All of this is to say that traveling forces me to be in the present, to really observe where I am and surrender my senses fully.

Science writing from physics to ecology. Chaos Theory May Help Predict Red Tides.

Environmental news of the Great Lakes region. Michigan bill would require latex-using restaurants to notify customers. A Traverse City, Michigan lawmaker wants to require restaurants whose workers use latex gloves to post warning signs for their customers. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says an increasing number of consumers appear to be latex-sensitive. A warmer, wetter Michigan might be making potholes worse. Last year set a precipitation record. Depends on where you live.

Past Grad Students and Postdocs. Present Graduate Students and Postdocs. Letters to Editors, Editorials, Book Reviews, etc. Professor Emeritus of Marine Ecology and Conservation Biology. 1979, University of California, Santa Barbara. Hixon still maintains a research laboratory at OSU, he is now the. Hsiao Endowed Chair in Marine Biology. University of Hawaii at Manoa. 2538 McCarthy Mall, Edmondson 216.

Brought to you by IJNR. Check out the Storify synopsis. Thanks to all the Fellows for joining us on this adventure, and thank you, reader, for following along virtually. Of Day 2 of the Institute! .

Essays, reviews, and etcetera by writer Katie Alvord. Monday, April 11, 2011. For the Writers on Location. I posted a first excerpt, Waiting for Eagles. My 1990 trip to Klamath Basin with photographer Don Jackson. The next day we went to Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge.

The contents of a sampling net left in the water for 24 hours. The surrounding particles include plastic pieces and marine life. On our penultimate night at sea, Marcus recapped our findings from the past four weeks. During the 3,800 mile expedition, we observed over 690 items floating at sea and collected hundreds more fragments from 29 trawls. Some of it, like the tatami mat.