Mesocosms. Their value as tools for managing the quality of aquatic environments
This document reviews the advantages of mesocosms for ecology and ecotoxicology studies, presents the needs and expectations of water managers concerning toxic micropollutants, and finally proposes a number of ideas on the use of mesocosms in meeting the challenges involved in ensuring the quality of aquatic environments.
Recap of the Ecotoxicology symposium (14-16 october 2009, Le Croisic, France) organised by Onema and INRA, in a partnership with Total and Ineris.
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Mesocosms: their value as tools for managing the quality of aquatic environments - n°7 | Meetings | October 2010
Mesocosms are artificial ecosystems used by researchers and industrial companies to study the long-term effects of chemical substances on the structure and operation of natural aquatic ecosystems. Could these experimental platforms be useful for managing the functioning of natural environments, notably for establishing environmental quality standards and developing monitoring tools? Are they sufficiently representative for use in setting regulations?
Les mésocosmes : des outils pour les gestionnaires de la qualité des milieux aquatiques ?
| Meetings recap
| March 2011
Cette synthèse rappelle les apports des mésocosmes en écologie et écotoxicologie, présente des besoins et attentes des gestionnaires face aux micropolluants toxiques et propose des pistes pour l’utilisation des mésocosmes pour relever quelques défis auxquels sont confrontés aujourd’hui les gestionnaires de la qualité des milieux aquatiques.
