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Posted on November 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on BioDiverse Perspectives. In a previous post, the photographing ecologist explained the importance of getting low to get the interesting and catchy pictures of your scientific subjects. As you can imagine the extra effort this would ask from your knees, I here … Continue reading →

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Paradise in the heart of the jungle (2)

Posted on November 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on Lore and Leandro in French Guiana:
Sunday morning we prepared ourselves for a 3 hours walk in the rainforest: only +- 8 km and 100m in altitude… The only things we took with us were a hammock,…

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Bariloche’s beauty

Posted on November 2, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Called “Little Switzerland”, at the foot of the Andes, Bariloche is a stunning beauty of a place… Click here to loose yourself in a photo gallery of its amazing lakes and mountains. I could try to describe the emotions that … Continue reading →

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Plant Invasion in Mountain Ecosystems

Posted on October 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on Jonathan Lenoir:
I have just spent several days in the breathtaking mountain landscapes of the Nahuel Huapi National Park (San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina) together with Ann Milbau, Jonas Lembrechts, Anibal Pauchard and Martin Nuñez talking about plant invasion at…

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Disturbing thoughts

Posted on October 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Disturbance is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as ‘the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition’. Nature is everything but a ‘peaceful condition’. However, without disturbance it would be a settled one. In ecology, we use the term ‘climax vegetation’ for such … Continue reading →

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No longer lost

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I could add an awesome piece of equipment to my fieldwork gear: a Garmin Oregon 600t, a high-tech walking gps that promised me that I would never get lost in the mountains. Little friends like this one are a crucial item in … Continue reading →

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