Jennifer Jackson

Molecular Ecologist/Whale biologist

Biography

I am interested in the recovery of whale populations from whaling, how connected whale populations are across the oceans (i.e. what are the barriers to movement for such a long-ranging animal), and how the populations and their habitats have changed over the past century. I’m also interested in new methods of monitoring whale populations using very high resolution satellites, as populations recover in remote and difficult-to-survey regions such as the Southern Ocean. At BAS I am part of the Ecosystems program and also work closely with the Wildlife from Space group.

Background

I studied biochemistry and genetics at the University of Nottingham, followed by a PhD in evolutionary phylogenetics at the University of Oxford. I then did post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Auckland and at Oregon State University with Professor Scott Baker on evolutionary history and population genetics of cetaceans, and population dynamic modelling of the exploitation history of Southern Hemisphere baleen whales. I joined the British Antarctic Survey in 2010, studying the evolutionary genetics of polar invertebrates, also continuing work on the population genetics, evolutionary history and population dynamics of Southern Hemisphere whale species. In 2016, I moved into the BAS Ecosystems team, and whale research became the main theme of my job. Since 2017 I have led three seasons of research into the recovery of whales in the sub-Antarctic South Georgia marine ecosystem, with funding from EU BEST, DARWIN PLUS, South Georgia Heritage Trust, Friends of South Georgia Island and WWF UK (see Project page for more detail).

I have been a member of the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee since 2006. I began chairing the ‘Stock Definition’ working group in 2012, and chaired the ‘Southern Hemisphere’ sub-committee between 2015 and 2022, overseeing population assessments of Southern Hemisphere baleen whale recovery from exploitation.

Research interests

Population genetics, the use of rapidly evolving DNA markers to measure population sizes, migration rates and past demography and dynamics.

Population dynamic modelling to understand the population history of exploited whales- an integration of data on population trend, abundance, exploitation history with logistic models to look at past bottlenecks, pre-exploitation abundance and current recovery levels.

Evolutionary genetics, evolutionary rates and the use of fossils to calibrate evolutionary trees and describe the tempo and pattern of the evolutionary history of species.

Mark recapture models to estimate animal abundance and trend.

Use of remote sensing tools to study whale population biology.

Collaborations

Professor Scott Baker, Oregon State University, Oregon USA: population genetics of exploited whale populations.

Dr Emma Carroll, Auckland University: right whale exploitation and population recovery

Dr Tamsin O’Connell, University of Cambridge: whale feeding ecology

Dr Alexandre Zerbini, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle USA: population modelling of humpback whales, tracking of whale movements

Dr Caroline Weir, Falklands Conservation: population identity and foraging ecology of sei and southern right whales

Dr Amy Kennedy, Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Occeans, USA: tracking of whale movements and whale photo-ID.

Dr Will Goodall-Copestake, Scottish Association for Marine Sciences: DNA analysis of whale diet

Dr Angie Sremba, Oregon State University: population structuring and foraging ecology of blue whales

Dr Natalie Kelly, Australian Antarctic Division: Southern Ocean whale abundance analysis

Susannah Calderan, Scottish Association for Marine Science: Southern Ocean whale acoustic analysis

Russell Leaper, International Fund for Animal Welfare: Southern Ocean whale abundance

Dr Denise Risch, Scottish Association for Marine Science: Southern Ocean whale acoustic analysis

Dr Sarah Marley, Scotland’s Rural College: Southern Ocean whale acoustic analysis

Dr Joanna Kershaw, University of Aberdeen: hormone profiles of baleen whales

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Rand, Zoe R., Branch, Trevor A., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2024) High historical movement rates of Antarctic blue whales on Southern Ocean feeding grounds estimated from Discovery mark data. Endangered Species Research, 55 (). pp. 10.3354/esr01361

Kennedy, Amy S., Carroll, Emma L., Zerbini, Alexandre N., Baker, C. Scott, Bassoi, Manuela, Beretta, Nazarena A., Buss, Danielle L. , Calderan, Susannah, Cheeseman, Ted, Collins, Martin A. , Costa-Urrutia, Paula, Ensor, Paul, Groch, Karina, Leaper, Russell, Olson, Paula, Passadore, Cecilia, Riet-Sapriza, Federico G., Vermeulen, Els, Vilches, Florencia, Wood, Andrew G., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2024) Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science, 40 (). 19 pp. 10.1111/mms.13089

