Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Winter is coming

Posted on October 15, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

Tiny little plants, that’s everything. Two centimeters tall, three at most. The invaders in full glory. More is not necessary, at least not for now. Germination is the most difficult part, they say. It can only get better in the … Continue reading →

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Punta Arenas

Posted on October 15, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

Punta Arenas, city of whirling winds and icy winters. Gateway to Antarctica, master of the street of Magellan and host town of the penguins. That’s my next destination, a short visit down to the southernmost part of South America, the … Continue reading →

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The dragon of the subarctic

Posted on October 11, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

There is a special world up there, high in the north. It’s a world of snow and ice, of rocks and wind. A world where trees stay low to the ground, where falling rocks and whirling rivers determine the slow pace … Continue reading →

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The big question

Posted on October 10, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

How a natural and undisturbed system reacts on human intruders, that’s basically the question that will bring me to all ends of the world. I found some huge and impressive relatively people-free natural systems in mountains above the polar circle. … Continue reading →

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On top of the world

Posted on October 10, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

Science. It’s a strange world.  But it’s a world definitely worth writing about! With the start of my PhD, I set out on a wonderful journey that will lead me to places as far as north- and southpole, and everything … Continue reading →

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