Dr. Yvonne Milker

- Unraveling the signals of sea level and storminess of the past millennium (southern North Sea; SEASTORM)

- Neotectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

- Ecology, diversity and stability of marine and terrestrial ecosystems

- Quaternary paleoclimatic history of the Mediterranean Sea

- Quantifying earthquake-induced vertical motions in coastal regions

Current position: Research associate, University of Hamburg

 Educational and academic career

 Since 2017      Research associate, University of Hamburg

2015-2017:      Research associate, University of Leipzig

2012-2014:      Research associate, University of Hamburg

2011-2012:      Research associate, University of Tübingen and MARUM Bremen

2010:               Ph.D., University of Hamburg, Thesis: “Western Mediterranean shelf foraminifera: Recent distribution, Holocene sea-level reconstructions, and paleoceanographic implications.”

2006-2011:      Research associate, University of Hamburg,

2006:               Diplom in Geology, University of Leipzig

2001-2006:      Study of Geology/Palaeontology, University of Leipzig

 

 Memberships

 Paläontologische Gesellschaft

 

Research cruises and field experience

 2014    Forschungsschiff Alkor, Nordsee (AL 438)

2014    Sedimentbeprobung in Marschgebieten an der Deutschen Nordseeküste

2013    Sedimentbeprobung in Marschgebieten an der Deutschen Nordseeküste

2012    Sedimentbeprobung und Bohrkernentnahmen in Marschgebieten an der US-Pazifischen Küste

2011    Forschungsschiff Poseidon, Mittelmeer (P 411)

2007    Forschungsschiff Heincke, Nordsee (HE 267)

Publications (peer reviewed)

2020

Bunzel, D., Milker, Y., Müller-Navarra, K., Arz, H.W., Friedrich, J., Lahajnar, N., Schmiedl, G., 2020. Integrated stratigraphy of active foreland salt-marsh sediments of the south-eastern North Sea region. Newsletters in Stratigraphy, doi:10.1127/nos/2020/0540

2019

Milker, Y., Jorissen, F. J., Riller, U., Reicherter, K., Titschack, J., Weinkauf, M. F. G., Schmiedl, G., 2019. Paleo-ecologic and neotectonic evolution of a marine depositional environment in SE Rhodes (Greece) during the early Pleistocene. Quaternary Science Reviews, 213, 120-132.

Müller-Navarra, K., Milker, Y., Bunzel, D., Lindhorst, S., Friedrich, J., Arz, H., Schmiedl, G., 2019. Evolution of a salt marsh in the southeastern North Sea region - Anthropogenic and natural forcing. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science 218, 268-277.

2018

Weinkauf, M.F.G., Milker, Y., 2018. The effect of size fraction in analyses of benthic foraminiferal assemblages: A case study comparing assemblages from the >125 and >150 μm size fractions. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6(37). doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00037

2017

Milker, Y., Weinkauf, M.F.G., Titschack, J., Freiwald, A., Krüger, S., Jorissen, F.J., Schmiedl, G., 2017. Testing the applicability of a benthic foraminiferal-based transfer function for the reconstruction of paleowater depth changes in Rhodes (Greece) during the early Pleistocene. PLoS ONE 12(11), e0188447, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188447.

Beuscher, S., Krüger, S., Ehrmann, W., Schmiedl, G., Milker, Y., Arz, H., Schulz, H., 2017. End-member modelling as a tool for climate reconstruction-An Eastern Mediterranean case study. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0185136. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185136

Menke, V., Ehrmann, W., Milker, Y., Brzelinski, S., Möbius, J., Mikolajewicz, U., Zolitschka, B., Zonneveld, K., Emeis, K.C., Schmiedl, G., 2017. Combined North Atlantic and anthropogenic forcing of changes in the marine environments in the Gulf of Taranto (Italy) during the last millennium. Climate of the Past Discussions. doi:10.5194/cp-2017-139

Müller-Navarra, K., Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., 2017. Applicability of transfer functions for relative sea-level reconstructions in the southern North Sea coastal region based on salt-marsh foraminifera. Marine Micropaleontology, 135, 15-31.

Horton, B.P., Milker, Y., Dura, T., Wang, K., Bridgeland, W.T., Brophy, L., Ewald, M., Khan, N.S., Engelhart, S.E., Nelson, A.R., Witter, R. C., 2017. Microfossil measures of rapid sea-level rise: Timing of response of two microfossil groups to a sudden tidal-flooding experiment in Cascadia. Geology, 45(6), 535-538.

2016

Milker, Y., Nelson, A.R., Horton, B.P., Engelhart, S.E., Bradley, L.-E., Witter, R.C., 2016. Differences in coastal subsidence in southern Oregon (USA) during at least six megathrust earthquakes. Quaternary Science Reviews, 146, 143-163.

Avnaim-Katav, S., Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., Sivan, D., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Sandler, A., Almogi-Labin, A., 2016. Impact of eustatic and tectonic processes on the southeastern Mediterranean shelf: Quantitative reconstructions using a foraminiferal transfer function. Marine Geology, 376, 26-38.

