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Ohio Sea Grant research focuses on critical issues facing Lake Erie, from harmful algal blooms and invasive species to climate change and economic development. Collaborations with a wide range of partners ensure that research is relevant and applicable to current problems and concerns, and a summer research program for undergraduate science majors ensures that the next generation of Lake Erie scientists is well prepared for anything the future may throw at them.
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various dried and pressed plant specimens
preserved adult and larval insect specimens
various fossils
various mussell valve specimens
preserved reptiles and amphibians
preserved adult and larval fish
preserved bird skins
The AlgaeTorch is a light handheld measuring instrument for the simultaneous detection of the chlorophyll-a of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) and the total chlorophyll-a content of all microalgae present in the water. The measurement of chlorophyll-a fluorescence can replace laboratory analysis.
Analytical balance with marble slab
Various size aqauria ranging in size from 10-55 gallons and (2) flow through tanks to run continuous lake water through tank
12 ft. flat-bottom aluminum boat. No motor.
12 ft. flat-bottom aluminum boat. No motor.
12 ft. flat-bottom aluminum boat. No motor.
12 ft. flat-bottom aluminum boat. No motor.
12 ft. flat-bottom aluminum boat. No motor.
Dell and Apple brand laptops an desktops, printers, cables, etc. Multiple brands of monitors and HDMI television monitors.
Environmental control rooms that provides stable temperature and/or humidity conditions. Polyeurethane panels and aluminum indoors.
Hand-held units used to take mutiple parameter measurements in the water
Multibeam echosounding sonar unit for visualizing deep (>70 t.) lake/river bottom habitat.
Standard 6x6 Ekman dredge and 9x9 Ponar Grab units used to sample to collect macroonvertebrates at the bottom of the lake
Smith-Root brand, boat-mounted fish electroshock unit for stunning and capturing fish in lakes and rivers. Comes with control unit, wires, and booms/probes.
Unit for inserting tags onto fish to mark them for population and movement studies, using mark-recapture techniques.
Camera for detecting thermal signatures of animals.
Trilogy Laboratory flourometer
Flow-through aquaria with lake water
VS-1 model flow cytometer and microscope for protein particle analysis and imaging.
The FluoroProbe III is a highly sensitive measuring instrument for the in vivo analysis of chlorophyll in real microalgae and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Individual profiles for the different algal classes are created during the measurement. The algal content is determined by evaluating the chlorophyll fluorescence in real time.
Freezer space of -20C and -80C
Beakers, graduated cylinders, and flasks of various sizes
Hold sheet beneath vegetation to collect insects knocked down when they fall from leaves
Inverted microscope
light and temp controlled incubation chambers
Net system to trawl for microplastics
Concrete buoy (4 total) used to station water quality sonde and/or meterological instruments in Lake Erie to collect ambient data
Traps for small fish (minnows)
Model 3850 EP Autoclave
Multiparameter Sonde with wi-fi access to measure water quality.
tagging system for small organisms
Machine used to analyze nutrients in water samples
Microscope with camera
Both hand deploy/retrieve and A-frame deploy/retrieve nets for collection of fish
PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) Sensor measures photosynthetic light levels in both air and water.
0.1 ul to 10 mL
Drying units & presses to prepare collected plants for preservation
Various digital projector systems and associated cables including HDMI.
radio tracking system
A plant/algae growth chamber that utilizes Light Emiting Diodes (LEDs) as a sole light source. Thus excellent spectral quality with high irradiance is provided for plant physiology applications.
Remotely operated vehicle for underwater video capture of lake bottom habitats, artificial structures, and water column organisms. Trekker and Phantom XTL units.
38 ft. steel hull boat called the BioLab.
42 foot aluminum hull boat called the "Gibraltar III" used for aquatic research on Lake Erie. Has an A- Frame for deployment of buoys, trawl nets and other research equipment.
28 foot long metal boat called the GS-3 used to conduct limnological and other aquatic research in Lake Erie.
R/V Erie Monitor is a 27ft vessel with a 250HP motor that is used for the collection of samples throughout western Lake Erie
Artifical habitat macroinvertebrate collection samplers
Various length seines ranging from 3 foot- 100 foot
Side-scan sonar instrumentation for mounting onto a boat and visualizing shallow (< 70 ft.) lake/river bottom habitat. Comes with a transducer and a visualization unit.
Multiparameter sonde to measure water quality (3 units).
Macroinvertebrate collection samplers
Nets to trap fish. Various length wings/leads (50'-150')
Underwater camera
Underwater system with PC adapter, 1.5 MHz.
Upright dissecting microscope
Dip nets, aerial nets and amphibian nets to collect macroinvertebrates, insects and amphibians
Nets to collect zooplankton and phytoplankton
Lab space available
Microcystin analysis on water samples
Nitrogen and phosphorus forms.
