{"id":1061,"date":"2026-09-24T08:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:56:54","slug":"how-to-explain-coral-research-in-4-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/how-to-explain-coral-research-in-4-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to explain coral research in 4 minutes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord.no\/arrangementer\/forskningsdagene\/forsker-grand-prix-2026\">Forsker Grand Prix at Nord<\/a> University 2026, our team member <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/team-2\/birte-schuppe\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"199\">Birte Schuppe<\/a><\/strong> did exactly that \u2013 and did it impressively! In just four minutes, she showed us what fascinating creatures corals and sponges are, and how they actively shape their deep-sea environment as <strong>ecosystem engineers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Birte at stage<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.deltakerne.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>all participants honored by the FBA dean Mette S\u00f8rensen (left)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/ForskerGP.Birte_.Schuppe2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Birte<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Grand Prix final in Oslo was not the outcome this time, we are incredibly proud of Birte and her excellent presentation on <strong>how to measure coral reefs and sponge gardens<\/strong>. Congratulations, Birte, on a fantastic performance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The well-deserved winners were <strong>Unn Siri Olsen <\/strong>and <strong><strong>Malle Vogelsang<\/strong><\/strong> \u2013 congratulations, and good luck in Oslo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to learn more about Birte\u2019s research and the latest findings from her project? Find out more here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/research\/vdws\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"229\">VDWS Transition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Forsker Grand Prix at Nord University 2026, our team member Birte Schuppe did exactly that \u2013 and did it impressively! In just four minutes, she showed us what fascinating creatures corals and sponges are, and how they actively shape their deep-sea environment as ecosystem engineers. 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