bight (North Sea). A comparison of the multi-element samples - ICES CM 1978 / E: 74 and GKSS 77 / E / 51 (1978)

Web links

• Homepage of Ludwig Karbe
• Literature list on Ludwig Karbe's homepage