Description
The main aim of the project is to exchange knowledge between the partners on the possibilities of using results of research on lakes’ history and contemporary environmental monitoring to plan sustainable development of the ecosystem using the example of lake Atna joint polish-norwegian research. The Polish partner and experts will present the possible uses of the paleoresearch to determine the level of changes of the lake in time. The Norwegian partner will present the knowledge on the methods of contemporary monitoring of the lake changes. We will jointly discuss the possibilities of using both types of information to plan the sustainable lake development. The aim will be achieved during seminars and exchange of knowledge by the electronic means of communication. The effect will be an article published in the international scientific journal, an educational presentation published on the project’s website. The key benefit will be the strengthening of the cooperation.
Summary of project results
The main aim of the project was to exchange knowledge between the partners on the possibilities of using results of research on lakes’ history and contemporary environmental monitoring to plan sustainable development of the ecosystem using the example of lake Atna joint Polish-Norwegian research. The Polish partner and experts presented the possible uses of the paleoresearch to determine the level of changes of the lake in time. The Norwegian partner presented the knowledge on the methods of contemporary monitoring of the lake changes. The institutions discussed the possibilities of using both types of information to plan sustainable lake development. The aim was achieved during seminars and by exchanging knowledge. All educational presentations were published on the project’s website. The key benefit of the project is strengthened cooperation. The project is based on the experiences from the previous collaboration, during which the samples of sediments of lake Atna, located in central Norway, were collected in order to trace its evolution over the past 1000 years. An analysis of the species composition of the organisms living in the lake was previously conducted; plant cover changes of the region, chemical analysis of the sediment, the sediments were dated. NINA helped indicate an appropriate lake for the study and to organize the field research. The most important outcomes of the project was exchange of knowledge between partners. Results were presented to the international scientific society worldwide during two international conferences.
Summary of bilateral results
The project partner specialize very much in monitoring of the lake environment and assessing influence of the human activity on the lake ecosystem. This subject is not new in Poland but Norway has much better developed monitoring system and Polish institution learned from their experience. Norwegian partner had extensive experience in the study of contemporary processes occurring in the Atna lake. Collaboration with Polish partner was a new look at the issues of sustainable development planning lakes, NINA was able to complete and send to review in the international scientific journal two articles.