Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

The Bayou

Posted on September 7, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

A little throwback post to the great time I had attending the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in New Orleans, beginning of August. You can read all about the theme of the conference, and how that made … Continue reading →

Posted in General, USA | Tagged Animal photography, Animals, Bayou, Ecology, Global change, Nature, Nature photography, New Orleans, Outdoors, Science, Travel, Travel photography, USA | 5 Comments

Catching the Arctic summer

Posted on September 3, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

When summer treats you kindly in the Arctic, there is no better place to be. Summers are short up in the north, however, so you’ll need to be lucky to catch them. We were very lucky this year, and were … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Science, Travel, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Adding stones to the mountain

Posted on August 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

I felt humbled and proud at the same time when I realized my paper citation count on Google Scholar reached 100 this week. I know, modern science is focussing way too much on the numbers, but what this particular number … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Ecology, Landscape, Landscape photography, Mountains, PhD, PhD-life, Photography, Scandinavia, Scicomm, Science | 3 Comments

SoilTemp: towards a global map and database of soil temperature and climate

Posted on August 24, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: we are looking for soil temperature data from all over the world for inclusion in our global database. Update: find the SoilTemp-website here! Many questions in ecology revolve around climate: what climatic requirements do organisms have, how do they … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Biogeography, Climate, climate change, Climatology, Ecology, Nature, Science, Temperature | 1 Comment

You’ll never hike alone

Posted on August 18, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It can be quiet lonely out in the mountains: the open vastness of the alpine tundra, the kilometers of rolling mountains in the distance without a soul in sight, or the silence that resonates through the rustling of leaves and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sweden, Switzerland | Tagged Alps, Animal photography, Animals, Ecology, Fieldwork, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Scandinavia, Science, Travel photography | 2 Comments

FEASTing in Abisko

Posted on August 14, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It promised to be a windy day with some scattered rain clouds, when we head out to mount Nuolja to join the FEAST-project. FEAST stands for Functional Ecology of Alpine SysTems, a large-scale project to assess soil conditions in mountains … Continue reading →