Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Conservation biology

We study patterns and processes of biodiversity at genetic, species and habitat level and conservation strategies in order to contribute key knowledge to management of coastal areas and to avoid further biodiversity loss.

Current research include mapping and classification techniques of the sea-floor, design of marine protected areas, predicting extinction risks under climate change, exploration of ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss, and restoration of seagrass and cold-water corals. We also participate in the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative with the aim to describe the taxonomic diversity and to produce an Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna.