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Sara Bergek, Head of Division
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, SLU
sara.bergek@slu.se, +46 10 478 41 14
SLU calculates and reports emissions and uptake from Sweden's Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF).
The Department of Aquatic Resources' activities cover the entire chain from data collection and analysis to research, advice and education. It gives us unique opportunities to develop know-how about how to use the resources in our seas and freshwater in a way that is sustainable in the long term.
The Department of Aquatic Resources at Drottningholm has great facilities for research such as ponds, tanks and aquariums. Do you want to perform experimental studies on fish or other aquatic organisms together with us? We have the infrastructure that enables research in aquatic environments.
The water in the eight ponds at Drottningholm comes from Lake Mälaren and has a water level that can be regulated. In these ponds researchers have studied fish behavior, effects of climate change and also conducted experiments to develop environmental analysis of the future. One of the eight ponds is 22 x 22 meters and seven ponds are 22 x 6 meters.
At Drottningholm there are also 20 outdoor tanks. At the moment, exciting experiments are underway in the tanks. We are investigating how we can reveal occurrences of pike by DNA analyzes of water samples. And one of our doctoral students recently studied the effects of climate change and brunification on plankton.
The Department of Aquatic Resources at Drottningholm also has about 20 glass aquariums with sampling facilities next door. Water temperature and lighting in the aquariums can be regulated.
Sara Bergek, Head of Division
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, SLU
sara.bergek@slu.se, +46 10 478 41 14
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Vice Head of Department: Joakim Hjelm, +46 10-478 40 64
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