Biuw, M., Lindstrøm, U., Jackson, J.A. , Baines, M., Kelly, N., McCallum, G., Skaret, G., Krafft, B.A.. (2024) Estimated summer abundance and krill consumption of fin whales throughout the Scotia Sea during the 2018/2019 summer season. Scientific Reports, 14 (). 12 pp. 10.1038/s41598-024-57378-3

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Kennedy, Amy S., Bamford, Connor C.G. , Hart, Ian, Martin, Stephanie, MacDonald, Darryl, Moore, Michael M., Carroll, Emma L.. (2024) Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) return to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia, one century after the peak of whaling. Marine Mammal Science, 40 (). 9 pp. 10.1111/mms.13050

2023

Sremba, Angela L, Martin, Anthony R., Wilson, Peter, Cypriano-Souza, Ana Lúcia, Buss, Danielle L. , Hart, Tom, Engel, Marcia H., Bonatto, Sandro L., Rosenbaum, Howard, Collins, Tim, Olavarría, Carlos, Archer, Frederick I., Steel, Debbie, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Baker, C. Scott. (2023) Diversity of mitochondrial DNA in three species of great whales before and after modern whaling. Journal of Heredity, 114 (). 11 pp. 10.1093/jhered/esad048

Green, Katherine M. , Virdee, Mala K., Cubaynes, Hannah C. , Aviles-Rivero, Angelica I., Fretwell, Peter T. , Gray, Patrick C., Johnston, David W., Schönlieb, Carola-Bibiane, Torres, Leigh G., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2023) Gray whale detection in satellite imagery using deep learning. Remote Sensing for Ecology and Conservation, 9 (). 12 pp. 10.1002/rse2.352

Murphy, Eugene J. , Johnston, Nadine M. , Hofmann, Eileen E., Phillips, Richard A., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Constable, Andrew J.. (2023) The Southern Ocean Ecosystem Affects The Entire World. Frontiers for Young Minds, 11 (). 10 pp. 10.3389/frym.2023.1089779

Calderan, Susannah V., Dornan, Tracey , Fielding, Sophie , Irvine, Ryan, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Leaper, Russell, Liszka, Cecilia M. , Olson, Paula A., Collins, Martin A. . (2023) Observations of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) surface feeding on krill in austral winter at South Georgia. Marine Mammal Science, 39 (). 7 pp. 10.1111/mms.13025

Buss, Danielle L. , Atmore, Lane M., Zicos, Maria H., Goodall-Copestake, William P., Brace, Selina, Archer, Frederick I., Baker, C. Scott, Barnes, Ian, Carroll, Emma L., Hart, Tom, Kitchener, Andrew, Sabin, Richard, Sremba, Angela L., Weir, Caroline R., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2023) Historical Mitogenomic Diversity and Population Structuring of Southern Hemisphere Fin Whales. Genes, 14 (). 23 pp. 10.3390/genes14051038

Derville, Solène, Torres, Leigh G., Newsome, Seth D., Somes, Christopher J., Valenzuela, Luciano O., Vander Zanden, Hannah B., Baker, C. Scott, Bérubé, Martine, Busquets-Vass, Geraldine, Carlyon, Kris, Childerhouse, Simon J., Constantine, Rochelle, Dunshea, Glenn, Flores, Paulo A.C., Goldsworthy, Simon D., Graham, Brittany, Groch, Karina, Gröcke, Darren R., Harcourt, Robert, Hindell, Mark A., Hulva, Pavel, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Kennedy, Amy S., Lundquist, David, Mackay, Alice I., Neveceralova, Petra, Oliveira, Larissa, Ott, Paulo H., Palsbøll, Per J., Patenaude, Nathalie J., Rowntree, Victoria, Sironi, Mariano, Vermeuelen, Els, Watson, Mandy, Zerbini, Alexandre N., Carroll, Emma L.. (2023) Long-term stability in the circumpolar foraging range of a Southern Ocean predator between the eras of whaling and rapid climate change. PNAS, 120 (). pp. 10.1073/pnas.2214035120

Bamford, Connor , Kelly, Nat, Herr, Helena, Seyboth, Elisa, Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2023) The recovery of Antarctica’s giants – baleen whales. Antarctic Environments Portal [Marine], (). pp. 10.48361/edgj-pp83

