Category Archives: General

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 →

Posted in General, Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Science, Travel, Travel photography | 2 Comments

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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Trail adventures

Posted on June 22, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Interested to join our MIREN Trail Survey? Find all the details here. The story below gives you a feel of how it works. The 20th of June, Davos, Swiss Alps. The day before the longest day of the year, and amazing … Continue reading →

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The Alps

Posted on June 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

How can one be a mountain ecologist without ever visiting the European Alps? Making up for this now with a visit to Davos, Switzerland, with a visit to Polar 2018, where I will be presenting our work on the ‘third … Continue reading →

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