Welcome to the University of Minnesota Mesocosm Facility

Over the last three years the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MAES-MDA) Plant Growth Facility has undergone major renovations. In addition to new greenhouse facilities, funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is being used to develop a state-of-the-art Mesocosm Facility to pursure whole-system ecophysiological and biophysical process studies. To learn more about the development of this facility and ongoing research projects please investigate the related links.