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WORKSHOP ON POND CREATION
PONDS AS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS: WORKSHOP ON POND CREATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE Hands-on pond creation activities were carried out at the National Botanical Garden on April 9–10, 2025.
18/04/2025
Ponds as Nature-Based Solutions: Workshop on Pond Creation, Restoration, and Maintenance
Ponds as Nature-Based Solutions: Workshop on Pond Creation, Restoration, and Maintenance A workshop titled "Ponds as Nature-Based Solutions" was held on April 8, 2025, at the National Botanical...
18/04/2025
ASLO_2025
ODTÜ EKOSAM & Limnology Laboratory Represented at ASLO 2025 Conference The International ASLO 2025 Conference was held between March 26–31 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, bringing together...
18/04/2025
Dr. Umut Yıldız asks Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu about the growing salinization problem in lakes.
Last week, astrophysicist Dr. Umut Yıldız asked Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu, Head of EKOSAM and leader of the Limnology Laboratory, about the salinization problem in lakes. You can watch this brief...
17/12/2024
Investigation into Fish Deaths at Eymir Lake/DHA, CNN Türk News
In Eymir Lake, one of the most popular areas for nature lovers in the capital, the mortality rate of pike fish, which are protected from fishing, has increased. Dead pike found among the reeds washed...
30/09/2024
Alert at Eymir Lake! Investigation Launched into Fish Deaths/DHA, Milliyet Newspaper News
At Eymir Lake in Ankara, pike fish, which are under protection and prohibited from being fished, have begun to die due to pollution. Middle East Technical University (METU) has initiated a study to...
30/09/2024
Investigation into Fish Deaths at Eymir Lake in Ankara/DHA News, Hürriyet Newspaper
In Eymir Lake, one of the most popular areas for nature lovers in the capital, the mortality rate of pike fish, which are protected from fishing, has increased. Dead pike found among the reeds washed...
30/09/2024
A new roadmap has been prepared to address mass fish deaths in Eymir/AA news
A new roadmap has been prepared to address mass fish deaths in Eymir. METU Biological Sciences Department Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu stated, "We will sign a protocol with the Ministry...
30/09/2024
Basında ODTÜ, Eymir
METU EKOSAM Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu stated that sudden heat waves caused by global warming lead to the rapid growth of phytoplankton in the lake, which in turn lowers the oxygen...
30/09/2024
Prof. Meryem Beklioğlu Spoke to Anadolugazete.com.tr About Mogan Lake's Dredging-associated Nutrient Increase
Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu, head of the Ecosystem Implementation and Research Centre, recently spoke to Anadolugazete.com.tr about our 27-year long ecological monitoring program. During the interview...
01/08/2024
Water is scarce, correct usage is essential...
Water is scarce, correct usage is essential... The Chairperson of the Board at METU-Ecosystem Implementation and Research Center (EKOSAM), Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu, joined "Gün Ortası" on Haber...
20/07/2024
METU Research Park Opening Ceromony
METU Research Park Opening Ceromony, July 10, 2024 Vice President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz; Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil; President of...
11/07/2024
Collaboration Between DSİ 5th Regional Directorate and EKOSAM
Collaboration Between DSİ 5th Regional Directorate and EKOSAM: Eymir and Mogan Lakes Visited as Part of Monitoring Program In June, the DSİ 5th Regional Directorate and EKOSAM conducted a field study...
11/06/2024
6th TÜRSAY event
6th TÜRSAY event! On May 26, 2024, within the scope of the 6th TÜRSAY event, METU met with over a hundred nature lovers.
27/05/2024
SIL Vice President for Developing countries
 SIL Vice President for Developing countries: Prof.Meryem Beklioğlu METU Limnology team congratulate Prof. Meryem Beklioğlu, the head of our laboratory, on her new position as the SIL Vice...
14/05/2024
37th SIL congress
METU Limnology team joined 37th SIL Congress The Limnology team is at the international SIL Congress in Brazil, May 2024. Ciheli Amorim, Feride Avcı and Gültekin Yılmaz presented the results of the...
