Projects
ongoing:
Alternative Antifouling Applications (A³)
concluded:
Experimental Coral Reproduction (ExCoRe)
Expeditions
Research Stay at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), October 2019 - February 2020
Peer-reviewed journals
Roepke LK, Brefeld D, Soltmann U, Randall CJ, Negri AP and Kunzmann A (2022) Applying behavioral studies to the ecotoxicology of corals: A case study on Acropora millepora. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:1002924. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1002924
Roepke, L. K., Brefeld, D., Soltmann, U., Randall, C. J., Negri, A. P., Kunzmann, A. (2022). Antifouling coatings can reduce algal growth while preserving coral settlement. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19997-6.
Hoog Antink, M.M., Röpke, L., Bartels, J., Soltmann, C., Kunzmann, A., Rezwan, K., Kroll, S. (2018). Porous ceramics with tailored pore size and morphology as substrates for coral larval settlement. Ceramics International 44(14), pp. 6561-16571. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.06.078.
Scientific Theses
Röpke, L. Investigations of coral reef restoration methods and impacts of environmental stressors on survival and growth of sexually propagated brain coral settlers in the Caribbean. 2015. MSc Thesis, Department Chemistry/Biology, University of Bremen.
Röpke, L. Riffkartierung entlang der Nordseite eines Transekts in der Bucht von Beau Vallon, Mahé, Seychellen. 2013. BSc Thesis, Department Biology/Psychology, Georg-August-University Göttingen.