Name
AWRI mesocosm facility
Legal name of organisation
Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Organisation address
740 West Shoreline Drive
Muskegon, Michigan
49441
USA
Primary contact information (PI)
Alan Steinman
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Years of Mesocosm Experiments
2004 - present
Description of Facility
- 12 fiberglass tanks at 1325 liters, including metal halide,
- timer-controlled lights, housed in a climate controlled room and connected to Muskegon Lake filtered water.
Controlled Parameters
- light
Research Topics
- predator-prey interaction
- microplastic impact
- sediment contaminant
- macrophyte-phytoplankton interaction
- fish behavior
- nutrient impacts
Facility location(s)
43.224194,-86.235809
Primary interests
- Invasive species
- eutrophication
- climate change
Specialist areas
Equipment
Lodging
not on site
Source of Information
Photos of experiments/installations
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