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Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

Jackson Estuarine Laboratory (JEL) is located five miles from the Durham campus on the shores of Great Bay Estuary, one of the largest estuaries in northern New England. JEL features well-equipped facilities where scientists conduct field-based and experimental research on physical and biological components of coastal ecosystems. Research at JEL has advanced our understanding of coastal ecosystems, especially with regard to human influences and management, in New Hampshire, the Gulf of Maine region and the world. In a typical year, 25 projects are carried out by the scientists at JEL, with total external funding often exceeding $2 million. In 2015, The New Hampshire chapter of the Nature Conservancy named JEL its Restoration Parner of the Year!

JEL has eight resident faculty members from the departments of Biological Sciences, Natural Resources, and Earth Systems Science, along with several support staff, research associates, students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists. In addition, non-resident faculty and students from other UNH departments conduct research at JEL. A fleet of small research vessels is based at JEL, including five outboard powered boats ranging from a 12-foot skiff to a 22-foot center console. Facilities include a pier with a 2,000-pound crane and a floating dock with slip spaces for four boats. JEL has a full analytical laboratory to study water quality, and labs dedicated to sedimentology, animal physiology and behavior, shellfish/seafloor ecology, microbiology, phycology (study of benthic algae), tidal marsh ecology, and seagrass ecology. In addition, flowing estuarine water is provided to a wet lab, greenhouse, and outdoor facilities to support the study of estuarine plants and animals.

Submissions from 1976 1976

Nutrient distribution within the tidal rivers of the Great Bay Estuary System, P. Glibert

Seasonal growth and reproduction of estuarine fucoid algae in New England, Arthur C. Mathieson, John W. Shipman, John R. O'Shea, and Robert C. Hasevlat

An ecological study of Fucus spiralis L, Richard A. Neimeck and Arthur C. Mathieson

Nutrient and hydrographic data for the Great Bay Estuarine System and the adjacent open coast of New Hampshire-Maine, T. L. Norall and Arthur C. Mathieson

Sedimentological consequences of winter ice cover on a tidal flat environment, Great Bay, New Hampshire, D. R. Sasseville and Franz E. Anderson

Macroinfauna of northern New England marine sand. III. The ecology of Psammonyx nobilis (Stimpson), 1853 (Crustacea: Amphipoda), K. J. Scott and Robert A. Croker

SPORELING COALESCENCE IN CHONDRUS CRISPUS (RHODOPHYCEAE)1, Eleanor Tveter-Gallagherl and Arthur C. Mathieson

Submissions from 1975 1975

Environmental Requirements of Selected Estuarine Ciliated Protozoa, Arthur C. Borror

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy: A suggested approach to trace metal analysis in marine environments, Bruce A. Burgess, N. Dennis Chasteen, and Henri E. Gaudette

Investigations of New England marine algae VII: Seasonal occurrence and reproduction of marine algae near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Douglas C. Coleman and Arthur C. Mathieson

Macroinfauna of northern New England marine sand. II. Amphipod-dominated intertidal communities, Robert A. Croker, Richard P. Hager, and K. J. Scott

Physiological ecology of four Polysiphonia species (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales), Richard A. Fralick and Arthur C. Mathieson

OBSERVATIONS ON THE OCCURRENCE AND BIOLOGY OF THE AEOLID NUDIBRANCH CUTHONA-NANA IN NEW-ENGLAND WATERS, Larry G. Harris, L. W. Wright, and B. R. Rivest

Effects of Baled Solid Waste Disposal in the Marine Environment—A Descriptive Model, Theodore C. Loder

Seaweed Aquaculture, Arthur C. Mathieson

Ecological studies of economic red algae. v. growth and reproduction of natural and harvested populations of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse in New Hampshire, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard L. Burns

Ecological studies of economic red algae. v. growth and reproduction of natural and harvested populations of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse in New Hampshire, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard L. Burns

Seasonal Studies of Florida Sublittoral Marine Algae, Arthur C. Mathieson and Clinton J. Dawes

Results of the Tektite Program. Phycological studies during Tektite II at St. John, U.S. V.I., Arthur C. Mathieson, Richard A. Fralick, R. Burns, and W. Flashive

Photosynthetic studies of Chondrus crispus, Arthur C. Mathieson and Timothy L. Norall

Physiological studies of subtidal red algae, Arthur C. Mathieson and Timothy L. Norall

Carrageenan ecology of Chondrus crispus stackhouse, Arthur C. Mathieson and Eleanor Tveter-Gallagherl

Carrageenan ecology of Gigartina stellata (Stackhouse) Batters, Arthur C. Mathieson and Eleanor Tveter-Gallagherl

Seasonal occurrence and ecology of marine algae in a New Hampshire tidal rapid, Norman B. Reynolds and Arthur C. Mathieson

ZOSTERA MARINA L., ITS GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE GREAT BAY ESTUARY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Stanley A. Riggs Jr. and Richard A. Fralick

MODE Tides, Bernard Zetler, Walter Munk, Wendell Brown, Florence Dormer, and Harold Mofjeld

