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Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Otto Kinne

Born in Bremerhaven, Germany

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Otto Kinne


Scientific Fields

Marine ecology, marine biology, zoology, animal physiology, environmental effects on organismic performance, pollution research, diseases of aquatic organisms, ethics

List of Publications


PROFESSIONAL CAREER

1952

    Dr. rer. nat. (Zoology, Botany, Oceanography): University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany)

1952-1957

    Research Assistant: Department of Zoology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

1957-1958

    Research Zoologist: Department of Zoology; University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

1958

    Habilitation (Zoology, esp. marine zoology): University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

1958-1960

    Assistant Professor of Zoology: Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

1960-1962

    Associate Professor of Zoology: Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

1962-1984

    Leading Director and Professor
    Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Hamburg, Germany

1967-

    Professor, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

1979-1981

    President
    European Marine Biology Symposia (EMBS)

1984-

1984-2004

1992-2001

    President
    'Nathanael-Pringsheim-Gesellschaft zur Förderung
    der Biologischen Anstalt Helgoland e.V.',

    Hamburg, Germany

1998-

2003

    The Honorary Professor of the Division of General Biology, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

2004

    Honorary Doctor (Dr. h. c.) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

2005-

 


FOUNDER ACTIVITIES

Founder of Institutions

1979

1984

1992

1998

 

Founder of Scientific Journals

1967

    Marine Biology International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters (to date 147 Volumes)

1979

1984

1990

1995

2000

2003

2004

 

Founder of Scientific Book Series

1970–1984

    Marine Ecology. A Comprehensive, Integrated Treatise on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters
    Conceived, organized, edited and contributed to by Otto Kinne and published by Wiley
    Total printed pages of the Treatise: 7033, of these written by O. Kinne: 1650
    This integrated multi-author Treatise is the first comprehensive overview of our knowledge on life in marine environments

    Marine Ecology

    Volume I: Environmental Factors (total printed pages, 1774)
    Part 1
    : Oceans and Coastal Waters as Life-supporting Environments; Light; Temperature
    Part 2
    : Salinity; Water Movement; Turbidity
    Part 3
    : Substratum; Pressure; Dissolved Gases; Organic Substances; Ionizing Radiation; Factor Combinations

    Volume II: Physiological Mechanisms (total printed pages, 992)
    Part 1
    :Introduction to Volume II; Mechanisms of Chemo-autotrophy; Mechanisms of Heterotrophy; Mechanisms of Thermoregulation; Mechanisms of Ion and Osmoregulation; Mechanisms of Evolution and Population Genetics
    Part 2:
    Orientation in Space: Plants; Orientation in Space: Animals (General Introduction; Invertebrates; Fishes; Mammals); Orientation in Time: Endogenous Clocks

    Volume III: Cultivation (total printed pages, 1521)
    Part 1
    : Introduction to Volume III; Water-quality Management and Technology; Cultivation of Micro-organisms; Cultivation of Plants
    Part 2
    : Cultivation of Animals – Research Cultivation
    Part 3
    : Axenic Cultivation; Commercial Cultivation (Aquaculture); Multispecies Cultures and Microcosms; Chemical Contamination of Culture Media: Assessment, Avoidance and Control

    Volume IV: Dynamics (total printed pages, 746)
    Introduction to Volume IV; Production in Plant Populations; Production in Animal Populations; Production of Dissolved Organic Matter; Transformation of Organic Matter; Decomposition of Organic Matter and Nutrient Regeneration; General Concepts of Population Dynamics and Food Links

    Volume V: Ocean Management (total printed pages, 1618)
    Part 1
    : Zonations and Organismic Assemblages. Introduction to Part 1; Zonations; General Features of Organismic Assemblages in the Pelagial and Benthal; Structure and Dynamics of Assemblages in the Pelagial; Structure and Dynamics in the Benthal; Major Pelagic Assemblages; Specific Pelagic Assemblages; Major Benthic Assemblages; Specific Benthic Assemblages
    Part 2
    : Ecosystems and Organic Resources. Introduction to Part 2; Ecosystems of the Open Sea; Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems; Fisheries Resources and Their Management
    Part 3
    : Pollution and Protection of the Seas. Introduction to Part 3; Contamination due to Radioactive Materials; Heavy Metals and their Compounds; Oil and Oil Dispersants; Pesticides and Technical Organic Chemicals; Domestic Wastes; Thermal Deformations; Protection of Life in the Seas — the Great Challenge 

