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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 →

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The Mississippi

Posted on August 9, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

I don’t know about you, but I had this romantic notion of one day being on a boat on the Mississippi, that majestic river that inspired so many tales and songs. Now, being in New Orleans for the annual meeting … Continue reading →

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Humans x environment

Posted on August 7, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

I am currently in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the shores of the Mississippi river, at a gathering of several thousands of ecologists: the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). This year’s theme of the conference is an … Continue reading →

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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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