Tag Archives: Gracilaria

What do dolphins, bivalves and algae have in common?

Posted on 15 Jul, 2016 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Collaboration as it turns out, between three scientists interested in vertebrates, invertebrates and algae! A few days before we left for Evolution 2016 in Austin, one of my collaborators, Eric Pante, came to Charleston as the final stop in a North American … Continue reading →

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Gracilaria , currywurst and aebleskivers

Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Another travelogue for a Monday afternoon! Our first official European stop on the Gracilaria vermiculophylla tour was in Germany and Denmark hosted by a colleague without whom we wouldn’t have been able to embark on this adventure! I first met Florian Weinberger … Continue reading →

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Best laid plans of algae and academics oft go astray

Posted on 4 Dec, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

When you’re stuck in R and feel some procrastination is in order … write another travelogue post! I’ve wanted to spin some yarns about field mishaps. There’s no way we could sample over 45 sites without something going wrong. For our Northeast … Continue reading →

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The scent of home

Posted on 3 Dec, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

We decided to divide and conquere the west coast of North America in search of more populations of Gracilaria vermiculophylla, as if we didn’t already have enough by Midsummer’s Eve! I headed to my home state – California. I was able to sneak … Continue reading →

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What's a Wachapreague?

Posted on 20 Nov, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Heading north to Virginia (and our base of operations at the VIMS Eastern Shore Lab, ESL) was one of the easiest, in terms of travel and packing. Though maybe not the coolest ride around, a minivan doesn’t have 50 lb … Continue reading →

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To the final estuaries

Posted on 30 Oct, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

For the final stop on our Japanese sampling leg, we ventured to the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Tokyo was known as Edo (江戸), or estuary, until it became the imperial capital in 1868. An apt location to end our field expedition … Continue reading →

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Three Views of Japan

Posted on 23 Oct, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

By the time we reached Sendai, we were heading into our fourth week of sharing one tiny suitcase of clothes, while bags of silica were luxuriously spread across three large suitcases! Games of Jenga in the teeny rental cars were … Continue reading →

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Along the Mackerel Road

Posted on 16 Oct, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

We left Hokkaido and flew to Osaka where we collected our next rental car (our first teeny tiny one!) As our flight was delayed due to weather in Hokkaido, we decided to break the journey between Osaka and Obama (it … Continue reading →

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An unspoiled frontier

Posted on 6 Oct, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

“An unspoiled frontier, an escape from industrialized Japan and a chance to connect with nature …” or so says the Rough Guide to Japan (6th edition, September 2014). We had experienced a bit of the city-scene in Hakodate, but the rest … Continue reading →

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In the northern biosphere

Posted on 2 Oct, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

As regular readers will know, I’ve spent the summer traveling around the Northern Hemisphere sampling the red seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla, an introduced alga in North America and Europe. I’ve rewound to the beginning of the summer in order to highlight our … Continue reading →

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