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Anslria 



Universitaet Innsbruck, Limnologhche Station 

 Kiiehta't 



UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK, KUEHTAI LIMNOLOG- 

 ICAL STATION 



POSTAL address: Universitaetsstrasse 4, Innsbruck, 

 Oesterreich (Austria). 



location: Kuehtai. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Dr. Otto Steinboeck, 

 Direktor. 



YEAR founded: 1959. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on the 

 limnology of high mountain lakes, pools and brooks. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: High mountain 

 lakes, pools and brooks in large numbers. Station 

 located on shore of Vorderer Finstertalersee at 2,240 

 m. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors; living quarters in Kuehtai (one hour walk from 

 Station). 



major research facilities: Small library in Inns- 

 bruck, none at Kuehtai ; small aquarium tanks, several 

 natural ponds for experimental work; skilled shop 

 workman occasionally available; small boats. 



size of STAFF: No permanent staff. 



major CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Bottom fauna and sediment of Vorderer Finstertalersee 



(O. Steinboeck) 

 Physical, chemical and biological studies on a high 



mountain brook (O. Steinboeck) 

 Phytoplankton of high mountain lakes (Herbert 



Reisigl) 

 Limnology of high mountain lakes (Roland 



Pechlaner) 



LlMNOHH.I.SCni; SIMION. KUtHTAI 



BUNDESANSTALT FUER WASSERBIOLOGIE UND 

 ABWASSERFORSCHUNG 



Bnnctesafistalt juer W'asserbiolo^'ie unci Ahuas- 

 serforsih//M(^ 



FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER BIOLOGY AND 

 SEWAGE RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: Postfach 7, Kaisermuehlen 3^>/XXII, 

 Wien, Oesterreich. (Vienna, Austria) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Do2. Dr. R. Liepolt, Direktor. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Bundesministerium fuer Land- 

 und Forstwirtschaft ( Federal Ministry of Agriculture 

 and Forestry) 



YEAR founded: 1945. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on theo- 

 retical and applied limnology, sewage biology and 

 radiology of water. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Eutrophic and 



oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 

 library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium 

 tanks ; machine and joiner's shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Annual courses in sewage 

 and pollution problems of streams and rivers. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twelve at professional level; 19 tech- 

 nicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: W'itsser /iihl Ahuasser (regu- 

 larly published journal). 



BAHAMAS 



American Museum of Natural History, 

 Leriier Marine Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Bimini, Bahamas. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Robert Mathewson, Resident 



Director, 1211 duPont Building, Miami 32, Florida. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: American Museum of Natural 



History, New York 24, New York. 



