Lars Båstrup-Spohr Group - 

Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration

We study the distribution and composition of biological communities, from local to global scales. We combine analyses of datasets on biological communities and their environment with measurements of species traits from eco-physiological experiments to understand the assembly of, mainly, aquatic organisms.  

Many ecosystems are heavily degraded, and their restoration to a more natural state is urgently needed. We study the outcome of ecological restoration for biodiversity and for ecosystem functions such as carbon and nutrient cycling.