Karin Kvale

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2015

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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel(Current)

GNS Science

UNSW Sydney

ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science

Safety Management Systems Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Karin Kvale is an author at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel specializing in natural sciences, oceanography, and marine biogeochemistry.

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Publications per year

2015–2025

Publications

The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean

Shiye Zhao, Karin Kvale, Lixin Zhu et al. · Nature · 2025 · 208 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +13

Zooplankton grazing of microplastic can accelerate global loss of ocean oxygen

Karin Kvale, A. E. Friederike Prowe, Chia‐Te Chien et al. · Nature Communications · 2021 · 161 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +13

The global biological microplastic particle sink

Karin Kvale, A. E. Friederike Prowe, Chia‐Te Chien et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 139 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Marine Biology, Oceanography +14

Enhanced silica export in a future ocean triggers global diatom decline

Jan Taucher, Lennart T. Bach, A. E. Friederike Prowe et al. · Nature · 2022 · 103 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +12

A Critical Examination of the Role of Marine Snow and Zooplankton Fecal Pellets in Removing Ocean Surface Microplastic

Karin Kvale, A. E. Friederike Prowe, Andreas Oschlies · Frontiers in Marine Science · 2020 · 86 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +17

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