Category Archives: Science

Happy International Mountain Day!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Today – the 11th of December – is International Mountain Day, the yearly celebration of mountains since 2003. A day on which we try to increase awareness for the importance of mountains for all life on earth. A day to … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, IMD2016, Internationalmountainday, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Science | Leave a comment

Will they make it?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For two years, we let our plants endure a variety of stressful conditions up in the high north: snow, cold, competition, nutrient limitations, they all got to deal with it in various amounts. We monitored them all along the way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Experiments, Lab, Nature, Photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Seeds | 1 Comment

Stacking

Posted on November 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Writing a PhD is stacking one little discovery on top of the other, slowly building it up towards a big story. And it must be said: that truly is a unique experience.

Posted in Science | Tagged Animal photography, Animals, Cute, Gerbils, Learning, Nature, Pets, PhD, Rodents, Science | 1 Comment

When leaves fall

Posted on November 14, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Leaves fall in autumn. At least, they tend to do that if they hang on deciduous trees in temperate climates. Here, the months of October and November are dedicated to splendid colour displays and hours of raking leaves into piles. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Autumn, climate change, Colours, Ecology, Fall, Forest, Landscape, Landscape photography, Nature, Science, Trees | 1 Comment

Haiku

Posted on November 9, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Travelling plants take Roads up and down our mountains No legs, yet still fast It does not happen often that scientists dare to take the jump to something as far out of their comfort zone as poetry. Yet we all agree … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Haiku, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Norway, Plants, Poetry, Science, Travel | 2 Comments

The secrets under our feet

Posted on November 7, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I have been saying it ample times: you can not understand the true behaviour of plants in the mountains without looking at what happens belowground. I have been saying it ample times indeed, yet now we finally have the opportunity to … Continue reading →