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Introduction to NATKOP

Natural History Museum of Kópavogur www.natkop.is finnur@natkop.is. Introduction to NATKOP. Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs. What we do.

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Introduction to NATKOP

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  1. Natural History Museum of Kópavogur www.natkop.is finnur@natkop.is Introduction to NATKOP Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs

  2. What we do • Our research area is freshwater ecology. Studies include nationwide lake surveys, monitoring of biological and physical-chemical factors, environmental assessments, and biological studies at the species and population levels. The museum cooperates with other research institutes in Iceland, the Nordic countries and Canada..

  3. Our main research projects • Ecological survey of Icelandic lakes (ESIL) • Implementation of Emerald Network (Natura 2000) – freshwaters • Ecological monitoring of Lake Thingvallavatn • Monitoring of crustaceans in lake Elliðavatn • Monitoring of Arctic charr in lake Þingvallavatn • Ecology of the tadpole-shrimp in Iceland • Environmental impact assessment of Hydroelectric power-plant at Kárahnjúkar

  4. The ESIL - project Associates: University of Iceland, Hólar Agricultural Collage and Institute of Freshwater Fishery Making database with standardized information. 72 lakes – Geology – Hydrology – Chemistry – Biology (vegetation, micro-invertebrates, fish, birds)

  5. Emerald Network – freshwaters • Cooperation with Icelandic Institute of Natural History • Conservation of flora and fauna and their natural habitats (Bern convention) • Nomination of conservation sites • Classification of sites mainly based on macrophyte communities and lake trophy

  6. 72 Sampled lakes.

  7. International Cooperation University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA Univ. of Lund Inst. of Limnol, Uppsala Queen´s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada NIVA, Osló Univ. of Oslo NERI, Silkeborg KUFL, Hillerød Nat. Hist. Mus. of FaroeIlands Próf. Jon P. Smol Dr. Tammy Karst

  8. International Cooperation European project named EURO-LIMPACS Aim of project is to estimate impacts of global changes on freshwater ecology in Europe. 37 institutions from 19 countries. Natural History Museum of Kópavogur, Mývatn Research Station and Univ. of Iceland Inst. of Biology. Funded by European Union (EU) Total amount 20 m. Euro. www.eurolimpacs.ucl.ac.uk/

  9. Thank you

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