Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Come together

Posted on May 12, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

One of my favourite study subjects is all over the news this week! Yet, it is a bit in an unusual manner: I am talking about the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), the symbol of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest! There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Dandelion, ESC, Eurovision, Flowers, Plant invasion, Plants, World | 3 Comments

Ready

Posted on May 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Totally ready for this summer, thanks to my new Fjallflora! The compact version of my Floran, with a focus on the mountain species. The same amazing drawings, just smaller :-).

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Alpine plants, Books, Flowers, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plants | Leave a comment

The red campion

Posted on May 7, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

It is funny to see the differences and similarities in plant species between the place where I work – northern Scandinavia – and the place where I live: Belgium. There are quite a few similarities in species, especially in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Sweden | Tagged Belgium, Flowers, Macro photography, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plants, Red campion, Sweden, Travel | Leave a comment

Bluebell-beauties: a gallery

Posted on May 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Some eye candy: scroll through pictures of beeches and bluebells from the Hallerbos in the gallery on the right. As an assistant in the course on forest types at our university, I spent several hours of my springtime in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Bluebells, Flanders, Forests, Hallerbos, Hiking, Landscape, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Spring, Travel | 3 Comments

Plant invasion along mountain trails

Posted on April 30, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news from within the MIREN network! Last week, we officially launched our next global sampling project, this time concerning non-native species along mountain trails. After our continuous effort to study plant invasion along mountain roads, already since 2007, we will now … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plant invasion, Science, Travel | 2 Comments

Closing chapters

Posted on April 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

When I finally read the output from our work in the newspapers, it feels like closing a chapter: we have told our story, and it reached the people that could care. With an article about each of our two recent papers … Continue reading →