Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

An attractive straight line

Posted on January 14, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I was able to convert my love for the fairy-like world of the mountains in a fantastic daytime job, something I am really grateful for. However, I am equally much in love with the overwhelming power and complex simplicity … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Coast, Holidays, Ocean, Sea, Sunset, Water | 6 Comments

Back in time

Posted on January 9, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

An alien is a species that is introduced in an area where it did not occur naturally. That’s it. A simple definition (although it is only one in a million) and easy to work with! If a plant grows somewhere … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Agriculture, Aliens, Dandelion, Databases, Ecology, gbif, Paleobotany, Plants, Research, Science | 7 Comments

Submitting

Posted on January 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Submitting your first paper is a thrilling thing. For several very long weeks, I stared every free moment at my mailbox like this: But on new year’s eve, when I least expected it, I finally got the releasing e-mail with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Accepted, Ostrich, Paper, Publication, Research, Science, Submitted | 12 Comments

The lake of the trolls

Posted on January 4, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A serious candidate for ‘most impressive place of the world’: At the far end of the valley of the trolls lies a lake. It is the clearest lake of Sweden and surrounded on all sides by steep mountains. It barely … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Adventure, Autumn, Lake, Mountains, Plants, Subarctic, Sweden, Trolls | 1 Comment

Trolls (!)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I start the year with a nostalgic post about my visit to Sweden in July to cheer up those brave Scandinavians in the far north that don’t have much daylight at the moment. There is this one valley in Lapland where … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Adventure, Lapland, Mountains, Mythology, Rocks, Scandinavia, Subarctic, Sweden, Trolls | 1 Comment

End of the year

Posted on December 30, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

The year is almost over, meaning I will celebrate my first New Year as a PhD student. The first 3 months of my job went by incredibly swift. It feels like I should start worrying about the end already! On … Continue reading →