Biological Sciences

Resource Category Topic Type
Farming and Restoration in Great Bay Estuary
Dr. Bonnie Brown and her colleagues study the many factors impacting the health and growth of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in New Hampshire...
 Biological Sciences Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
The Importance of Cultivated Eastern Oysters in Great Bay
Dr. Ray Grizzle and his colleagues at the University of New Hampshire study the many ecological services offered by eastern oysters and how they can s...
 Biological Sciences Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Using Fish Physiology to Help Growers of Commercially Important Species
Optimizing culture conditions and strains is necessary to assure adequate growth and survival of fishes cultured for food and for stock restoration. T...
 Biological Sciences Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Using Lumpfish in Aquaculture Production
UNH has been working with the New England aquaculture industry (salmon farmers in Maine and steelhead trout farmers in NH) to promote the use of Lumpf...
 Biological Sciences Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Using oyster biosensors to improve aquaculture yield and food safety
Enhance NH Oyster Aquaculture: NHAES CREATE project deploys biosensors for real-time data on site choice, oyster health, boosting industry growth.
 Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station CREATE Project, Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Transitions in Bacterial Community Assembly During Permafrost Thaw
UNH scientists are identifying key ecological factors to better understand and predict the implications of the thawing Arctic.
 Biological Sciences, Funded Proposals, Natural Resources and the Environment, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Climate Science Resource
Bobcat Hair Cortisol Correlates with Land Use and Climate
The bobcat, New Hampshire’s state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, is under stress by hu...
 Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics Resource
Effect of Butyrate Compounds on Eimeria bovis Sporozoites
UNH COLSA scientists discover sodium butyrate prevents coccidiosis in cattle when added to animal feed.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Aquaculture research at COLSA
Aquaculture researchers at the UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture are investigating new and innovative methods of sustainable fishing, red...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Raptors Target Fixed Points in Aerial Prey Aggregations
New research from UNH shows hawks hunt by targeting a fixed point in a swarm rather than specific prey to increase the potential of successful capture...
 Biological Sciences, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Ecosystem Services Resource