Name
Iberian Pond Network (IPN)
Legal name of organisation
InBio/CIBIO, University of Évora
Country
Portugal, Spain
Continent
Europe
Organisation address
InBio/CIBIO, University of Évora, Largo dos
Colegiais, 7000 Évora, Portugal
Primary contact information (PI)
Prof. Miguel B. Araújo
Dr. Miguel Matias
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Years of Mesocosm Experiments
2014 to present
Description of Facility
outdoor – pelagic/benthic – freshwater
192 mesocosms deployed across six regions. The mesocosms consist of 1000-L tanks that mimic small ponds. In each location, there are 32 mesocosms installed ca. 3-5 meters apart.
Controlled Parameters
Water volume, temperature, chlorophyll, turbidity, pH, oxygen, methane.
Research Topics
Climate change, biogeography, biotic interactions, ecosystem functioning
Facility location(s)
41.1465479,-8.6156998;38.5685819,-7.9107097
Primary interests
Specialist areas
Equipment
Temperature loggers
Lodging
Source of Information
Photos of experiments/installations
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