Sudurnes Science and Learning Center - Iceland

Sudurnes Science and Learning Center focuses on bird studies, marine invertebrates, and seashore ecology. The Center cooperates with the Icelandic Marine Research Institute utilizing automated analyses of zooplankton (ZooImage) for taxonomic purposes. Other studies are mainly on aquaculture animals such as the European lobster, arctic char, and cod, where the Center carries out its own projects and/or participates in service programmes using the facilities at the Center. The main focus of The University of Iceland´s Research Centre in Sudurnes is on research and teaching in marine biology and ecotoxicology, emphasizing on postgraduate students. The Southwest Iceland Nature Research Centre collects and stores information and data regarding the nature in the southwest region of Iceland. The main focus has been on ecological research, mainly on bird ecology and benthic invertebrates. The Nature Research Centre takes part in monitoring breeding success in seabirds in Iceland as well as monitoring migratory waders that go through the Sudurnes region. Climatic data are available for the area at The Icelandic Meteorological Office since 1953.