Department of Marine Ecology
The Department of Marine Ecology has a multidisciplinary approach with experts within biological, chemical and physical oceanography and interactions between nutrient loading, physical processes, biological structure and nutrient cycling in estuarine ecosystems.

The Department represents an extensive scientific platform for international marine research and has active research programs at national and international levels. It is responsible for the National Marine Monitoring Programme as well as responsibilities as National contacts to the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), the Oslo-Paris Commission (OSPAR) and the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

The department has the scientific and administrative responsibility for the design of the National Marine Monitoring Programme, the technical guidelines, the national database, dissipation of information to the public and politicians and the future development of the program. These tasks have been a core activity in the department for more than 25 years.

There are presently 68 employees in the Department of Marine Ecology.The department are composed of research scientists, advisors, post-doctoral students, graduate students (Masters and PhD), technical staff and administrative staff.

Department of Freshwater Ecology
The department's most important research activities comprise investigations of biological, physical and chemical parameters in streams and riparian areas and the relationships between nutrient turnover and biological structure in freshwater and brackish lakes, including the development of methods for restoration of the environmental state. The department is responsible for the development of models describing nutrient runoff from agricultural areas and of stream and lake ecosystems.

The department is responsible for the management and reporting of the national databases on streams, lakes and catchment areas. The department plays a central role in the development of the national Area Information System (AIS), and in NERI's remote sensing and GIS activities.

Roskilde
NERI, Roskilde is situated in the beautiful danish countryside at the Roskilde Fjord just 6 km from the city of Roskilde as part of a larger research complex which also houses Risø National Laboratory. NERI can easily be accessed by public transportation either if you prefer to stay in the provincial City of Roskilde or in Copenhagen, the country capitol. 

NERI Roskilde Frederiksborgvej 399 DK-4000 Roskilde

NERI Silkeborg Vejlsøvej 25 DK-8600 Silkeborg