13/05/2024
Announcement from Professor Meryem Beklioğlu
    I am Professor Meryem Beklioğlu, and under my leadership, the Limnology Laboratory and Ecosystem Research and Implementation Centre (EKOSAM) at METU explore the ecological structure,...
05/02/2024
Congratulations to Dr. Gülce Yalçın
Congratulations to Dr. Gülce Yalçın After a long, challenging, yet immensely rewarding journey through her PhD, Dr. Gülce Yalçın has rightfully earned the title of Doctor. The Limnology Laboratory...
04/02/2024
25th Year of Lakes Mogan and Eymir
Post-Conference Announcement: Conference - the 25th Year of Lakes Mogan and Eymir Ecological Monitoring and Restoration Program We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the "...
03/02/2024
3rd PONDERFUL WORKSHOP
Post-Workshop Announcement: 3rd Ponderful Workshop On December 12, 2023, Ponderful's 3rd and last stakeholder workshop was held with the participation of guest professor Beat Oertli. Scenarios and...
03/02/2024
3rd AQUACOSM Symposium took place in Antalya, Türkiye
Post-Event Announcement: AQUACOSM Project Symposium in Antalya, Turkey We are delighted to share that the AQUACOSM Project Symposium, hosted by METU Limnology Laboratory in Antalya, Turkey, was a...
03/02/2024
METU Papers Video: "Freshwater Salinisation" - Meryem Beklioğlu & Erik Jeppesen
How does climate change make lakes disappear? In the new episode of METU Papers, you will discover the concept of "freshwater salinisation" through a research conducted by an international team...
23/10/2023
News Release: Fish Deaths in Eymir
Here is the news release by Prof. Meryem Beklioğlu on the recent fish deaths seen in Eymir Lake: Hürriyet news release   The news summarizes the findings 25 years of Lake Eymir ecological...
17/10/2023
Conference: Celebration of the 25th year of Lakes Mogan and Eymir Ecological Monitoring and Restoration Program
Within the frame of METU celebrations for the 100th year of Republic of Türkiye, we are organizing "Conference for the Celebration of the 25th year of Lakes Mogan and Eymir Ecological Monitoring and...
09/10/2023
Our Team is part of Wetzel's Limnology Book
We are very proud that both of our team leaders, Meryem Beklioğlu and Erik Jeppesen, contributed as authors to the  sections (i) Shallow Lakes and Ponds and (ii)Fish in the last edition of...
06/10/2023
DEADLINE EXTENDED: AQUACOSM Symposium
Dear participants, We have received valuable feedback from many of you expressing concerns about meeting the previous deadlines due to busy schedules and holiday commitments. To ensure that as many...
10/08/2023
ASLO 2023
Metu Limnology Team participated in ASLO 2023! METU Limnology team had 3 oral presentations ( by Dr.Korhan Özkan, Dilvin Yıldız, Dr.Sarah Hasnain) in "SS046 Mesocosm Based Experimental Studies to...
12/06/2023
3rd International Symposium on Aquatic Meocosm Based Research
Dear Colleagues, AQUACOSM-plus is organizing the 3rd International Symposium on Aquatic Mesocosm-Based Research (https://meetinghand.com/e/aquacosm/), to be held in Antalya, Türkiye from November 7...
12/06/2023
TA call for METU Mesocosm System-II is still open!!!
Understanding how salinization and warming impact shallow lake ecosystems through synchronized mesocosm experiments in Türkiye Access Start Date: Aug 27, 2023 Access End Date: Oct 29, 2023...
12/06/2023
PONDERFUL Exploring the importance of ponds
Why are ponds important? What threats do they face? And how can PONDERFUL help? These are some of the questions addressed in this animation video. Ponds have been largely overlooked but they are...
22/05/2023
2.PONDERFUL WORKSHOP
Ponderful is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Union under the call "SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials". The project aims to...
