Tag Archives: Abisko

Ecologists of the subarctic: at world’s end

Posted on September 1, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

It was very bad weather, with clouds hanging low in the mountains. My body begged to stay inside, but I still put on my rain jacket and bravest smile and aimed for my steepest mountain gradient. There I found a totally … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Clouds, Ecology, Fieldwork, Hike, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mist, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Science, Views, Weather | 2 Comments

Rainbows

Posted on August 31, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

In northern Sweden, rainbows mostly mean just one thing: that the sun is not where you are. I have seen a lot of rainbows already this week, and consequently a lot of rain. The effect of topography on the weather … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, rainbows, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel, Traveling, Weather | 1 Comment

Picture gallery!

Posted on August 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I already told a lot of stories about my latest trip to Sweden, but now I grouped all pictures again in one picture gallery on the right of my site. Enjoy the highlights of Arctic research with these shots!

Posted in General | Tagged Abisko, Adventure, Animals, Ecology, Far, Fieldwork, Hike, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, outdoor, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Summer, Sweden, Travel, Traveling, Wildlife | 3 Comments

Above the polar circle – skua’s and buttercups

Posted on August 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountain ecologist Jonas Lembrechts spent ten intense fieldwork days above the polar circle in Sweden and Norway, where he follows non-native plant species and their spread in the mountains. This post is the last one in a serie on this expedition. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Adventures, Animals, Birds, Climbing, Hiking, Mountains, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Polar circle, Scandinavia, Science, Skua, Sweden, Travelling | 4 Comments

Success

Posted on July 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I am on my way back to Belgium after a very intense but successful field campaign in the high north. We managed to do everything we planned: setting up a new experiment around Abisko, revisiting last year’s experiment and collecting over … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Abisko, Birds, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, measuring, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Skua, Summer, Travel, Travelling | 2 Comments

Working in cloud nine

Posted on July 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The top of mount Nuolja, overlooking the beautiful Abisko valley. At the other side, the Lapporten mountain formation holds back some dangerous looking clouds. They seem to rest heavily on the mountain tops, but stayed on a safe distance from … Continue reading →