Category Archives: Sweden

Changes in the mountains

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountains are increasingly important islands of nature in our rapidly changing world. They contain some of the most diverse biodiversity hotspots in the world, have a high aesthetic value and their conservation even has a lot of economic importance. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Abroad, Ecology, Field ecology, Human impact, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plants, Publication, Research, Roads, Roadsides, Science | 14 Comments

A hare’s tail

Posted on January 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is one of my all-time favorite plants from the high north: cottongrass (called Eriophorum vaginatum on its passport). It should be obvious why it is often named the ‘hare’s tail cottongrass’. But this fluffy appearance only hides one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Alpine plants, Ecology, Mountains, Plants, Research, Subarctic, Surviving | 2 Comments

The lake of the trolls

Posted on January 4, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A serious candidate for ‘most impressive place of the world’: At the far end of the valley of the trolls lies a lake. It is the clearest lake of Sweden and surrounded on all sides by steep mountains. It barely … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Adventure, Autumn, Lake, Mountains, Plants, Subarctic, Sweden, Trolls | 1 Comment

Trolls (!)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I start the year with a nostalgic post about my visit to Sweden in July to cheer up those brave Scandinavians in the far north that don’t have much daylight at the moment. There is this one valley in Lapland where … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Adventure, Lapland, Mountains, Mythology, Rocks, Scandinavia, Subarctic, Sweden, Trolls | 1 Comment

The attraction of mountains

Posted on October 23, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

There is something wonderfully attractive about mountains. They whisper this one message in your head: ‘Go just a little bit further, only up that rock! Think about the view!’ Of course, you listen, no doubt about it! Mountains are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Mountains, Subarctic | 1 Comment

Mini-majestic

Posted on October 18, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

Majestic. Impressive. Breath-taking! We know the mountains for their wonderful views. Remember the goosebumps and indescribable feelings of ‘aww’ and ‘wow’ that you get when you stand on a mountain top and overlook valleys filled with pure and wild nature. … Continue reading →