300 West Shore Blvd.,
Put in Bay OH,
43456, USA
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The mesocosm Facility, which opened in summer 2022, enables researchers to mimic conditions found in Lake Erie while offering trade-offs between replicated, small-scale lab experiments and ecological realism. The Mesocosm Facility has 15 2,200-L tanks that can be filled with water from nearby Lake Erie, and the water can be filtered down to 1 µm, or the filters can be bypassed, allowing for the natural plankton community.
- The facility is open air and exposed to natural weather
- Flow rate
- Chillers to cool water or to minimize natural heating, but no heating
- Water chemistry can be altered
Phytoplankton dynamics, fisheries management, cyanobacterial bloom control
Lake Erie
Standard limnology instruments
Available on site
https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/research/facilities
