Dorte Krause-Jensen

Dorte is a leading expert on the ecology, role and ecosystem services provided by marine vegetated ecosystems, particularly seagrass meadows and kelp forests. Key themes of her research include response of marine vegetation to global and local pressures, functional roles and ecosystem services of vegetated coastal ecosystems as carbon and nutrient sinks, carbon and nutrient cycling in the coastal zone, and indicators of ecosystem status and change. She has authored numerous reports that have informed legislation regulating water quality at national an EU levels.