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Kitchen ecology
Ecology should not always be about the large scale. Sometimes there is no need to go all the way to Chile or Sweden to find some exciting plants! I have twenty square centimeters of fantastic ecology right in my kitchen. … Continue reading
My friend robin
It is great joy working with playful action of birds behind the office windows. Although we did not have a cold winter at all, a lot of birds were still very happy with all my extra food. This is my … Continue reading
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More about roadside vegetation
Roadsides host more plant species than the natural vegetation. That is the stunning conclusion I draw in my previous post. While this difference is clear on low elevations, it vanishes as we get higher in the mountains, ending in similar … Continue reading
Posted in Sweden, The research
Tagged Alpine, Ecology, Field ecology, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plant strategies, Plants, Publication, Research, Roads
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Changes in the mountains
Mountains are increasingly important islands of nature in our rapidly changing world. They contain some of the most diverse biodiversity hotspots in the world, have a high aesthetic value and their conservation even has a lot of economic importance. There … Continue reading
Posted in Sweden, The research
Tagged Abroad, Ecology, Field ecology, Human impact, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plants, Publication, Research, Roads, Roadsides, Science
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Humans in the lowlands
I like to compare mountains with islands. Islands of undisturbed nature in a wild and dangerous ocean of human influence; the lowlands. Wave after wave of human influences crashes on the slopes of the island-mountain, trying to erode the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, The research
Tagged Abroad, Canary Islands, Ecology, Islands, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Tenerife, Tourism
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The 3D lab 