Submissions from 1974 1974

MODE Bottom Experiment, Wendell Brown, Walter Munk, Frank Snodgrass, Harold Mofjeld, and Bernard Zetler

INVESTIGATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND MARINE ALGAE VI: DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE ALGAE NEAR CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, Douglas C. Coleman and Arthur C. Mathieson

Ecological studies of Floridian Eucheuma (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). III. Seasonal variation of carrageenan, total carbohydrate, protein and lipid, Clinton J. Dawes, John M. Lawrence, Donald P. Cheney, and Arthur C. Mathieson

Ecological studies of Floridian Eucheuma (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). I. Seasonal growth and reproduction, Clinton J. Dawes, Arthur C. Mathieson, and Donald P. Cheney

Destruction of kelp populations by Lacuna vincta (Montagu), Richard A. Fralick, Kenneth W. Turgeon, and Arthur C. Mathieson

Recovery of Poliovirus from Turbid Estuarine Water on Microporous Filters by the Use of Celite, William F. Hill, Elmer W. Akin, William H. Benton, Charles J. Mayhew, and Theodore G. Metcalf

Physiology of hemolymph, gut fluid, and hepatopancrease of the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis (fréminville) in various neuroendocrine states, Linda H. Mantel, Dorothy E. Bliss, Stefanie W. Sheehan, and Edwin A. Martinez

Marine meiofauna of a New York City beach, with particular reference to tardigrada, Edwin A. Martinez

Ecological studies of Floridian Eucheuma (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). II. Photosynthesis and respiration, Arthur C. Mathieson and Clinton J. Dawes

Environmental Factors Influencing Isolation of Enteroviruses from Polluted Surface Waters, Theodore G. Metcalf, Craig Wallis, and Joseph L. Melnick

Environmental Factors Influencing Isolation of Enteroviruses from Polluted Surface Waters, Theodore G. Metcalf, Craig Wallis, and Joseph L. Melnick

Nutrient Studies of the Great Bay Estuary System, T. L. Norall and Arthur C. Mathieson

Psammonyx nobilis (Amphipoda: Lysianassidae), a New Host for Bothrimonus sturionis (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidae), K. John Scott and Wilbur L. Bullock

MODE:IGPP Measurements of Bottom Pressure and Temperature, Frank Snodgrass, Wendell Brown, and Walter Munk

Submissions from 1973 1973

Purification of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae toxin and its chemical and physiological properties, Maktoob Alam, Miyoshi Ikawa, John J. Sasner Jr., and Philip J. Sawyer

Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. Protozoa: Ciliophora, Arthur C. Borror

Tracheloraphis haloetes sp. n. (Ciliophora, Gymnostomatida): Description and a Key to Species of the Genus Tracheloraphis, Arthur C. Borror

Ecological studies of Codium fragile in New England, USA, Richard A. Fralick and Arthur C. Mathieson

Macroinfauna of northern New England marine sand. I. The biology of Mancocuma stellifera Zimmer, 1943 (Crustacea: Cumacea), W. T. Gnewuch and Robert A. Croker

An ecological survey of open ocean and estuarine microbial populations, E. R. Gonye Jr. and Galen E. Jones

Nudibranch Associations, Larry G. Harris

Capillaria cyprinodonticola sp. n. (Nematoda: Trichinellida) from the Livers of Cyprinodontiform Fishes of the Florida Keys, David G. Huffman and Willbur L. Bullock

An ecological survey of open ocean and estuarine microbial populations. I. The importance of trace metal ions to microorganisms in the sea, Galen E. Jones

Benthic algae and vascular plants of the lower Merrimack River and adjacent shoreline, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard A. Fralick

Ecology of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, Arthur C. Mathieson and J. S. Prince

Comparative studies on algal toxins, John J. Sasner

Effects of Egg Concentrations of DDT and Dieldrin on Development in Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), Roderick M. Smith and Charles F. Cole

Biological activity of a cell extract from the dinoflagellate,Amphidinium carteri, Frederick P. Thurberg

Size and sex ratio differences in Urosalpinx cinerea (Say) (Muricidae) from Great Bay, New Hampshire, Kenneth W. Turgeon and Richard A. Fralick

Submissions from 1972 1972

Isolation of Gymnodinium breve toxin from Florida red tide water, Maktoob Alam, John J. Sasner Jr., and Miyoshi Ikawa

Tidal marsh ciliates (Protozoa): morphology, ecology, systematics, Arthur C. Borror

Ecological studies of economic red algae. II. Culture studies of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse and Gigartina stellata (Stackhouse) batters, Richard L. Burns and Arthur C. Mathieson

Ecological studies of economic red algae. III. Growth and reproduction of natural and harvested populations of Gigartina stellata (Stackhouse) batters in New Hampshire, Richard L. Burns and Arthur C. Mathieson

Checklist with Habitat Notes, of Some Common Intertidal, Estuarine, and Nearshore Invertebrate Animals of New Hampshire and Southern Maine, Robert A. Croker

