Tag Archives: Abroad

At the foot of the volcano

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A huge volcano in the ocean. The highest peak a stunning 3700 meters, excluding another 3000 meters of mountain hidden beneath the surface of the ocean. That is Tenerife. A volcano in the middle of the ocean creates a world … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Colonization, Mountain, Ocean, Sea, Tenerife, Travel | 11 Comments

A line-shaped ecosystem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Roadsides are wonderful. Over only a span of a few meters, the vegetation changes completely. A line-shaped ecosystems that differs in all imaginable conditions from the natural, undisturbed vegetation next to it. Over the pace of only a few footsteps, … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Abroad, Aliens, Ecology, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Invasion, Mountains, Plants, Roads, Science, Sweden | 3 Comments

Fish markets

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Less than a week and I am off to the ocean, mountains, nature and sun of the Canary Islands! It is getting me excited already. It gives me a nice opportunity to publish something else that I really love about … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Animals, Canary Islands, Fish, Fish market, Ocean, Sea | 3 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

Travelling

Posted on January 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The future looks bright! There is some new traveling on the way and I am already looking forward to share the experience with you all. Next month will start with a visit to the Canary Islands, some volcanic rocks in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Andes, Mount Tarn, Mountains, Ocean, Punta Arenas, Travelling | 6 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 →