Bolmen Forskningsstation

General information

Legal name of organisation

Sweden Water Research AB

Country

Sweden

Continent

Europe

Organisation address

Sweden Water Research AB

Ideon Science Park Scheelevägen 15

SE-223 70 Lund

Primary contact information (PI)

Linda Parkefelt

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Years of Mesocosm Experiments

2017 - present

Description of Facility

Open access to national and international researchers.
Outdoor, freshwater, lake deployed in an adaptable jetfloat.
PE-film enclosures or 20 hardshell PE enclosures (ø = 0.9m, depth = 1.5m, volume = 700L).

Controlled Parameters

Research Topics

Advance general understanding in ecology. Topics: biodiversity-functioning-stability relationships, community ecology, food web interactions and benthic-pelagic dynamics. Possibility to combine experimental research with historical lake monitoring data from Lake Bolmen (e.g., phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, temperature measurements and others).

Facility location(s)

56.943190, 13.645610

Primary interests

Specialist areas

Equipment

Apogee SQ-500 (PAR), CTG Trilux fluorometer (chlorophyll-a, phycocyanin and turbidity) and Aanderaa 4531 optode (O2 and temperature) sensors fulltime deployed in each enclosure. CR1000 dataloggers and AM16/32B multiplexers. Possibility to develop Internet interface for collected data. One AP-2000 AquaRead Multiprobe (http://www.aquaread.com/portofolio/ap-2000/) and one Apogee MQ-500 (PAR) with handheld meters.

Lodging

Capacity in site (Bolmen Forskningsstation) up to 5-6 people with general facilities needed for accommodation.

Source of Information

Tänk H₂O: http://sydvatten.se/stipendiet-tank-h20/
SITES: http://www.fieldsites.se/en-GB

Photos of experiments/installations