Disturbances in natural plankton communities and in the Planktotrons: setting up the experiment (2018)
Investigating Phytoplankton and Phytobenthos interactions: Sediment and tide in the Planktotrons (2017)
A Coastal Ocean Darkening experiment
The first experiment with a natural marine plankton community in 2016
Planktotronic sunrise:
An experiment with natural freshwater phytoplankton communities from Belgium in 2015:
Our first experiment in the PLANKTOTRONS started in November 2014:
Description of the Facility:
12 indoor mesocosms with 600 l volume (height 120 cm, diameter 80 cm) for marine or freshwater experiments and natural or artificial communities.
3 temperature zones: upper half, lower half, and bottom. Temperature range from 5-25°C for constant temperature (higher for heat wave simulations)
Light: LED-lights simulate daylight with different intensities
Build-in rotor prevents wall growth
Six ports at different levels of the water column for direct sampling
Planktotrons can be connected for metacommunity approaches
Sediment inclusion possible
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Dr. Maren Striebel
Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)
Schleusenstr. 1
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Germany
