Great Waters Research Consortium (GWRC) mesocosm facility

Name
Great Waters Research Consortium (GWRC) mesocosm facility
Legal name of organisation
Natural Resources Research Great Waters Research Institute (NRRI), University of Minnesota Duluth; Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI), University of Wisconsin Superior (joint project)
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Organisation address

Montreal Pier Rd,

Superior, WI 54880

USA

Primary contact information (PI)

Euan Reavie (NRRI)

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Years of Mesocosm Experiments
2016 - present
Description of Facility
  • 22 x 1m3, 40 x 20L
  • Closed system, recirculating
  • Indoor
  • Fluorescent lighting, timed
  • Duluth-Superior Harbor water source, filled simultaneously
  • Permitted for invasives
Controlled Parameters
  • Temperature
  • light
  • species added
Research Topics

Invasion dynamics

Facility location(s)
46.7109,-92.0484
Primary interests

Invasive species

Specialist areas
Equipment
Lodging

not on site

Photos of experiments/installations
Photo credits: Euan D. Reavie
Photo credits: Euan D. Reavie
Figure credits: Euan D. Reavie