MESOAQUA offers a number of activities including Networking, Transnational Access to mesocosm facilites and Joint Research. MESOAQUA also serves as a Virtual Transnational Pelagic Mesocosm Center - a portal of information on mesocosm research in Europe and soon worldwide.

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New documentary on LAMP deployment in the Mediterranean Sea

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 14:33

Final LAMP test in the Cretan Sea

August-September 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

LAMP (Lite aquatic Automated Mesocosm Platform) is a new mobile platform which allows to realise mesocosm experiments all around the world to simulate global and locale changes and to study their effects on biodiversity and functioning of the pelagic food web. In August-September 2011 twenty two scientists from six countries participated in the LAMP final test in the beautiful bleu waters of the Cretan Sea.

This movie is the story of this adventure.

MESOAQUA International Symposium

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 13:45

Recent achievements and future directions in Aquatic Mesocosm Research

16-19 October, 2012 Crete, Greece

The aim of the Aquatic Mesocosm Research Symposium was to bring together scientists involved in experimental ecosystem research using aquatic mesocosms as the main tool, to discuss recent advances and achievements as well as potential research priorities and future common initiatives. In total, 77 scientists from 15 EU countries and 5 countries outside Europe participated to the Symposium. 44 oral presentations (including 5 keynote ones) were presented as well as 28 posters with a total of 260 authors.

The objectives of the Symposium were successfully achieved thanks also to a warm and friendly atmosphere which made all participants feel like being among friends and family.