26/04/2023
TUBİTAK 2232 CLIM-SALTLAKES POJECT WORKSHOP COMPLETED AT MERSİN, TÜRKİYE
Within the scope of the project, "Climate change effects on trophic structure and dynamics in saline and brackish water based on a space-for-time field sampling, controlled mesocosm experiments,...
10/04/2023
Konya Kapalı Havzasında Yaşanan Kuraklık Sorununu Prof.Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu CNN'de açıklıyor
Ülkemizde özellkile Konya Kapalı Havzasında tarım amaçlı aşırı yer altı suyu tüketimi ve iklim değişikliğine bağlı azalan yağışlar sebebiyle Türkiye'de yaşanan kuraklık sorununu Prof.Dr. Meryem...
19/01/2023
Erik Jeppesen selected as the highly cited researcher
Our Erik is selected as the highly cited researcher by the Clarivate. These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for a field or fields and publication year in the Web of Science™....
14/12/2022
Our Team Participated in SIL 100!
International Society of Limnology performed SIL100 Conference  between 7-10 August 2022.    Members of Limnology Lab joined this great event with 10 oral presentations (see below)...
16/11/2022
Aquacosm-plus Fall School for Early Career Scientists took place in Romania
3rd AQUACOSM-plus General Assembly performed in Cluj, Romania in 17-21 Oct '22 and a week following that a fall school for Early Career Scientist (ECS) performed. ECS offered a unique training...
16/11/2022
Our Post-Doc Cihelio is awarded the best Life Sciences PhD Thesis in Brazil
A postdoc from METU Limnology Lab is awarded the best Life Sciences PhD Thesis in Brazil Cihelio Alves Amorim, a Postdoc at Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East...
16/11/2022
Post-DOC position in AQUACOSM-Plus Project
Post-doc position available on Phytoplankton community ecology in Saline lakes We are seeking a post-doc for 2 years, to start in September 2022. Applications are being accepted for EU- H2020,...
23/06/2022
Aquacosm-Plus TA application is open
If you are interested in the impact of salinity and heatwaves on shallow lakes, we are organizing a new mesocosm experiment at METU Mesocosm System II starting this August. The experiment will...
08/06/2022
CLIM-SALTLAKES Team visits 22 Lakes in 6 Basin for salinization
08/06/2022
Ponderful Field Season Started
08/06/2022
New publication: "Freshwater salinisation: a research agenda for a saltier world"
Members of our team published new research article identifying the main gaps of recent freshwater salinisation research. Here is the link of the article proposing a research agenda for future...
19/01/2022
AQUACOSM-plus Project as a Success Story
AQUACOSM-plus project is published as a Success Story by TÜBİTAK Horizon Europe: AQUACOSM-plus success story
11/10/2021
TRT interviews our AQUACOSM-Plus and CLIM-SALTLAKES Team Regarding the experiment
Turkish Radio Television (TRT) had an interview with our AQUACOSM-Plus and CLIM-SALTLAKES team at the METU Biology Mesocosm System regarding the project objectives. Here is the video of the...
04/10/2021
Salinization experiment started (CLİM-SALTLAKES project)
CLIM-SALTLAKES experiment started at the METU Biology Mesocosm System on 9th of September. Experiment aims to address the effect of climate change and salinization on biodiversity and lake...
13/09/2021
Our team was guest of Haberturk Teke Tek programme to discuss the extreme drought in Turkey
Our team leaders Prof. Meryem Beklioğlu and Prof. Erik Jeppesen discussed both local and global-scale water crisis at the recent "Teke Tek" programme hosted by Fatih altaylı on 22th August. During...
24/08/2021
AQUACOSM PROJECT 2021 EXPERIMENT is completed
AQUACOSM PROJECT 2021 EXPERIMENT focusing on "Determining the effects of high DOC and warming on the microbial and planktonic food web structure and efficiency" is completed. Here are the details of...
19/08/2021
Recent Cyanobacteria Bloom at Lake Eymir
Cyanobacteria bloom (Microcystis aeruginosa) has observed yesterday at Lake Eymir during the biweekly monitoring programme performed by METU EKOSAM. Prof Meryem Beklioğlu spoke to Anadolu Ajansı...
