Tag Archives: Abroad

Above the polar circle – Norway

Posted on July 22, 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 appears in a serie on this expedition. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Climate, Ecology, Hike, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, north, Norway, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Subarctic, Temperature, Travel | 4 Comments

Above the polar circle – old and new

Posted on July 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Conservation, Ecology, exotic species, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Hike, Hiking, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, north, Outside, Plants, Polar circle, Scandinavia, Science, Summer, Sweden | 1 Comment

Endless days

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

We are back in Abisko again, the beautiful tiny little village in Northern Sweden, above the polar circle, where we will follow-up on our exciting experiments. Right before our arrival we arrived, skies started to clear after a period of rain, making … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, arctic, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Spring, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 8 Comments

Summer extended

Posted on October 8, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

For those suffering from nostalgic feelings for the summer, click here for a happy and sunny photo gallery from my latest trip to Spain. Enjoy!

Posted in General | Tagged Abroad, Animals, Costa Brava, Europe, Hiking, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Spain, Summer, Tourism, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Expanding to the tropics

Posted on May 14, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Each year, the bachelor students at my university get the opportunity to go to Tanzania and perform their own small research project there in the context of their Bachelor project. This year, there is finally a group that chose plant ecology (declining the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Tanzania, The research | Tagged Abroad, Africa, Animals, Biology, Ecology, Photography, Research, Savannah, Science, Tanzania, Teaching, Travel | 2 Comments

Catch the wind

Posted on April 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Wind blows along unseen, but not unfelt. Winds are everywhere and serve especially in the mountains as an omnipresent companion. I tried to catch the impressiveness of this natural force in pictures to help imagining what mountain plants have to face … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Andes, Climate, Lake, Mountains, Plants, Rainbow, Seeds, Torres del Paine, Wind | 3 Comments

Puerto Natales

Posted on April 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Chile is an amazing country, with overwhelming views around every corner. Even when you least expect it, another piece of natural beauty provokes you the awwws. At the feet of the mountains lies a city. Not a really important city, barely … Continue reading →