1980–1990

    Diseases of Marine Animals
    Conceived, organized, edited and contributed to by Otto Kinne and published by John Wiley & Sons (Vol. I) and Biologische Anstalt Helgoland (Vols II—IV)
    Total printed pages of the Treatise 2618, of these written by O. Kinne: 127
    This integrated multi-author Treatise is the first attempt in history to review all knowledge available on disease phenomena reported from marine animals

    Diseases of Marine Animals

    Volume I: General Aspects, Protozoa to Gastropoda

    Volume II: Introduction, Bivalvia to Scaphopoda

    Volume III: Introduction, Cephalopoda, Annelida,Crustacea, Chaetognatha, Echinodermata, Urochordata

    Volume IV, Part 1: Introduction, Pisces

    Volume IV, Part 2: Introduction, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia

1987

1996

2002

 

Founder and Organizer of International Symposia

(1) 1964

    First International Symposium on ‘Quantitative biology of metabolism.‘ (Co-organizers F. Krüger, A. Locker). Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 9, 496 pp

(2) 1966

    Second International Symposium: ‘Quantitative biology of metabolism‘. (Co-organizers: A. Locker, F. Krüger). Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 14, 612 pp.

(3) 1964

    Fourth Marine Biological Symposium: ‘Biology, ecology and physiology of marine organisms‘. Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 10, 476 pp.

(4) 1967

    First European Symposium on Marine Biology (EMBS): ‘Experimental ecology — its significance as a marine biological tool; Subtidal ecology — particularly as studied by diving techniques.‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 15, 669 pp.

(5) 1968

    International Helgoland Symposium: ‘Biological and hydrographical problems of water pollution in the North Sea and adjacent waters.‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 17, 530 pp.

(6) 1970

    International Helgoland Symposium: ‘Cultivation of marine organisms and its importance for marine biology.‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 20, 721 pp

(7) 1973

    International Helgoland Symposium: ‘Man in the sea — in situ studies on life in oceans and coastal waters‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 24, 535 pp

(8) 1977

    International Helgoland Symposium: ‘Ecosystem research‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 30, 735 pp.

(9) 1980

    14th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS): ‘Protection of life in the sea‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 33, 772 pp.
    (This symposium was originally planned as International Helgoland Symposium. It was converted into an EMBS because the original sponsor of that symposium withdrew its invitation and because we did not want to skip one year. For details consult end of ‘Opening Address‘)

(10) 1984

    International Helgoland Symposium: ‘Diseases of marine organisms‘ Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 37, 664 pp


EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Editor

1962–1984

    Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen Senior Editor

1967–

    Marine Biology, International journal on life in oceans and coastal waters
    Editor-in-Chief (to date 146 volumes)

1967-1983

    Meteor Forschungsergebnisse Reihe D, Biologie, Co-Editor

1979–

1984–

1987–

2004–


Editorial Board Member

1973–1987

    Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science

1976–

    Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

1960–1980

    Crustaceana

1982–

    Allen Hancock Foundation: Monographs, Occasional Papers, Technical Reports


AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS

1958

    Guggenheim Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation, USA

1968

    Commandeur d'Honneur. Commanderie de l'Ordre du Bontemps de Médoc et des Graves, France

1970/1971

    Senior Foreign Scientist; National Research Council, USA

1974

    Canada Council Grant, Canada

1980

    Senior Queen's Fellow, Australia

1981

    Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

1984

    Karl Ritter von Frisch-Medaille; Wissenschaftspreis der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Germany

1986

    Honorary Member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom

1988

    Honorary Member of the All-Union Hydrobiological Society, Moscow, Russia

1992

    Honorary Member of the Institute of Marine Biology, Academy of Sciences of Russia, Vladivostok, Russia

1992

    Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Dehli, India

1995

    Foreign Member of the Crimean Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

2002

    The Honorary Member of the editorial board of the Marine Ecological Journal, Sevastopol, Ukraine

2003

    The Honorary Professor
    Elected in recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions to ecological science and eco-ethics by: General Biology Division of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

    Honorary MARS Fellow 2003
    Elected by the directors of European Marine Research Stations in recognition of outstanding contributions to marine research in Europe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2004

    Honorary Doctor (Dr. h. c.)
    13.01.04: Doctor honoris causa of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Honorary Title 'Aquatic Ecologist of the Year 2003', announced in 2004 by the Conference 'Aquatic Ecosystems and Organisms', held in Moscow, Russia, on May 18, 2004


Special Appointments

1959-1962

    Instructor: Ecology Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., USA;
    Instructor: Marine Biology Course, Hopkins Marine Station, Palo Alto, Calif., USA 

Special Activities

1969-1970

    Mission Leader of the first two operations of Underwater laboratories in Germany: Baltic Sea: 'BAH I'; North Sea: 'Underwater laboratory Helgoland', Germany


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