18/08/2021
Almost 40% of salty lakes were found to be dried:TUBİTAK 2232 CLIM-SALTLAKES project Konya and Burdur basin field surveys
The local field surveys of our TUBITAK 2232 project named CLIM-SALTLAKES where we investigate the impacts of climate change in salty and brakish waters are completed....
04/08/2021
PONDERFUL Launch
On June 10th, we are pleased to invite you to the launch of the new EU funded 'PONDERFUL' project which is the largest European research project so far tackling the conservation and ecology of ponds...
06/06/2021
New Publication from our team: Determinants of phytoplankton size structure in warm, shallow lakes
New publication from Erdoğan et al. focusing on phytoplankton size structure is published in Journal of Plankton Search. Several SEM models employed showed that both bottom-up and top-...
01/06/2021
Tür Say! Event at METU Campus
Ecosystem Implementation and Research Center (EKOSAM) and Nature Conservation Centre (DKM) organizing  3rd Tür Say! event at METU Campus with the support of EKOSAM Student Club. Tür Say!...
01/06/2021
Climate Change and Ecosystems Panel
"Climate Change and Ecosystems" discussion panel by ITU Climate Change Implementation and Research Center will take place virtually at 13:00 o'clock on 6th of May. Panel brings 4 climate change...
05/05/2021
Prof Meryem Beklioğlu at SIL News
International Society of Limnology News Vol.77 published a short story about Prof Meryem Beklioğlu as an SIL member:
06/02/2021
PONDERFUL Kickoff Meeting
Kick Off meeting of our PONDERFUL project performed online this week. We are all very inspired to start this European funded H2020  research project which aims to develop better methods for...
06/02/2021
Assistant Professorship in Ecology position in METU Biology Department
The Department of Biological Sciences is inviting applications for an Assistant Professor position in terrestrial ECOLOGY, primarily working on steppe or forest ecology. For more information, please...
29/12/2020
New Publication from our team: Phytoplankton Community Response to Nutrients, Temperatures, and a Heat Wave in Shallow Lakes: An Experimental Approach
Congrats to Nur Filiz et al. for their recent publication (December 2020) on the effects of nutrient, temperature and a heat wave on phytoplankton community structure. Mesocosm experiment performed...
29/12/2020
TUBA Awards from our TEAM
Congratulations to our member Dr. Korhan Ozkan for winning the 2020 TÜBA-GEBIP young scientist award and our affiliated faculty Prof Erik Jeppesen for the TUBA International Academy Award. TUBA...
25/12/2020
PhD position available on Ecosystem Processes and Services of Pondscapes
/ PhD position
We are seeking a PhD student (3 years duration), to start in January 2021. Applications are being accepted for EU- H2020, INFRIA funded AQUACOSM-plus Project together with an EU-H2020-funded...
19/08/2020
PhD position available on Ecology of Saline lakes
/ PhD position
 We are seeking a PhD student (3 years duration), to start in January 2021. Applications are being accepted for EU- H2020, INFRIA funded AQUACOSM-PLUS Project as well as a nationally funded (...
19/08/2020
NOBEL LAUREATE TO STUDY SALINIZATION IN TURKEY'S LAKES
/ News
Hürriyet Daily News - 18.07.2020
22/07/2020
Our Nature Ecology & Evolution paper reviewed in Nature News & Views
Our Nature Ecology & Evolution Paper on the impacts of multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems revieved by Peter R. Leavitt in Nature News and Views (Review link). The review is...
28/06/2020
Article in the Freshwater Blog about our 2020 Nature Paper
Together with Daniel Hering, lead author of our 2020  Nature Ecology & Evolution paper Sebastian Birk summarizes the major findings in the Freshwater Blog with an article named "...
28/06/2020
Our new paper, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Years of collaborative work of scientists from MARS project published in Nature Ecology & Evolution in June 2020 (open access pdf link: Birk et al. 2020). From METU Limnology Laboratory Team,...
22/06/2020

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