MANTEL Pieces

Welcome to "MANTEL Pieces", A Series produced by twelve early stage researchers (ESR's) of the MANTEL-ITN (Management of Climatic Extreme Events in Lakes & Reservoirs for the Protection of Ecosystem Services) project.

The MANTEL ESR’s from across Europe have produced this set of educational videos on lakes for schools during the COVID-19 lockdown. The new videos, all in English, are aimed at 12-15-year old students.

Building on their research and using only the resources that they had in their houses and apartments during the lockdown, the MANTEL ITN postgraduates made short (5-6 minute) videos on lake physics, lake chemistry and lake biology in response to a changing climate.

To learn more about each researchers project

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Episode 1. Introduction to MANTEL Pieces - Eleanor Jennings

MANTEL-ITN coordinator Professor Eleanor Jennings (Dundalk Institute of Technology) gives an introduction to the MANTEL Pieces video series. To learn more about Eleanor https://www.mantel-itn.org/dundalk-institute-of-technology 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 2. Climate Change Impacts on Lakes - Ana Ayala

Ana Ayala (Uppsala University) introduces climate change and some of its possible effects on lake ecosystems. To learn more about Ana's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-5 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 3. Lake Stratification - Harriet Wilson

Harriet Wilson (Dundalk institute of Technology) helps you to understand lake physics and stratification, and effects of a changing climate, using water, oil and drinking chocolate. To learn more about Harriet's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-1 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 4. Bacteria in Lakes - Alexa Hoke

Alexa Hoke (Dundalk institute of Technology) tells us about the important role of bacteria in the food web of lakes. To learn more about Alexa's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-4 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 5. Farting Lakes - Truls Hannson

Truls Hansson (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.) has made a video on how the production of methane from lakes (‘farting’ lakes) might contribute to climate change. To learn more about Truls's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-6 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 6. Lake Metabolism - Hares Khan

Hares Khan (University of Barcelona) makes a complex idea – all about lake metabolism and respiration – clearer, using a simple experiment. To Learn more about Hares project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-2 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.

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Episode 7. Phytoplankton Responses to Windstilling in Lakes - Nasime Janatian

Nasime Janatian (Estonian University of Life Sciences) gives us an insight into the wonderful world of phytoplankton in lakes, and how this is affected by wind stilling. To learn more about Nasime's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-3 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 8. Lake Ecosystem Resilience - Michael Thayne

Michael Thayne (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.) explains how lakes can have a natural resilience that helps their ecosystems to recover from the effects of climate change and other human pressures To learn more about Michael's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-7 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 9. Dynamic Modelling of Lakes - Jorrit Mesman

Jorrit Mesman (University of Geneva) give a simple explanation of dynamic computer models and how they can help us study lakes. To learn more about Jorrit's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-8 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 10. Climate Change and Drinking Water Supply Services - Elias Munthali

Elias Munthali (Catalan Institute of Water Research) helps us understand how climate change might affect drinking water supplies from lakes and reservoirs. To learn more about Elias's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-9 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 11. Lake Restoration - Qing Zhan

Qing Zhan (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) explains how climate and other pressures affect the role of phytoplankton as ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’ in lakes, and how we use this information to restore lakes to a good state To learn more about Qing's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-10 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

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Episode 12. Communication of Lake Management - Maggie Armstrong

Maggie Armstrong (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) tells us about the ecosystems services provided by lakes and how this concept can be communicated to residents who use lakes. To learn more about Maggie's project https://www.mantel-itn.org/mantel-project-11 'This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722518. These videos reflect only the author's views, and the EU Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information they contain.'

MANTEL Pieces

Welcome to "MANTEL Pieces", A Series produced by twelve early stage researchers (ESR's) of the MANTEL-ITN (Management of Climatic Extreme Events in Lakes & Reservoirs for the Protection of Ecosystem Services) project.

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The MANTEL ESR’s from across Europe have produced this set of educational videos on lakes for schools during the COVID-19 lockdown. The new videos, all in English, are aimed at 12-15-year old students.

Building on their research and using only the resources that they had in their houses and apartments during the lockdown, the MANTEL ITN postgraduates made short (5-6 minute) videos on lake physics, lake chemistry and lake biology in response to a changing climate.

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To learn more about each researchers project

Episode 1. Introduction to MANTEL Pieces - Eleanor Jennings

Episode 2. Climate Change Impacts on Lakes - Ana Ayala

Episode 3. Lake Stratification - Harriet Wilson

Episode 4. Bacteria in Lakes - Alexa Hoke

Episode 5. Farting Lakes - Truls Hannson

Episode 6. Lake Metabolism - Hares Khan

Episode 7. Phytoplankton Responses to Windstilling in Lakes - Nasime Janatian

Episode 8. Lake Ecosystem Resilience - Michael Thayne

Episode 9. Dynamic Modelling of Lakes - Jorrit Mesman

Episode 10. Climate Change and Drinking Water Supply Services - Elias Munthali

Episode 11. Lake Restoration - Qing Zhan

Episode 12. Communication of Lake Management - Maggie Armstrong