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Maria Bayerl completes her Erasmus+ traineeship at LOOP

After six months at IDAEA, Erasmus+ trainee Maria Bayerl returns to Munich, leaving her mark on LOOP!

ServiCO2’s greenhouse gas monitoring system moves into field testing

ServiCO2’s autonomous GHG flux monitoring system field tests in remote catchments, supporting its development for long-term terrestrial and aquatic monitoring.

End of Diatom Species Coexistence Experiment in Lake Llebreta

An experiment in Lake Llebreta explores how diversity and dispersal shape diatom coexistence and competition under contrasting environmental conditions.

Sequencing the Archaeal Diversity of Iberian Mountain Lakes in collaboration with CRG

CREAF and CRG researchers are sequencing archaea from 328 Iberian high-mountain lakes to reveal their hidden microbial diversity, complementing existing bacterial and eukaryotic datasets from the same samples.

Tracking Biofilm Succession and Microbial Species Interactions in Lake Llebreta

A new experiment in Lake Llebreta tracks microbial biofilm development and its links to environmental changes in a high-mountain lake.

New field installations for the DRYLAND project: shallow groundwater wells and lysimeters

The established network of wells and lysimeters in the Molières Valley will track shallow groundwater chemistry in peatland and mineral soils as part of the DRYLAND project.

RESEARCH

We integrate long-term monitoring, experimental approaches, and modelling to advance the understanding of high-mountain freshwater ecosystems.

OUTREACH

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DATA

We provide access to our long-term datasets from high-mountain freshwater ecosystems through our interactive visualization portal.