- Since 10/2018: research assistant at the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW). Currently on parental leave
- 05/2017-09/2018: scientific assistant at the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW), Foundation University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover
Education
- 11/2020: PhD at the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW)
- Title: “Comparative evaluation of the impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on the health status of key species in the Gulf of Bothnia (Halichoerus grypus and Pusa hispida botnica).”
- 10/2015-09/2017: M.Sc. Marine Biology University of Rostock
- Title of the thesis: “Investigations of the reproduction biology of Seals from the North andBaltic Seas”
- 10/2012-09/2015: B.Sc. Biology Philip-University of Marburg
- Title of the thesis: “Does land-use have an impact of insectivorous birds in Marburg and the surrounding area?”
Practical experience
- 25.02.2020 Marine Mammal Observer Training Course (MMO) certified by JNCC
- 26.02.2020 Protected Species Observer Training Course (PSO) certified by BOEM/BSEE
- 10.-12.8.2018: Whalfish Professional Development Course. Theme “Marine Research Techniques and Conservation” Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland
- 04/2016-05/2016: Field trip, Helgoland
- 07/2014: Field trip, Poland
- 03/2014-04/2014: Student apprentice, NABU-Münsterland, Münster
Research focus
- Variation of bone mineral density (BMD) in marine mammals
- Reproduction biology of marine mammals and their population dynamics
- Post mortem investigations and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals
Publications
Delsmann, J., Schmidt, B., Oheim, R., Amling, M., Rolvien, T., & Siebert, U. (2023). Bone mineral density and microarchitecture change during skeletal growth in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German coast. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 7196. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33911-8
Schmidt, B., Hollenbach, J., Mühlfeld, C., Pfarrer, C., Persson, S., Kesselring, T., Sonne, C., Rigét, F., Dietz, R., & Siebert, U. (2022). Number of Primordial Follicles in Juvenile Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland. Animals : An Open Access Journal from MDPI, 12(5), 669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050669
Schmidt, B.; Sonne, C.; Nachtsheim, D.; Wohlsein, P.; Persson, S.; Dietz, R.; Siebert, U. (2020) Liver histopathology of Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) over three decades
In Environment International 145 (2020) 106110
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106110
Schmidt, B.; Sonne, C.; Nachtsheim, D.; Dietz, R.; Oheim, R.; Rolvien, T.; Persson, S.; Amling, M.; Siebert, U. Variation in skull bone mineral density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland between 1829 and 2019
In: Environment International 143 (2020) 105968
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105968
Schmidt, B., Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Oheim, R., Rolvien, T., Nachtsheim, D., Persson, S., Ameling, M., Siebert, U., 2019.Variation in ringed seal (Pusa hispida) bone mineral density from 1897-2018. In: Poster, abstract book
2nd World Marine Mammal Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9th to 12th December, S. 638
https://www.wmmconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WMMC-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf
Müller, B.: Investigations of the Reproduction Biology of Seals from the North and Baltic Seas In: poster, abstract book
The 32nd Conference European Cetacean Society, La Spezia, Italy, 6th to 10th April 2018, S. 103
http://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/sites/default/files/27253%20ABSTRACT%20BOOK_LOW%20RES.pdf