Müller-Navarra, K., Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., 2016. Natural and anthropogenic influence on the distribution of salt marsh foraminifera in the Bay of Tümlau, German North Sea. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 46, 61-74.

Milker, Y., Horton, B.P., Vane, C.H., Engelhart, S.E., Nelson, A.R., Witter, R.C., Khan, N.S., Bridgeland, W.T., 2015. Seasonal distribution of intertidal foraminifera and stable carbon isotope geochemistry, Bandon Marsh, Oregon, USA. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 45, 146-155.

2015

Milker, Y., Horton, B.P., Nelson, A.R., Engelhart, S.E., Witter, R.C., 2015. Variability of intertidal foraminiferal assemblages: a case study from an Oregon salt marsh (USA). Marine Micropaleontology, 118, 1-16.

Milker, Y., Rachmayani, R., Weinkauf, M.G., Prange, M., Raitzsch, M., Schulz, M., Kučera, M., 2015. Global Synthesis of Sea-Surface Temperature Trends During Marine Isotope Stage 11. In: M. Schulz and A. Paul (Editors), Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC). SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Springer International Publishing, pp. 13-18.

Avnaim-Katav, S., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Milker, Y. and Almogi-Labin, A., 2015. Bathymetric zonation of modern shelf benthic foraminifera in the Levantine Basin, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 99, 97-106.

2014

Kuhnt, T, Schiebel, R., Schmiedl, G., Milker, Y., Mackensen, A., Friedrich, O., 2014, Automated and manual analyses of the pore density-to-oxygen relationship in Globobulimina turgida (Bailey), Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 44, 5-16.

2013

Milker, Y., Wilken, M., Schumann, J., Sakuna, D., Feldens, P., Schwarzer, K., Schmiedl, G., 2013. Sediment transport on the inner shelf off Khao Lak (Andaman Sea, Thailand) during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and former storm events: evidence from foraminiferal transfer functions. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13, 3113-3128.

Milker, Y., Rachmayani, R., Weinkauf, M., Prange, M., Raitzsch, M., Schulz, M., Kucera, M., 2013. Global and regional sea surface temperature trends during Marine Isotope Stage 11. Climate of the Past, 9, 2231-2252.

Kuhnt, T., Friedrich, O., Schmiedl, G., Milker, Y., Mackensen, A., Lückge, A., 2013. Relationship between pore density in benthic foraminifera and bottom-water oxygen content. Deep Sea Research I, 76, 85-95.

2012

Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., Betzler, C., Andersen, N., Theodor, M., 2012. Early Holocene eutrophication and shelf ecosystem response in the western Mediterranean Sea. Marine Micropaleontology, 90-91, 1-12.

Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., 2012. A taxonomic guide to modern benthic shelf foraminifera of the western Mediterranean Sea. Palaeontologia Electronica, 15, 134 pages.

2011

Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., Betzler, C., 2011. Paleobathymetric history of the Western Mediterranean Sea shelf during the latest glacial period and the Holocene: Quantitative reconstructions based on foraminiferal transfer functions. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 307, 324-338.

Elsanawany, R., Ibrahim, M.I., Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., Badr, N., Kohleif, S.E.A., 2011. Anthropogenic impact in Abu-Qir Bay, Alexandria, Egypt: Evidence from benthic foraminifera, Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 41, 326-348.

2010

Glock, N., Eisenhauer, A., Milker, Y., Liebetrau, V., Schönfeld, J., Mallon, J., Sommer, S., Hensen, C., 2010. Environmental influences on the pore-density in tests of Bolivina spissa. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 41, 22-32.

2009

Milker, Y., Schmiedl, G., Betzler, C., Römer, M., Jaramillo-Vogel, D., Siccha, M., 2009. Distribution of Recent benthic foraminifera in neritic carbonate environments of the Western Mediterranean Sea. Marine Micropalaeontology, 73, 207-225.

Other publications without peer review

Milker, Y., 2019. A brief introduction to standard methods for benthic foraminiferal investigations, Newsletter of Micropalaeontology, 99, 51-58.

Schwarzer, K., Feldens, P., Sakuna-Schwarz, D., Pongpiachan, S., Milker, Y., Tipmanee, D., 2015. The Indian Ocean tsunami 2004: Identification of tsunami deposits offshore in the Andaman Sea by different proxies. In: Wang, P., Rosati, J.D., Cheng, J. (Editors), Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2015. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, San Diego, 14 pp.

Schönfeld, J., Golikova, E., Jurkat, L., Lange, M., Mey, R., Milker, Y., Müller-Navarra, K., Schmid, S., Schmiedl, G., Wein, T., Weissenbach, J., 2014. Cruise Report ALKOR 438 - Foraminiferal biomonitoring in the North Sea. Geomar, Kiel, 54 pp.

Milker, Y., 2010. Western Mediterranean shelf foraminifera: Recent distribution, Holocene sea-level reconstructions, and paleoceanographic implications. PhD-thesis, Department of Geosciences, University of Hamburg, 169 pages.

Milker, Y., 2006. Spätquartäre Sedimentationsgeschichte im östlichen Mittelmeer. Diploma thesis, Institute for Geology and Geophysics, Leipzig University, 75 pages.