Legal name of organisation (short name)
CER Mesocosms
Country
Hungary
Continent
Europe
Organisation address
Centre for Ecological Research
H-1113 Budapest, Karolina út 29.
Hungary
Infrastructure (short name)
CER Mesocosms
Infrastructure address
Coordinates / (routes, areas if non-static)
Facility location(s)
Description of the Infrastructure
Primary contact information (PI)
Years of Mesocosm Experiments
2019 to present
Description of Facility
Mobile outdoor facility, with 40 (300-litre each) + 96 mesocosms (220-litre each).
Heating is available on-site.
Possibility to carry out in situ experiments (within natural ponds or lakes).
Controlled Parameters
- Temperature
- nutrient level
- species composition
- connectivity
Research Topics
- Plankton and benthic biodiversity
- metacommunity ecology
- trophic relationships
- pond ecology
- Role of stressors: climate change, invasive species, habitat fragmentation
Primary interests
Specialist areas
Source of Information
Photos of experiments/installations
