Environmental perturbations to lakes and reservoirs occur largely in the form of episodic climatic events. These range from relatively short mixing events to storms and heat waves. A common characteristic is that their effect is generally longer lasting than the duration of the event itself.
MANTEL (Management of Climatic Extreme Events in Lakes & Reservoirs for the Protection of Ecosystem Services) will train a cohort of Early Stage Researchers to investigate the effects on water quality of the most extreme events, and of more subtle events of lower magnitude, while at the same time receiving training in state-of-the art technology, data analysis and modelling, and linking to the water management sector.
The workshop is the first training for the Early Stage Researchers. During the workshop Lisette de Senerpont Domis of NIOO will give a lecture on the lake ecosystem.
This workshop is for PhD students of the Mantel project. Other interested persons can contact Eleanor Jennings (Dundalk Institute of Technology).