This facility offers opportunities for both laboratory and mesocosm experiments. Additionally, several wetlands are located on the property providing a great source of animals for our experiments.

Using a long-term mesocosm experiment, we have examined: 1) the relative importance of cascades that occur via changes in density versus traits (DMII versus TMII) and 2) the temporal dynamics in the ...

Mesocosm Ecology Mesocosm ecology The ponds in this courtyard each hold plants, invertebrates (such as snails and larval dragonflies), a few goldfish, and sometimes frogs. Each pond is an example of a ...

Mesocosm experiments are valuable because they can mimic the complexity of natural ecosystems, enabling us to unravel how these complex systems might respond to future environmental conditions.

We performed several analyses to investigate the dynamics of this food web. Figure 1: Description of the plankton community in the mesocosm experiment. a, Food-web structure of the mesocosm ...

"These more realistic mesocosm experiments help us to understand how coral reefs will change over time." ...

The term universe is no longer used to describe this type of set-up anymore. It has been abandoned for the terms mesocosm or microcosm (depending on the size of the experiment). A mesocosm can be ...

This mesocosm experiment started four years ago. The Minnesota-bog blocks rested at the Houghton-based facility, weathering Keweenaw winters and withstanding water-level manipulations by the ...

"With the modified seagoing experimental platform, KOSMOS, we are now able to conduct the first long-term mesocosm experiment in the natural environment", Ulf Riebesell points out.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) image: Erik Björn is injecting small amounts of isotopically enriched mercury into the sediments for the mesocosm experiment.

Best says that her mesocosm experiments are more sophisticated and realistic than lab studies, but less easy to control.