2022

Viquerat, Sacha, Waluda, Claire M. , Kennedy, Amy S., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Hevia, Marta, Carroll, Emma L., Buss, Danielle L. , Burkhardt, Elke, Thain, Scott, Smith, Patrick, Secchi, Eduardo R., Santora, Jarrod A., Reiss, Christian, Lindstrøm, Ulf, Krafft, Bjørn A., Gittins, George, Dalla Rosa, Luciano, Biuw, Martin, Herr, Helena. (2022) Identifying seasonal distribution patterns of fin whales across the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula region using a novel approach combining habitat suitability models and ensemble learning methods. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 (). 19 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2022.1040512

Maturana, Claudia S., Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Diaz, Angie, González-Wevar, Claudio, Contador, Tamara, Convey, Peter , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Poulin, Elie. (2022) Survivors and colonizers: Contrasting biogeographic histories reconciled in the Antarctic freshwater copepod Boeckella poppei. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (). 15 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2022.1012852

Buss, Danielle L. , Hearne, Ella, Loy, Rebecca H.Y., Manica, Andrea, O'Connell, Tamasin C., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2022) Evidence of resource partitioning between fin and sei whales during the twentieth-century whaling period. Marine Biology, 169 (). 18 pp. 10.1007/s00227-022-04131-x

Baines, Mick, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Fielding, Sophie , Warwick-Evans, Vicky , Reichelt, Maren, Lacey, Claire, Pinder, Simon, Trathan, Phil . (2022) Ecological interactions between Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and baleen whales in the South Sandwich Islands region – Exploring predator-prey biomass ratios. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 189 (). 15 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103867

Bamford, Connor C.G. , Jackson, J.A. , Kennedy, A.K., Trathan, P.N. , Staniland, I.J., Androlio, A., Bedriñana-Romano, L., Carroll, E.C., Martin, S., Zerbini, A.N.. (2022) Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198 (). 16 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074

Dunn, Michael J. , Adlard, Stacey, Lynnes, Amanda S., Fox, Derren, Morley, Tim I., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2022) Long-term population size and trends of South Georgia Shags (Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus) at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands and Bird Island, South Georgia. Polar Biology, 45 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-021-02978-2

2021

Marcondes, M.C.C., Cheeseman, T., Jackson, J.A. , Friedlaender, A.S., Pallin, L., Olio, M., Wedekin, L.L., Daura-Jorge, F.G., Cardoso, J., Santos, J.D.F., Fortes, R.C., Araújo, M.F., Bassoi, M., Beaver, V., Bombosch, A., Clark, C.W., Denkinger, J., Boyle, A., Rasmussen, K., Savenko, O., Avila, I.C., Palacios, D.M., Kennedy, A.S., Sousa-Lima, R.S.. (2021) The Southern Ocean Exchange: Porous boundaries between humpback whale breeding populations in southern polar waters. Scientific Reports, 11 (). 12 pp. 10.1038/s41598-021-02612-5

Maturana, Claudia S., Rosenfeld, Sebastián, Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Segovia, Nicolás I., González-Wevar, Claudio A., Díaz, Angie, Naretto, Javier, Duggan, Ian C., Hogg, Ian D., Poulin, Elie, Convey, Peter , Jackson, Jennifer . (2021) Historical biogeography of the Gondwanan freshwater genus Boeckella (Crustacea): Timing and modes of speciation in the Southern Hemisphere. Diversity and Distributions, 27 (). pp. 10.1111/ddi.13405

Clarke, Penny J. , Cubaynes, Hannah C. , Stockin, Karen A., Olavarría, Carlos, de Vos, Asha, Fretwell, Peter T. , Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2021) Cetacean strandings from space: Challenges and opportunities of very high resolution satellites for the remote monitoring of cetacean mass strandings. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 (). 18 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2021.650735

Baines, Mick, Kelly, Natalie, Reichelt, Maren, Lacey, Claire, Pinder, Simon, Fielding, Sophie , Murphy, Eugene , Trathan, Phil , Biuw, Martin, Lindstrøm, Ulf, Krafft, Bjørn A., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2021) Population abundance of recovering humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and other baleen whales in the Scotia Arc, South Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 676 (). 18 pp. 10.3354/meps13849

