Spring sampling in Sweden and Norway, scheduled for May/June 2021, was originally planned to be carried out by ECOPOND team from the University of Lodz, led by Karolina Bącela-Spychalska. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to revise these plans. Therefore, water samples in Norway were collected by members of the ECOPOND team from NINA, led by Annette Taugbøl, ECOPOND Principal Investigator on the Norwegian side.
A total of 12 ponds, both urban and rural, were sampled for water:
URBAN PONDS
Hovindammen | 59.920367 | 10.800095 |
Forskningsparken | 59.942947 | 10.718305 |
Nesvangen | 59.865705 | 10.503824 |
Tjernsrudtjernet | 59.921539 | 10.609578 |
Lindbeckdammen | 59.866724 | 10.801939 |
RURAL PONDS
Sognsvannputten | 59.9736279 | 10.746886 |
Fjellstadputten | 59.868050 | 10.867436 |
Vesletjernet | 59.9345475 | 10.9686618 |
Svartputten | 59.975570 | 10.847289 |
Karrusputten | 59.9781093 | 10.8300703 |
Holmenkollen | 59.965445 | 10.664835 |
Gjertrudsen | 59.8418232 | 10.3778278 |
However, it should be considered that the Holmenkollen pond cannot be clearly classified as rural.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) samples from these ponds were provided to Karolina Bącela-Spychalska's team at the University of Lodz for analysis as required in WP1 of the ECOPOND project.
Also, the SGS AS laboratory has carried out chemical analyses of water samples from the tested ponds. As for the chlorophyll A analysis, it will be completed by the J.S. Hamilton laboratory in Poland.
Photos of the sampling in the Oslo area can be viewed in our GALLERY.