Tag Archives: Abisko

FEASTing in Abisko

Posted on August 14, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It promised to be a windy day with some scattered rain clouds, when we head out to mount Nuolja to join the FEAST-project. FEAST stands for Functional Ecology of Alpine SysTems, a large-scale project to assess soil conditions in mountains … Continue reading →

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Surviving

Posted on September 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Day 2 of our awesome autumn field trip to Abisko in the north of Sweden (day 1 here) brought us to the beautiful valley of Laktatjakka. This year, we did not have the best relationship with this otherwise amazing valley, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Autumn, Fieldwork, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Scandinavia | 1 Comment

Landmark

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Everywhere you go in the area around Abisko, this impressive landmark jumps to the eye: the Lapporten. This U-shaped valley overlooking the large valley of the Abiskojokka (the Abisko river) and the Abisko National Park, stands as one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Lapland, Nature photography, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel | 6 Comments

Autumn is awesome

Posted on September 2, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

At least when the sun is shining… Currently, we are hiding inside for the autumn rains and the poor 6 °C they come with. Yet when the sun is out to lighten up all the colors, the Arctic world seems to … Continue reading →

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The stars of the project

Posted on August 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

You can scroll through lots of pictures of nice landscapes and curious plants in my previous posts on our fieldwork trip to Scandinavia, but that leaves us with one important question: did we actually see any of the stars of the project, our non-native mountain invaders? … Continue reading →

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The red dot

Posted on July 25, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountain trails, the main subject of this years’ research in the Abisko region in the Northern Scandes. It means hiking a lot, and thàt means meeting The Red Dot everywhere. Piles of stones, trees, big rocks, or whatever other typical … Continue reading →