Name
LMU Mesocosms
Legal name of organisation
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Organisation address
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Department Biologie II
Aquatic Ecology
Großhaderner Str. 2
82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Primary contact information (PI)
Prof. Herwig Stibor
Dr. Maria Stockenreiter
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Years of Mesocosm Experiments
2005 - present
Description of Facility
outdoor – pelagic/benthic – freshwater
8 concrete tanks, 3 temperature controlled basins, 10 smaller concrete tanks
Controlled Parameters
temperature, light, nutrients, species composition
Research Topics
plankton ecology, climate change scenarios, nutrients, stoichiomenty, biodiversity and community assembly
Facility location(s)
48.109151,11.45844
Primary interests
Specialist areas
Equipment
Casy Counter, Fluorometer, nutrient analyses, scopes, several labs for small scale experiments, multispectral PAM, 8-LED-based Algal Lab Analyzer, spectroradiometer, climate chamber.
Lodging
Source of Information
Photos of experiments/installations
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