Lampert, S., Ingle, R.A., Jackson, J.A. , Gopal, K., Plön, S.. (2021) Low mitochondrial genetic diversity in the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin Sousa plumbea in South African waters. Endangered Species Research, 46 (). 13 pp. 10.3354/esr01147

Murphy, Eugene J. , Johnston, Nadine M. , Hofmann, Eileen E., Phillips, Richard A., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Constable, Andrew J., Henley, Sian F., Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Trebilco, Rowan, Cavanagh, Rachel D. , Tarling, Geraint A. , Saunders, Ryan A. , Barnes, David K.A. , Costa, Daniel P., Corney, Stuart P., Fraser, Ceridwen I., Höfer, Juan, Hughes, Kevin A. , Sands, Chester J. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Trathan, Philip N. , Xavier, José C.. (2021) Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (). 29 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2021.624451

Grant, Susie M. , Waller, Cath L., Morley, Simon A. , Barnes, David K.A. , Brasier, Madeleine J., Double, Mike C., Griffiths, Huw J. , Hughes, Kevin A. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Waluda, Claire M. , Constable, Andrew J.. (2021) Local drivers of change in Southern Ocean ecosystems: Human activities and policy implications. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (). 26 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2021.624518

Calderan, Susannah V., Leaper, Russell C., Miller, Brian S., Andriolo, Artur, Buss, Danielle L. , Carroll, Emma L., Kennedy, Amy S., Stepien, Emilie N., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2021) Southern right whale vocalizations on foraging grounds in South Georgia. JASA Express Letters, 1 (). 9 pp. 10.1121/10.0005433

Bamford, Connor C.G. , Warwick-Evans, Victoria , Staniland, Iain J. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Trathan, Philip N. . (2021) Wintertime overlaps between female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and the krill fishery at South Georgia, South Atlantic. PLoS ONE, 16 (). 20 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0248071

Vighi, Morgana, Borrell, Asuncion, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Carroll, Emma L., Pennino, Maria Grazia, Aguilar, Alex. (2021) The missing whales: Relevance of “struck and lost” rates for the impact assessment of historical whaling in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78 (). 11 pp. 10.1093/icesjms/fsaa205

2020

Calderan, Susannah V., Black, Andy, Branch, Trevor A., Collins, Martin A. , Kelly, Natalie, Leaper, Russell, Lurock, Sarah, Miller, Brian S., Moore, Michael, Olson, Paula A., Širović, Ana, Wood, Andrew G., Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2020) South Georgia blue whales five decades after the end of whaling. Endangered Species Research, 43 (). 15 pp. 10.3354/esr01077

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Kennedy, Amy, Moore, Michael, Andriolo, Artur, Bamford, Connor , Calderan, Susannah, Cheeseman, Ted, Gittins, George, Groch, Karina, Kelly, Natalie, Leaper, Russell, Leslie, Matthew S., Lurcock, Sarah, Millar, Brian S., Richardson, Jessica, Rowntree, Vicky, Smith, Patrick, Stepien, Emillie, Stowasser, Gabriele , Trathan, Phil , Vermeulen, Els, Zerbini, Alexandre N., Carroll, Emma L.. (2020) Have whales returned to a historical hotspot of industrial whaling? The pattern of southern right whale Eubalaena australis recovery at South Georgia. Endangered Species Research, 43 (). 17 pp. 10.3354/esr01072

Bestley, Sophie, Ropert-Coudert, Yan, Nash, Susan Bengtson, Brooks, Cassandra M., Cotté, Cédric, Dewar, Meagan, Friedlaender, Ari S., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Labrousse, Sara, Lowther, Andrew D., McMahon, Clive R., Phillips, Richard A., Pistorius, Pierre, Puskic, Peter S., Reis, Ana Olivia de A., Reisinger, Ryan R., Santos, Mercedes, Tarszisz, Esther, Tixier, Paul, Trathan, Phil N. , Wege, Mia, Wienecke, Barbara. (2020) Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (). 39 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2020.566936

Maturana, Claudia S., Segovia, Nicolás I., González-Wevar, Claudio A., Díaz, Angie, Rosenfeld, Sebastián, Poulin, Elie, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Convey, Peter . (2020) Evidence of strong small-scale population structure in the Antarctic freshwater copepod Boeckella poppei in lakes on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Limnology and Oceanography, 65 (). pp. 10.1002/lno.11435

Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Convey, Peter , Wyber, Rhys, Robinson, Sharon A., Dowton, Mark, van de Vijver, Bart, Linse, Katrin , Griffiths, Howard, Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2020) Latitudinal biogeographic structuring in the globally distributed moss Ceratodon purpureus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 (). 14 pp. 10.3389/fpls.2020.502359

Bamford, C.C.G. , Kelly, N., Dalla Rosa, L., Cade, D.E., Fretwell, P.T. , Trathan, P.N. , Cubaynes, H.C. , Mesquita, A.F.C., Gerrish, L. , Friedlaender, A.S., Jackson, J.A. . (2020) A comparison of baleen whale density estimates derived from overlapping satellite imagery and a shipborne survey. Scientific Reports, 10 (). 12 pp. 10.1038/s41598-020-69887-y

Carroll, Emma L., Ott, Paulo H., McMillan, Louise F., Galletti Vernazzani, Bárbara, Neveceralova, Petra, Vermeulen, Els, Gaggiotti, Oscar E., Andriolo, Artur, Baker, C. Scott, Bamford, Connor , Best, Peter, Cabrera, Elsa, Calderan, Susannah, Chirife, Andrea, Fewster, Rachel M., Flores, Paulo A.C., Frasier, Timothy, Freitas, Thales R.O., Groch, Karina, Hulva, Pavel, Kennedy, Amy, Leaper, Russell, Leslie, Matthew S., Moore, Michael, Oliveira, Larissa, Seger, Jon, Valenzuela, Luciano O., Stepien, Emilie N., Zerbini, Alexandre, Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2020) Genetic diversity and connectivity of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) found in the Brazil and Chile-Peru wintering grounds and the South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) feeding ground. Journal of Heredity, 111 (). pp. 10.1093/jhered/esaa010

Charlton, C., Vermeulen, E., Carroll, E.L., Butterworth, D., Cooke, J., Ross-Gillespie, A., Brandao, A., Groch, K., Leaper, R., Rayment, W., Rowntree, V., Sironi, M., Vandenberg, G., Watson, M., Double, M., Jackson, J. . (2020) Progress Report on the intersessional working group Multi-ocean assessment of southern right whale demographic parameters and links to environmental correlates, June 2019 to May 2020. , International Whaling Commission, 5 pp. (RESOURCE ID 17421, DOCUMENT NUMBER SC/68B/SH/15 Rev1.)

Cubaynes, Hannah C. , Rees, W. Gareth, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Moore, Michael, Sformo, Todd L., McLellan, William A., Niemeyer, Misty E., George, John C., van der Hoop, Julie, Forcada, Jaume , Trathan, Phil , Fretwell, Peter T. . (2020) Spectral reflectance of whale skin above the sea surface: a proposed measurement protocol. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, (). 13 pp. 10.1002/rse2.155

2019

Fretwell, Peter T. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Ulloa Encina, Mauricio J., Häussermann, Vreni, Perez Alvarez, Maria J., Olavarría, Carlos, Gutstein, Carolina S.. (2019) Using remote sensing to detect whale strandings in remote areas: the case of sei whales mass mortality in Chilean Patagonia. PLoS ONE, 14 (). pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0222498

Zerbini, Alexandre N., Adams, Grant, Best, John, Clapham, Phillip J., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Punt, Andre E.. (2019) Assessing the recovery of an Antarctic predator from historical exploitation. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (). pp. 10.1098/rsos.190368

Cubaynes, Hannah , Fretwell, Peter , Bamford, Connor , Gerrish, Laura , Jackson, Jennifer . (2019) Whales from space: Four mysticete species described using new VHR satellite imagery. Marine Mammal Science, 35 (). pp. 10.1111/mms.12544

Dunn, Michael J. , Forcada, Jaume , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Waluda, Claire M. , Nichol, Camilla, Trathan, Philip N. . (2019) A long-term study of gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) population trends at a major Antarctic tourist site, Goudier Island, Port Lockroy. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28 (). pp. 10.1007/s10531-018-1635-6

2018

Horswill, Catharine , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Medeiros, R., Nowell, R.W., Trathan, Phil N. , O'Connell, T.C.. (2018) Minimising the limitations of using dietary analysis to assess foodweb changes by combining multiple techniques. Ecological Indicators, 94 (). pp. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.035

Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Stech, Michael, Griffiths, Howard, Linse, Katrin , Convey, Peter . (2018) Molecular data suggest long-term in situ Antarctic persistence within Antarctica’s most speciose plant genus, Schistidium. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (). pp. 10.3389/fevo.2018.00077

Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Bracegirdle, Thomas J. , Griffiths, Howard, Linse, Katrin , Convey, Peter . (2018) Low genetic variation between South American and Antarctic populations of the bank-forming moss Chorisodontium aciphyllum (Dicranaceae). Polar Biology, 41 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-017-2221-1

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Carroll, Emma L., Kennedy, Amy, Leaper, Russell, Calderan, Susannah, Leslie, Matthew S., Arturo, Andriolo, Stepien, Emilie, Zerbini, Alexandre N., Miller, Brian S., Kelly, Natalie, Stowasser, Gabriele , Cheeseman, Ted, Moore, Michael. (2018) Sighting and acoustic records of right whales collected in South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) waters January-February 2018. Cambridge, International Whaling Commission, 12 pp. (Technical Report.) 10.13140/RG.2.2.33700.17285

Waples, Robin S., Hoelzel, A. Rus, Gaggiotti, Oscar, Tiedermann, Ralph, Palsbøll, Per J., Cipriano, Frank, Jackson, Jennifer , Bickham, John W., Lang, Aimée R.. (2018) Guidelines for genetic data analysis. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 18 (). pp.

2017

Cavanagh, Rachel D. , Murphy, Eugene J. , Bracegirdle, Thomas J. , Turner, John , Knowland, Cheryl A., Corney, Stuart P., Smith, Walker O., Waluda, Claire M. , Johnston, Nadine M. , Bellerby, Richard G.J., Constable, Andrew J., Costa, Daniel p., Hofmann, Eileen E., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Staniland, Iain J. , Wolf-Gladrow, Dieter, Xavier, Jose C. . (2017) A synergistic approach for evaluating climate model output for ecological applications. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 (). pp. 10.3389/fmars.2017.00308

Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Hyvonen, Jaakko, Koskinen, Satu, Linse, Katrin , Griffiths, Howard, Convey, Peter . (2017) Global biogeographic patterns in bipolar moss species. Royal Society Open Science, 4 (). 13 pp. 10.1098/rsos.170147

Galletti Vernazzani, Barbara, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Cabrera, Elsa, Carlson, Carole A., Brownell, Jr., Robert L.. (2017) Estimates of abundance and trend on a Blue Whale feeding ground off Isla de Chiloé, Chile. PLOS One, 12 (). 16 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0168646

2016

Dunn, Michael J. , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Adlard, Stacey, Lynnes, Amanda S., Briggs, Dirk R., Fox, Derren, Waluda, Claire M. . (2016) Population size and decadal trends of three penguin species nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. PLOS One, 11 (). 15 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0164025

Dunn, Michael , Jackson, Jennifer , Adlard, Stacey, Phillips, Richard. (2016) Population size and trends of southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology, 39 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-015-1855-0

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Carroll, Emma L., Smith, Tim D., Zerbini, Alexandre N., Patenaude, Nathalie J., Baker, C. Scott. (2016) An integrated approach to historical population assessment of the great whales: case of the New Zealand southern right whale. Royal Society Open Science, 3 (). pp. 10.1098/rsos.150669

2015

Carroll, E.L., Brooks, L., Baker, C.S., Burns, D., Garrigue, C., Hauser, N., Jackson, J.A. , Poole, M.M., Fewster, R.M.. (2015) Assessing the design and power of capture-recapture studies to estimate demographic parameters for the Endangered Oceania humpback whale population. Endangered Species Research, 28 (). pp. doi:10.3354/esr00686

Saucede, Thomas, Griffiths, Huw , Moreau, Camille, Jackson, Jennifer , Sands, Chester , Downey, Rachel, Reed, Adam, Mackenzie, Melanie, Geissler, Paul, Linse, Katrin . (2015) East Weddell Sea echinoids from the JR275 expedition. Zookeys, 504 (). pp. 10.3897/zookeys.504.8860

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Linse, Katrin , Whittle, Rowan , Griffiths, Huw J. . (2015) The evolutionary origins of the Southern Ocean philobryid bivalves: hidden biodiversity, ancient persistence. PLoS One, 10 (). 20 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0121198

