MADMACS PROJECT
Mass development of aquatic macrophytes;
Causes and consequences of macrophyte removal for ecosystem structure,
function, and services
The project aims to determine the causes of mass development of water plants, and to study the direct and indirect consequences of their removal on ecosystem functions and services. The MadMacs project is funded through the 2017 call of the Water Challenges for a Changing World Joint Programme Initiative (Water JPI), with the national funders Research Council of Norway (297202/E10), German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (033WU005), the French National Research Agency (N° ANR-18-IC4W-0004-06), the South African Water Research Commision (K5/2951), and Fundação Araucária in Brazil (N° 186/2019).
CASE STUDIES
We will execute a set of “real-world experiments” in a harmonized design at six sites across five countries
(Norway, Germany, France, South Africa and Brazil).
JUNCUS BULBOSUS IN THE OTRA RIVER (NORWAY)
Mass development of the native macrophyte J. bulbosus is among the most serious environmental problems in rivers in southern Norway.
Otra River at Rysstad with Juncus bulbosus.
Photo: Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)