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Introduction to NATKOP
Náttúrufræðistofa
Kópavogs
Natural History Museum of Kópavogur
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..
• 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
Our main research projects
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)
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
72 Sampled lakes.
International Cooperation
Queen´s UniversityKingston, Ontario, Canada
Próf. Jon P. Smol
Dr. Tammy Karst
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Nat. Hist. Mus. of Faroe Ilands
NERI, Silkeborg
KUFL, Hillerød
NIVA, Osló
Univ. of Oslo
Univ. of Lund
Inst. of Limnol, Uppsala
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/
Thank you