Ines Lange

My research addresses questions about the response of coral reef ecosystems to natural and human-induced environmental variability. Synthesizing research on ecological and physiological responses of reef organisms to their environment and the importance of reef carbonate structures for habitat provision, coastal protection and sediment supply to low-lying islands, I am currently focussing on quantifying reef geo-ecological functions. In this sense I am evaluating the impacts of environmental change on the state and functioning of reef carbonate structures and the potential beneficial effects of active management interventions, such as reef restoration or rat eradication from islands.