General

After one year of intensive sampling and analyses, in May 2017, we organized a meeting of all team members and cooperation partners of Germany, Switzerland and Austria in Mondsee. During the meeting, first results and future plans were presented, discussed and finally this meeting was closed with an awesome barbecue at the Mondsee shore.  

Lake Zurich (Switzerland) is 136 m deep, has an area of 67 km² and is a major source of drinking water for the domestic population.

Lake Mondsee (Austria) is located between Fuschlsee, Irrsee and Attersee, is 68 m deep and has an area of ~14 km². The close vicinity to Salzburg (~30 km) makes this lake attractive for visits and recreation.

The Schindler-Patalas sampler is commonly used for limnological work and allows to sample specific depths. In principal, the upper and lower lid of the sampler are opened and after reaching the preferred depth a short upward movement closes both lids. After analyzing the samples, vertical depth gradients of organisms (ciliates, algae etc.) and of important limnochemical parameters, such as […]