Category Archives: Sweden

The most beautiful view on the lake

Posted on July 7, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The north of Europe is a land filled with mountains and lakes. All these amazing views make the extraordinary ordinary, as the nicest viewpoint is just around every corner. I realized that by the end of the week, we will have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Amazing views, Europe, Fieldwork, Hiking, Lake, Lake törneträsk, Mountains, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Summer, Sweden, Travel, Traveling | 8 Comments

Pretty flowers and angry lemmings

Posted on July 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The first day of our field trip to Abisko was already a big win. We had both weather ànd nature on our site, which resulted in some unforgettable views and moments. We left Belgium in warm summer weather, but skies in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged arctic, Climbing, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Snow, Subarctic, Summer, Sweden, Tourism, Travel | 2 Comments

In the Norwegian sky

Posted on July 4, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Live view from the norwegian sky, on my way to the subarctic for ten days of fieldwork!

Posted in Sweden | Tagged flying, Norway, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sunset, Travel | Leave a comment

Summer solstice

Posted on June 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

This weekend brought the longest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and we even got blessed with fantastic summer weather. In the far north, these are the days of the splendid midnight sun, a stunning sun that stays in the sky … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Lapland, midnight sun, north, north pole, Norway, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Summer, summer solstice, Sweden, Travel | Leave a comment

California!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

All my traveling and working abroad really starts to pay off! I will present the results of my first paper from Northern Scandinavia on the biggest ecology congress there is: the ESA conference in Sacramento, California, in August this year! This opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Chile, Luxemburg, Sweden, Tanzania, USA | Tagged America, Belgium, Chile, Conference, ESA, Lapland, Luxembourg, Mountains, Photography, Research, Science, Tanzania, Tenerife, Travel, Travelling, USA | 11 Comments

More about roadside vegetation

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Roadsides host more plant species than the natural vegetation. That is the stunning conclusion I draw in my previous post. While this difference is clear on low elevations, it vanishes as we get higher in the mountains, ending in similar … Continue reading →