2014

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Steel, Debbie J., Beerli, P., Congdon, Bradley C., Olavarría, C., Leslie, Matthew S., Pomilla, C., Rosenbaum, H., Baker, C. S.. (2014) Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 281 (). pp. 10.1098/rspb.2013.3222

Carroll, Emma L., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Paton, David, Smith, Tim D.. (2014) Two intense decades of 19th century whaling precipitated rapid decline of right whales around New Zealand and east Australia. PLoS ONE, 9 (). pp. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093789

Linse, Katrin , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Malyutina, Marina V., Brandt, Angelika. (2014) Shallow-water northern hemisphere Jaera (Crustacea, Isopoda, Janiridae) found on whale bones in the Southern Ocean deep sea: ecology and description of Jaera tyleri sp. nov. PLoS ONE, 9 (). 20 pp. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093018

2013

Buckeridge, John S., Linse, Katrin , Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2013) Vulcanolepas scotiaensis sp. nov., a new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Scotia sea, Antarctica. Zootaxa, 3745 (). pp. 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.5.4

Tezanos-Pinto, Gabriela, Constantine, Rochelle, Brooks, Lyndon, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Mourão, Fabiana, Wells, Sarah, Baker, C. Scott. (2013) Decline in local abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Marine Mammal Science, 29 (). pp. doi:10.1111/mms.12008

Linse, Katrin , Jackson, Jennifer A. , Fitzcharles, Elaine, Sands, Chester J. , Buckeridge, John S.. (2013) Phylogenetic position of Antarctic scalpelliformes (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica). Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 73 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2012.11.006

Carroll, Emma L., Brooks, Lyndon, Burns, Dan, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Baker, C. Scott, Clapham, Phillip, Constantine, Rochelle, Garrigue, Claire, Hauser, Nan, Mattila, David, Oremus, Marc, Poole, Michael, Robbins, Jooke, Steel, Debbie, Fewster, Rachel M.. (2013) Revised assessment for Oceania humpbacks: survey design considerations and power analysis. In: International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee Annual Meeting , . .

Jackson, J. A. , Zerbini, A., Clapham, P., Constantine, R., Garrigue, C., Hauser, N., Poole, M. M., Baker, C.S.. (2013) Population modelling of humpback whales in East Australia (BSE1) and Oceania (BSE2, BSE3, BSF2). In: International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee Annual Meeting , . .

2012

Horswill, Catharine , Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2012) Humpback whales wintering at Pitcairn Island, South Pacific. Marine Biodiversity Records, 5 (). 5 pp. doi:10.1017/S1755267212000693

Amaral, Ana R., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Möller, Luciana M., Beheregaray, Luciano B., Coelho, M. Manuela. (2012) Species tree of a recent radiation: The subfamily Delphininae (Cetacea, Mammalia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 64 (). pp. 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.04.004

Constantine, Rochelle, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Steel, Debbie, Baker, C. Scott, Brooks, Lyndon, Burns, Daniel, Clapham, Philip, Hauser, Nan, Madon, Benedicte, Mattila, David, Oremus, Marc, Poole, Michael, Robbins, Jooke, Thompson, Kirsten, Garrigue, Claire. (2012) Abundance of humpback whales in Oceania using photo-identification and microsatellite genotyping. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 453 (). pp. doi:10.3354/meps09613

Garrigue, Claire, Albertson, Renee, Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2012) An anomalous increase in the New Caledonia humpback whales breeding sub-stock E2. Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Paper, (). 25 pp.

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Anderson, Megan, Steel, Debbie S., Brooks, Lyndon, Baverstock, Peter, Burns, Dan, Clapham, Phil, Constantine, Rochelle, Franklin, Wally, Franklin, Trish, Garrigue, Claire, Hauser, Nan, Paton, Dave, Poole, Michael M., Baker, C. Scott. (2012) Multistate measurements of genotype interchange between East Australia and Oceania (IWC breeding sub-stocks E1, E2, E3 and F) between 1999 and 2004. Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Paper, (). 16 pp.

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Laikre, Linda, Baker, C. Scott, Kendall, Katherine C.. (2012) Guidelines for collecting and maintaining archives for genetic monitoring. Conservation Genetics Resources, 4 (). pp. doi:10.1007/s12686-011-9545-x

Jackson, Jennifer A. , Pampoulie, Christophe. (2012) Stock definition: terminologies revisited. Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Paper, (). 4 pp.

