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Experimental facilities
Experimental facilities

EMBRC provides access to state-of-the-art experimental facilities for environmental studies (mesocosms) and for commercial applications (aquaria and tanks). Dedicated wet and dry laboratories are available for sample processing and their analysis.

CCMAR

  • Over 500 m2 of aquaria with different capacities (from 50 L to 9 m3), supported by wet and dry laboratories and climate room

  • Ramalhete Marine Station – an aquaria infrastructure for marine organism maintenance and experimentation that enables tailored experimental setups in a wide range of conditions

  • CO2 mesocosm - a CO2 controlled aquaria system to simulate oceanic acidification scenarios

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CIIMAR

  • Bioterium - aquariums/mesocosms ranging from 5L to 600L capacity and two recirculation systems installed with a total volume of 2300L, enabling tailored experimental setups in a wide range of conditions (salt, brackish or freshwater, controlled temperature and photoperiod), supported by wet and dry laboratories and climate rooms

IMAR - UAC

  • OceanA-Lab: an in situ natural laboratory using a shallow-water hydrothermal vent field (40-m deep) located in the Faial-Pico channel off the Espalamaca headland. The laboratory consists of a platform of modular structures for long-term studies on the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on benthic communities, accessible through SCUBA diving

  • AquaLab and DeepSeaLab –tanks and aquaria for marine organism maintenance and experimentation that enable tailored experimental setups in a wide range of conditions

  • Temporary storage, treatment and preservation of biological samples (collection storage room, freezers, ultrafreezers)

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UC -ACOI

Climate controlled rooms

Access to laboratory and culture rooms with controlled temperature, light and photoperiod, climatic chambers and photobioreactors​

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Dry laboratories​

Optical, schlerochronological and analytical dry labs: microscopes/stereomicroscopes, analytical equipments, freezers, spectrophotometers, centrifuges​

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Wet laboratories​

General purpose wet laboratories to support aquaculture, ecotoxicology and ecological experiments, with controlled temperature and photoperiod​

Consult the EMBRC portfolio for detailed information on the EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES services provided by EMBRC-PORTUGAL

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