Research facilities
We have a lot of joint-use facilities and archival
data on
Research vessel “Hasu”
It is used for field researches in
Mesocosm
Experimental System (MES)
Twelve 2000L-tanks are used for mesocosm
experiments to examine ecological interactions between micro- and
macro-organisms in lake ecosystems. Air temperature, lihght
intensity and L:D length can be controlled.
Aquatron
Sixteen 70L-tanks are used for microcosm experiments to examine
microbial interaction and process in lake ecosystems. Water temperature, light
intensity, L:D length and nutrient supply can be controlled.
Experimental ponds
Eight artificial ponds with 8m width * 8m length * 1m depth can be
used for field experiments to examine ecological interactions between micro-
and macro-organisms or community dynamics of micro-organisms under semi-natural
condition.
Aquaria
More than 50 aquaria with 30cm width * 60cm length * 36cm height can
be used for laboratory experiments with macro-organisms. Air temperature can be
controlled.
Stable isotope mass spectrometers
Four machines, Delta-V, Delta-XP, Delta-S and MAT-252, is available
for stable isotope analysis of C, H, N and O of solid, liquid and gas samples.
DNA sequencer
TA new high-performance machine (ABI3130xl
with Gene Scan) is now available.
Archival specimens
Archival biological specimens can be used to reconstruct the past
ecosystem of