Leese, Florian, Brand, Philipp, Rozenberg, Andrey, Mayer, Christoph, Agrawal, Shobhit, Dambach, Johannes, Dietz, Lars, Doemel, Jana S., Goodall-Copestake, William P. , Held, Christoph, Jackson, Jennifer A. , Lampert, Kathrin P., Linse, Katrin , Macher, Jan N., Nolzen, Jennifer, Raupach, Michael J., Rivera, Nicole T., Schubart, Christoph D., Striewski, Sebastian, Tollrian, Ralph, Sands, Chester J. . (2012) Exploring Pandora’s Box: potential and pitfalls of low coverage genome surveys for evolutionary biology. PLoS One, 7 (). 19 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0049202

2010

Jackson, Jennifer A. . (2010) Phylogenetics of Baleen Whales. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Chichester, Wiley, 10 pp. 10.1002/9780470015902.a0022870

Sustained Monitoring of Whales at South Georgia
South Georgia Lost Giants
Hungry Humpbacks
CONSEC
WWWARP
Winter Krill at South Georgia
South Georgia Right Whale project – Whale Tracking
South Georgia Right Whale project
Higher Predators – Long-Term Science
Wildlife from Space
Biodiversity at BAS Cambridge
Impact of global disturbances on evolution of polar life
Phylogenetics of Baleen Whales

Funded projects

DARWIN PLUS project 205 (PI) “Creating a sustainable framework for monitoring whales at South Georgia” (October 2024 – March 2027)

DARWIN PLUS project 188 (PI) “Hungry humpbacks: measuring seasonal foraging intensity at South Georgia” (April 2023 – September 2025)

Blue Belt Project (PI) “Cumberland Bay acoustic monitoring project” (April 2022 – March 2023)

NERC short project (PI) Using satellites to measure seasonal humpback whale habitat use in an Antarctic hotspot (June 2021-March 2022). Very high resolution satellite based surveys of the western Antarctic Peninsula.

DARWIN PLUS project 149 (co-Investigator) “Resolving ecosystem effects of the South Georgia winter krill fishery” (October 2021-March 2024). Wintertime cetacean surveys in South Georgia in 2022 and 2023.

DARWIN PLUS project 057 “Population recovery of right whales in South Georgia waters” (April 2017-December 2020). Survey of South Georgia right whales January/February 2020 and assessment of population recovery. Project updates can be found here: www.facebook.com/SGwhale

EU BEST project 1594 “Where are they now? Right whales in the South Georgia marine ecosystem” (May 2017-April 2019). Survey of southern right whales in the waters off South Georgia January/February 2018

Falkland Island sei whale diet and diversity in collaboration with Falklands Conservation with 2018-2019 funding from the RSPB and subsequently via DARWIN PLUS project 082 “Conserving Falklands’ whale populations: addressing data deficiencies for informed management” (2018-2021)

WWF UK project “Tagging and tracking Southern Ocean giants” 2017-2019, tracking the habitat use patterns of humpback whales in South Georgia waters. See our tracking page here.

WWF UK project “Counting Southern Ocean giants from space” 2017-2019, collecting satellite images of the western Antarctic Peninsula, to: (i) estimate whale densities in the Gerlache Strait compared with ship based surveys; and to (ii) assess how whale density varies across the spring, summer and autumn in Wilhelmina Bay.

Antarctic blue whale isotope patterns in collaboration with Oregon State University and funding from the Southern Ocean Research Partnership (2017-2018)

Co-supervisor on “Whales from space” project led by Peter Fretwell and University of Cambridge PhD student Hannah Cubaynes (2016-2019)

Lead supervisor on Polar whalebones project with PhD student Danielle Buss, in collaboration with Dr Tamsin O’Connell at the University of Cambridge and Prof Ian Barnes at the Natural History Museum (2017-2020)

Co-supervisor on South Atlantic krill predator habitat use project with PhD student Connor Bamford with the University of Southampton, led by Dr Phil Trathan (2017-2020)

Supervising summer project student Maria Zicos to analyse the past abundance and population connectivity of New Zealand and Australian right whales using simulation approaches, jointly with Dr Emma Carroll at the University of St Andrews, funded by the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust (June to Sept 2017)

Associate Editor, Journal of Heredity
Director, Antarctic Science Limited
Member of IUCN Red List assessment team for whales, IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group
Board Member, Biology Letters

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