Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Changes in the mountains

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

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 | 14 Comments

Press

Posted on February 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I got my first paper published (the one that kept me waiting so impatiently), and the story even got covered by the popular media! They were impressed by our warning that alien plant species are not stopped by the freezing … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Aliens, Human impact, Invasion, Media, News, Publication, Publicity, Subarctic | 3 Comments

Humans in the lowlands

Posted on February 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

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 | 4 Comments

Tenerife

Posted on February 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

You can find an updated picture gallery of the Canary Islands on the right of the blog, with a lot of cool animals, landscapes, mountains and plants. Definitely worth the visit! For now I just have a short picture-oriented post … Continue reading →

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Ground-breaking

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Rocks. It does not seem an ideal location for plants to grow. However, as I have to emphasize a lot, plants will never cease to amaze. I already wrote about some real bad boys called ‘ruderals’ in a previous post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, The research | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Ecology, Plants, Stress-tolerant, Surviving, Tenerife | 7 Comments

On the rocks

Posted on February 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

– A picture gallery with a first part of the highlights from my trip to Tenerife can be found on the right on my blog. – The ocean is a monster. Even on the quietest of days, the surf zone on … Continue reading →