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Indoor Mesocosm Facility from the Plankton Ecology group @ICBM University at Oldenburg

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More details can be found here:
Gall et al. (2017). Planktotrons: A novel indoor mesocosm facility for aquatic biodiversity and food web research. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 15, 663-677. doi: 10.1002/lom3.10196

02.12.2024 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Temperature can be programmed from 3-30Β°C for constant temperature, higher for heat wave simulations

02.12.2024 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The experimental facility consists of 12 indoor mesocosms, so-called Planktotrons. They are custom-tailored units built of stainless steel, developed and established at the University of Oldenburg, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) in Wilhelmshaven.

02.12.2024 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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