Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Showing off

Posted on October 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Some plants put in an awful lot of effort to look good, a case beautifully illustrated by this blue passion flower. There is a tremendous amount of energy needed to make flowers, even if there is no need for them to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science | 1 Comment

Tourist in my own city

Posted on October 19, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On a beautiful Friday in October, I had the chance to spend my afternoon at the city campus of our own University of Antwerp to attend a PhD defence from a colleague. The sun was shining bright and I was eager to … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Antwerp, Architecture, Art, Belgium, Building photography, City, City trip, Historic, History, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Travelling, UAntwerpen, University | 4 Comments

Building on history

Posted on October 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Close to Perth, we stumbled upon a beautiful castle called Scone Palace (yes, written like the tea-time cakes but no, not pronounced in the same way). It is a place filled with history, proud of hosting the hill that has seen ample Scottish … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged Architecture, Biodiversity, Castle, Ecology, FutureEarth, Global change, History, Mountain ecology, Mountains, mtns15, Nature, Nature photography, Perth, Photography, Science, Scone Palace, Scotland | 5 Comments

A mid-meeting musing (and mushrooms!)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The Scottish forests bring autumn, but the conference on Mountains of our Future Earth feels like high summer. After ten years and currently in the third edition, the Perth conference in particular (and mountain research as a whole) seems to have grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged Autumn, Ecology, Forest, Forests, Mountain ecology, Mountains, mtns15, Mushrooms, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Science, Traveling | 1 Comment

S9. Invasive species in mountain regions

Posted on October 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on Perth2015 Session Synthesis Blogs:
This post might be updated irregularly throughout the meeting. Last update 5/9/15 16:00 by Jonas Lembrechts. Invasive species in mountain regions. An emerging hot topic with an increasing set of risks, questions and consequently…

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Getting in the right mood

Posted on October 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Today we climbed the slopes of Kinnoull Hill, the beautiful hill overlooking Perth and its valley, to get in the right mood for the mountain conference that is starting tomorrow. We enjoyed a beautiful morning with a shy sun piercing through … Continue reading →