Story of an Eelgrass Scientist
Catching up with Dr. Anna Mikulis, Margaret A. Davidson Fellow 2020-2022 Six years ago, Dr. Anna Mikulis, then a masters student at UNH, started as the 2020-2022 Margaret. A. Davidson Fellow at the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Her aim was to...
Estuary Insights: An Inside Look at GBNERR Science
Research and Monitoring Highlights Each year, the Research Team conducts months of fieldwork. From May through October, staff, volunteers, interns, and partners collect hundreds of data points across the Reserve for multiple programs. For the first time, we’re excited...
Ellie Joins the Great Bay Research Team
Ellie will be participating in many of the ongoing research projects at GBNERR and will conduct an independent research project this summer.
Long-term Water Quality Monitoring Supports Science and the Community
How do scientists measure long-term ecosystem change? Continual monitoring of environmental conditions is critical to understanding how ecosystems respond to acute and chronic events, such as an abnormally rainy summer season (acute) or consistent increases in air and water temperature (chronic). Without long-term datasets, “important context to understand drivers of change and impacts of disturbance events would not be possible” state authors of a recently published article, Advancing Estuarine Science and Management Through Long-Term Research and Monitoring in the U.S. National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
A Recently Published Report Details the Relationship Between Weather, Water Quality, and Osprey Survival
If you were in New Hampshire during the summer of 2023, you likely remember the historic amounts of rainfall our community experienced, which exceeded over 21 inches from June to August. Have you ever wondered how that weather impacted the estuary or the wildlife that live here?
