In late autumn, work at SITES station Grimsö mainly comprises of digitalization and compilation of data from the earlier peak season, and lab work to specify ticks sampled from voles etc. However, outdoor activities still run in autumn, one of which is the hazel grouse survey.
As part of the work to prevent and monitor forest damage, the government has invested money in a National Center for Forest Damage. The Center is a collaboration program, where SLU’s Skogsskadecentrum (Forest Damage Center) has participated in several projects in collaboration with other actors.
Sydvatten at Lake Bolmen, has joined with VA SYD Källby Water Workshop and NSVA RecoLab, on a collaborative Vinnova funded test bed to develop online drinking water quality monitoring. The Testbed project was presented during the National Drinking Water conference, 26 of October, in Malmö.
SITES AquaNet plans for a coordinated mesocosm experiment on the effect of run-off variability in five lakes next summer. A call for researchers and students to participate will open soon.
Only a few lakes remain to be investigated, with the most recent sediment sampling taking place at Lake Erken. Sediments along the four transects with GHG chambers were successfully collected in mid-September. At each GHG transect two sediment cores were collected, representing a shallow and deep depth within the transect. Most sediment was sampled with a gravity corer, however at shallow depths within the reed belts innovative sampling techniques were required.