Name
MOBICOS - Mobile Aquatic Mesocosm
Legal name of organisation
Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung-UFZ
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Organisation address
Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung-UFZ
Brückstr. 3a
39114 Magdeburg
Primary contact information (PI)
Years of Mesocosm Experiments
Description of Facility
outdoor/mobile – pelagic/benthic – freshwater
mobile containers to be deployed in or at rivers, reservoirs and lakes; include different basins to experimentally explore the response of natural systems to environmental factors such as nutrients, humic substances, temperature, etc.
Controlled Parameters
temperature, nutrients, humic substances
Research Topics
ecological processes of pelagic/benthic organisms
Facility location(s)
52.1205333,11.627623699999958
Primary interests
Specialist areas
Equipment
Lodging
Source of Information
Photos of experiments/installations
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MOBICOS (Mobile Aquatic Mesocosms) are mobile experimental containers in or close to aquatic systems. Photo: Helge Norf/UFZ |
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In the MOBICOS-container scientists can experimentally comparare the growth of mussels (Corbicula fluminea) of the river Rhein und Elbe. Photo: Helge Norf/UFZ |
