Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience

Karsten Dahl is Senior Advisor and Section Leader (Marine Biodiversity and Experimental Ecology) at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Karsten has strong experience in marine monitoring and quality assessment, with a focus on structure and function of macro algae communities at stone reefs. Further research priorities include natural and anthropogenic regulation of hard bottom habitats, effects of eutrophication and physical disturbance and habitat coherence. Karsten acts as an advisor for the Ministry of Environment with regard to the EC-Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive with special emphasis on hard bottom habitats. Karsten was involved in various national and international projects including RevFisk, Blue Reef, BALANCE, GIG, BaltSeaPlan, and Baltadapt.

Cordula Göke is a GIS expert in the section for Applied Marine Ecology and Modelling at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Cordula is working with WebGIS development as well as GIS analysis and modelling, including the development of methods. Her focus in BALTSPACE is on the use of Marxan site selection tool in the context of MSP. Marxan was originally developed as a decision support tool to optimise networks of marine protected areas. Cordula has aplied the Marxan for offshore wind farm planning in the project BaltSeaPlan and wants to extend to more complex tasks and analyse the usefullness for the integration challenges of the planning process.

Marie Maar is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Marie is trained within biological oceanography with a strong research interest in benthic-pelagic coupling, trophodynamics, eutrophication, aquaculture and marine ecosystem functioning in coastal and open waters. Marie is using monitoring data and 3d modelling of the North Sea-Baltic Sea to evaluate the effects of anthropogenic activities and climate change on marine ecosystem dynamics. Marie participated in different national and EU projects including MABENE, OPEC, RECLAIM, MEECE and VECTORS.

Christian Mohn is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Christian has an academic background in physical oceanography with a strong research interest in bio-physical interactions and marine ecosystem functioning in coastal waters and the deep sea. Christian is using observational and modelling techniques to better understand the full spectrum of marine ecosystem dynamics, and to integrate ecosystem information into conservation and planning frameworks. Christian participated in different national and EU projects including SEFOS, OASIS, BaltSeaPlan, CoralFISH and MyOcean.

Prof. Bo Riemann is Professor in Marine Ecology and Management at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University. Bo has more than 30 years of experience in aquatic ecology, microbiology and ecotoxicology, with a focus on production, decomposition, modelling and management of marine ecosystems. Bo has coordinated various large-scale national and international cross-institutional research projects on aquatic ecology and marine ecosystem management. He has acted as Director of research department (Marine Ecology) at the former NERI (National Environmental Research Institute, 1996–2011) and as Head of Department of Bioscience (Aarhus University, 2011–2013). Bo is actively engaged as member and chairmen in various international marine research and strategy committees including the European Science Foundation and the STAP of the United Nations Environmental Programme.