Mesocosm platform
Main activity
Four rooms equipped with aquariums of varying sizes. The apparatus enables checks on the seawater parameters as required (temperature, salinity, acidity, dissolved CO2). Filtration and UV treatment.
Description
Category
Marine biology
Biological experiments and ecosystem studies
Biological resources
Aquaculture
Biological experiments and ecosystem studies
Biological resources
Aquaculture
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Scientific disciplines
Bioinformatics
Marine Ecology
Marine Ecology
Strategic areas of action
Environmental and coastal planning and development
Marine biological resources
Marine biological resources
Examples of work
Type of entity
Platform
Keywords
Acidification, Aquaculture, Experimentation
Related entities
Modification date: 09/04/2025 01:17:19
Experiments on marine fauna
Concerned publics
Companies
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Terms of access
Research collaboration access
Full service access
Full service access
Access url
http://www.stationmarinedeconcarneau.fr/en/research-teaching/services/mesocosms-platform-2383
Movable ?
yes
no
Description
Provision of and/or support for experiments. Spaces can be adapted to accommodate different types of tank. pH check.
The Concarneau Marine Station is the oldest station in the world still in activity. This centre dedicated to research on the marine environment, teaching, expertise, dissemination of knowledge and collections is among the 12 sites of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
Raising environmental awareness and saving the planet are at the heart of contemporary debate. The Muséum is fully committed to these issues, and plays a pivotal role through the variety of tasks it fulfils: pure and applied research, conserving and enhancing its collections, teaching, expertise and knowledge sharing.
The Muséum is a research centre which relies on laboratory experiments and expeditions across the world, a wide range of disciplines, exceptional collections and acknowledged expertise. It aims to share its knowledge through teaching and public education. The Muséum's clear objective is to make information about the natural world accessible to all and to inform as many people as possible of the need to protect our planet.
The Muséum is a research centre which relies on laboratory experiments and expeditions across the world, a wide range of disciplines, exceptional collections and acknowledged expertise. It aims to share its knowledge through teaching and public education. The Muséum's clear objective is to make information about the natural world accessible to all and to inform as many people as possible of the need to protect our planet.
Adress
Quai de la Croix
Address line 2
BP 225
Zip code/Postcode
29182
Town/city
CONCARNEAU
