Tag Archives: Ecology

New post on the MRI-blog!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Read my new post here!

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Science | 1 Comment

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

Just checking up on my dandelions

Posted on August 26, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Tomorrow I will go back to Sweden to check on my dandelions (and their colleagues). They got two whole growing seasons to become as distinguished as those three in the picture, but circumstances might have been less ideal at 1000 meters … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Animals, Dandelions, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Invasive species, PhD, Plant ecology, Plants, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel | 2 Comments

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

Protected

Posted on August 12, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

During with the nice and persistent heath we were experiencing in Belgium, we started our drought experiment on the university campus. With the help of some very welcome extra hands, we put ten by twenty meters of plastic foil over our greenhouse … Continue reading →