Aquatic Ecology Research Facility (AERF)
Address: Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability | 256 Cunningham Hall | Kent, OH 44242
Phone: 330-672-3613
Email: cblackwo@kent.edu | cenrs@kent.edu
Website: www.kent.edu/cenrs/herrick-aquatic-ecology-research-facility
Phone: 330-672-3613
Email: cblackwo@kent.edu | cenrs@kent.edu
Website: www.kent.edu/cenrs/herrick-aquatic-ecology-research-facility
Hours
By appointment
The AERF was built on the Kent Campus in 2001. It includes 10 independently flooded wetland basins (total area: 2,000 m.), a 1,000 m. stream pool habitat and ~2,000 m. of terrestrial habitat around the perimeter of the wetlands. The wetlands have been used since 2002 to conduct population and community-level experiments under natural environmental conditions.
Equipment, Features and Services
Equipment at the AERF includes a weather station (Davis Inc., Hayward, Calif.), a water chemistry data sonde (YSI, Yellow Springs, Ohio) in the stream pool, and water-level loggers (Global Water, Gold River, Calif.) in each basin. A chain-link fence, electric floodlights and a locked gate provide security for long-term experiments.
