Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Pilot whales

Posted on February 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Somewhere offshore from the coast of Tenerife lives a large family of pilot whales. They stay the whole year in the same part of the ocean, peacefully plowing through the water and spurting water. Pilot whales are funny animals, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Animals, Ecotourism, Ocean, Pilot whales, Tenerife, Whales | 8 Comments

At the foot of the volcano

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A huge volcano in the ocean. The highest peak a stunning 3700 meters, excluding another 3000 meters of mountain hidden beneath the surface of the ocean. That is Tenerife. A volcano in the middle of the ocean creates a world … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Colonization, Mountain, Ocean, Sea, Tenerife, Travel | 11 Comments

A line-shaped ecosystem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Roadsides are wonderful. Over only a span of a few meters, the vegetation changes completely. A line-shaped ecosystems that differs in all imaginable conditions from the natural, undisturbed vegetation next to it. Over the pace of only a few footsteps, … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Abroad, Aliens, Ecology, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Invasion, Mountains, Plants, Roads, Science, Sweden | 3 Comments

Fish markets

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Less than a week and I am off to the ocean, mountains, nature and sun of the Canary Islands! It is getting me excited already. It gives me a nice opportunity to publish something else that I really love about … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Animals, Canary Islands, Fish, Fish market, Ocean, Sea | 3 Comments

A hare’s tail

Posted on January 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is one of my all-time favorite plants from the high north: cottongrass (called Eriophorum vaginatum on its passport). It should be obvious why it is often named the ‘hare’s tail cottongrass’. But this fluffy appearance only hides one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Alpine plants, Ecology, Mountains, Plants, Research, Subarctic, Surviving | 2 Comments

Aliens in your garden!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

This week I presented the concept of invasive species to a very interested group of gardeners. It turned out to be a really fascinating talk in which we together looked at the story from a more practical point of view. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 2 Comments