A new species of Pseudocodium (Chlorophyta, Siphonales) from the west coast of Florida, Clinton J. Dawes and Arthur C. Mathieson

Winter fragmentation of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot ssp. tomentosoides (van Goor) Silva (Chlorophyceae, Siphonales) in New England, Richard A. Fralick and Arthur C. Mathieson

Winter fragmentation of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot ssp. tomentosoides (van Goor) Silva (Chlorophyceae, Siphonales) in New England, Richard A. Fralick and Arthur C. Mathieson

Ecological studies of economic red algae. IV. Variations of carrageenan concentration and properties in Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, Stephen W. Fuller and Arthur C. Mathieson

Virus in Water. II. Evaluation of Membrane Cartridge Filters for Recovering Low Multiplicities of Poliovirus from Water, William F. Hill Jr., Elmer W. Akin, William H. Benton, and Theodore G. Metcalf

Investigations of New England marine algae V. The algal vegetation of the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary and the open coast near Hampton, New Hampshire, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard A. Fralick

AN ABNORMAL SPECIMEN OF LAMINARIA DIGITATA (L.) LAMOUROUX, Arthur C. Mathieson, Emery F. Swan, and Richard A. Fralick

An abnormal specimen of Laminaria digitata (L.) Lamouroux, Arthur C. Mathieson, Emery F. Swan, and Richard A. Fralick

Concentration of viruses from seawater, Theodore G. Metcalf, C. Wallis, and J. L. Melnick

Distribution and Abundance of an Isolated Population of Terebra Gouldi (Gastropoda: Terebridae) on a Hawaiian Subtidal Sand Flat, Bruce A. Miller and Robert A. Croker

Physiological and chemical studies on Gymnodinium breve davis toxin, John J. Sasner Jr., Miyoshi Ikawa, Frederick P. Thurberg, and Maktoob Alam

Submissions from 1971 1971

Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Estuarine Waters and Oysters of New Hampshire, Clara H. Bartley and L. W. Slanetz

A New Species of Melita (Amphipoda:Gammaridae) from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Robert A. Croker

A Remarkable New Amphipod Genus (Crustacea, Gammaridae) from Eniwetok Atoll Lagoon, Robert A. Croker

Ecological observations on a New England nudibranch-anemone association, Larry G. Harris

Nudibranch Associations as symbioses, Larry G. Harris

The fate of freshwater bacteria in the sea, Galen E. Jones

Virus in Water I. A Preliminary Study on a Flow-Through Gauze Sampler for Recovering Virus from Waters, O. C. Liu, D. A. Brashear, H. R. Seraichekas, J. A. Barnick, and Theodore G. Metcalf

Ecological studies of economic red algae. I. Photosynthesis and respiration of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse and Gigartina stellata (Stackhouse) Batters, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard L. Burns

Submissions from 1970 1970

Intertidal sand macrofauna from Long Island, New York, Robert A. Croker

Comparative biology of two coral-eating nudibranchs (Gastropoda) of the genus Phestilla Berch, 1874, Larry G. Harris

Studies on the biology of the aeolid nudibranch Phestilla melanobranchia Bergh, 1874, Larry G. Harris

INVESTIGATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND MARINE ALGAE III COMPOSITION, SEASONAL OCCURRENCE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERIODICITY OF THE MARINE RHODOPHYCEAE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Edward J. Hehre and Arthur C. Mathieson

The discovery of Halicystis ovalis (Lyngbye) Areschoug in New England, Arthur C. Mathieson and Richard L. Burns

The occurrence of human viruses and coliphage in marine waters and shellfish, Theodore G. Metcalf, J. M. Vaughn, and W. C. Stiles

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticide Residues in Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, from the Weweantic River Estuary, Massachusetts, Roderick M. Smith and Charles F. Cole

A preliminary checklist of the marine algae of Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, Richard A. Stone, Edward J. Hehre, Joan M. Conway, and Arthur C. Mathieson

Atlantic deep-sea calanoid Copepoda, Ellsworth H. Wheeler

Submissions from 1969 1969

Contributions to the marine algae of Newfoundland, Arthur C. Mathieson, Clinton J. Dawes, and Harold J. Humm

A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE BENTHONIC MARINE ALGAE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION, Arthur C. Mathieson and Stephen W. Fuller

Submissions from 1967 1967

Seaweed--A Growing Industry, Arthur C. Mathieson

Submissions from 1944 1944

A Biological Survey of Great Bay, New Hampshire: No.1 Physical and Biological Features of Great Bay and the Present Status of its Marine Resources, C. F. Jackson

Submissions from 1922 1922

Ecological features of Great Bay, New Hampshire, and a preliminary checklist of its fish, C. F. Jackson

Submissions from 1905 1905

Descriptions of macroscopic banding patterns in sectioned polished shells of Mercenaria mercenaria from southern New Jersey, Raymond E. Grizzle and R. A. Lutz

A comparison of seaweed mariculture programs-activities, Arthur C. Mathieson