Tag Archives: Ecology

At the conference

Posted on August 12, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Trying to grab the full diversity of ecological research is like crossing Lake Tahoe without a boat. I brought this huge lake a short visit while on a break from the thousands of posters, presentations and working ecologists here at … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged California, Ecology, ESA2014, Lake Tahoe, Nature, PhD, Photography, Science, Sierra, Travel | 1 Comment

America

Posted on August 9, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Let’s celebrate my first ever entry into the United States of America with some American eagles! I am on my way to Sacramento, California, for my first big international scientific conference. I will present some brand new results on … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged America, American bald eagle, Birds, Conference, Eagle, Ecology, ESA2014, Photography, Science, Travel, USA | 2 Comments

Fjord and fjäll

Posted on July 22, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

We ended our Scandinavian fieldwork trip with two days at the other sides of the mountains. We had to find back the Norwegian plots of the roadside research of two years ago to install temperature sensors in the soil. This little trip brought … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sweden | Tagged camping, Ecology, Fjords, Hiking, Holiday, Mountains, Narvik, Norway, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Skjomdal, Summer, Travel | Leave a comment

Pretty flowers and angry lemmings

Posted on July 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The first day of our field trip to Abisko was already a big win. We had both weather ànd nature on our site, which resulted in some unforgettable views and moments. We left Belgium in warm summer weather, but skies in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged arctic, Climbing, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Snow, Subarctic, Summer, Sweden, Tourism, Travel | 2 Comments

The escape of the morpho’s

Posted on June 18, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It sounds like the title of a cheap science fiction movie, but the title roll is played by fragile, beautiful butterflies. The severe hail storms of a few weeks ago damaged the glass dome of the butterfly garden of the Zoo of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Animals, butterfly, Ecology, exotic, exotic species, Invasion, morpho, Nature, ontwerp, Science, Zoo | 7 Comments

Hot and alive

Posted on June 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is summer in the Loire valley. The old stones and castles are burning under the sun. Plants and flowers in the city experience dramatically high temperatures as they stubbornly survive between cracks and stones. I am walking through … Continue reading →