Tag Archives: Japan

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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Dōmo arigatō

Posted on 3 Jul, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Along with my collaborators, Erik Sotka, Courtney Murren, Allan Strand and our battery of students, we have embarked on an intense summer field season. Erik and I are leading the effort of sampling populations of the introduced red seaweed Gracilaria … Continue reading →

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A cladoceran invasion

Posted on 22 May, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

My posts are about to take on a strong bias towards field work and interviews with the researchers kind enough to offer assistance to our lab as we embark on a Northern Hemisphere tour. Not only will we be sampling seaweeds … Continue reading →

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The ecological fallout: how radioactivity affects wildlife

Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 by Travis Glenn

The current news about radioactivity being released from a nuclear power plant in Japan is sad and worrisome. We are first concerned about the health and safety of individuals who have volunteered to stay at the power plant; they are … Continue reading →

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