Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Live from the mountains

Posted on July 27, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

A live blog from the field! That happens rarely! We are currently taking a break on top of mount Nuolja, close to Abisko, Sweden, after a long day of fieldwork. We resurveyed a nice set of high elevation plots along … Continue reading →

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Data flows

Posted on July 24, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Each year, we have a few days in which the data flows in like a tidal wave. We go to Norway, to our  long-term observation gradients along mountain roads to check out on the temperature sensors we have out there. … Continue reading →

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Hot

Posted on July 20, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Fieldwork in northern Scandinavia, above the polar circle. What is the first things that come to your mind? Sunstroke? Shorts and t-shirts at midnight? Probably not. And yet, that was what we got in the first days of this summer’s … Continue reading →

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Flemish road trip

Posted on July 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It might not be everybody’s favorite holiday destination, but we spend last week enjoying a true and original ‘Flemish road trip’. From Bruges to Brussels, from the port of Antwerp to the outskirts of Kortrijk, we saw it all in … Continue reading →

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Running off the road

Posted on July 8, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is a known pattern by now, as it is confirmed over and over in virtually all mountain regions we study: roads are facilitating non-native plant species introduction into mountains. Humans introduce – on purpose or by accident – new … Continue reading →

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Postdoc

Posted on June 27, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

The future is starting now! Today, I got the news that my application for a 3 years postdoc from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) has been granted. That means that from October onwards, I can spend my time diving deeper … Continue reading →

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