Research infrastructure
Complex Hydrobiological Laboratory
The Complex Hydrobiological Laboratory (KHL) have been designed to enable comprehensive ecological assessments of surface waters. The laboratory’s activities include field sampling, taxonomic analyses, and advanced laboratory measurements and evaluations. The KHL specializes in the standardized […]
Laboratory for eco-epidemiology and cancer evolution
At the Csillebérc campus of the Institute of Evolution, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research (CER), a laboratory for eco-epidemiology and tumor evolution was established in 2024 and is now operating at full capacity. The laboratory is […]
CER Mesocosms
Mobile outdoor mesocosm facility of the CER IAE with a high number of replicates. 96 mesocosms of 200 liters and 40 mesocosms of 300 liters are available, with a heating system available at the Vácrátót Tízhold […]
Pilis Forestry Systems and Pilis Gap Experiments
Pilis Forestry Systems and Pilis Gap Experiments are two multi-taxon field experiments carried out in close cooperation between CER IEB and Pilis Parkerdő Forestry Ltd. The Pilis Forestry Systems Experiment compares the treatments of the shelterwood […]
Hungarian Pond Network
A spatially distributed mesocosm facility located across four sites in Hungary (Zánka: Gyógynövény-völgy, Fülöpháza: Kiskun LTER site, Vácrátót: ‘Tízhold’ part of the National Botanical Garden, Balmazújváros: Hortobágy Environmental Association). It was built following the design of […]
Instrumental analytical equipments
The instrumental analytical equipments are the following: Dual Channel Ion Chromatography Combustion Ion Chromatography Total organic carbon and nitrogen analyzer Microwave assisted digestion system Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer Ultra-high performance liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer system The […]
Kiskunság Oldfields Overseeding and Wildflower Fields Experiments
Two field experiments were established to manipulate permanent grassland productivity, establish wild flower fields, and biodiversity. In the Kiskunság Oldfields Overseeding Experiment (Parlag Felülvetés Kísérlet) we overseeded oldfields, abandoned c. 15 years ago, with a seed […]
Greenhouse experimental system
The greenhouse experimental system in Vácrátót is a 150 m2 plant growing space consisting of five greenhouses. The research infrastructure provides a high replicate capacity for germination and plant growing experiments under controlled conditions. It allows […]
Molecular Ecology Laboratory
The HUN-REN CER campus in Vácrátót has a recently installed, but now routinely operating, molecular biology laboratory, which is capable of processing, at the DNA level, biological samples collected in the field, in accordance with the […]
KISKUN LTER, Long-term Ecological Research Network
KISKUN-LTER is a research infrastructure with property, equipment and virtual parts. These include on the one hand Fejes Farmhouse research station at Fülöpháza, with its associated meteorological station and experimental area. On the other hand, there […]
ER HTV Database of Forest Reserve Programme
The ER HTV database of the Hungarian Forest Reserve Programme manages and helps to process data-flow services of the standard inventory data acquired from the permanent sampling plots (PSPs) of the Stand Dynamic and Forest Ecology […]
Plant ecology laboratory instrument system
Laboratory equipment system enabling plant autoecological and microbiological research, which is suitable for carrying out both phenotypic (morphological-anatomical) and genetic studies. Main tools: microtome, fluorescent microscope, DNA isolation and PCR equipment.
