Category Archives: Sweden

A climate change ecologists’ dream

Posted on August 14, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

It was a misty morning in the heart of July, yet the sky held the promise of turning into a brilliant blue canvas. Our team embarked on a short but steep hike to conquer the summit of mount Nuolja, setting … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the highways of the mountains

Posted on August 7, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

In 2016, a significant endeavor began as we initiated the monitoring of vegetation along two cherished mountain trails in the Abisko region. Our primary objective was to assess the impact of these trails on the mountain vegetation. Specifically, we had … Continue reading →

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Science at its most adventurous

Posted on July 29, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

We had stumbled upon a great treasure, when our colleague Keith, from Abisko in northern Sweden, found an old research paper from the 1950s written by a botanist called Olav Gjaerevoll. This Olav had spent several summers in the 1940s … Continue reading →

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To the roots

Posted on September 8, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Can one go on a three-day sabbatical? Cause I just gave myself a three-day sabbatical. I travelled to the northern Scandes on a short trip back to the roots of my research, where it all began in 2012 and where … Continue reading →

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The hidden waterfall

Posted on August 8, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Years of travelling to the same place and monitoring the vegetation along the same trail, and nobody ever told me about this beautiful waterfall just 50 meters off track! It sits at the base of the ‘Björkliden’ trail, close to … Continue reading →

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The legendary valley

Posted on July 24, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Låktatjåkka, the legendary valley. Legendary for The 3D Lab, in any case, as it has been the backdrop of a lot of our research, all the way back to my own PhD. We used this valley for three of our … Continue reading →

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