Climate change effects on trophic structure and dynamics in saline and brackish water based on a space-for-time field sampling, controlled mesocosm experiments, paleoecology, remote sensing and modelling CLIM-SALTLAKES

TÜBİTAK Projesi, 2232 - Yurda Dönüş Araştırma Burs Programı, 2020 - 2023

Proje Türü: TÜBİTAK Projesi
Destek Programı: 2232 - Yurda Dönüş Araştırma Burs Programı
Başlama Tarihi: Şubat 2020
Bitiş Tarihi: Şubat 2023

Proje Özeti

In this project, we aim at providing novel understanding of the structure and functioning of different types of saline/brackish lake ecosystems and their response to key stressors (warming, abstraction and external nutrient loading). We will sample a large gradient of saline lakes in contrasting climate zones in South-Western Anatolia, Turkey and in Central Kazakhstan. We will establish the first advanced experimental mesocosm system for studying the climate change effects on saline lake ecosystems in the world. Two similar systems will be installed at METU Ankara Campus and at METU Marine Sciences Institute Campus in Mersin in order to cover two different climatic zones. Each facility will consist of 24 small lakes (mesocosms) equipped with high-frequency monitoring equipment..