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Humans in the lowlands
I like to compare mountains with islands. Islands of undisturbed nature in a wild and dangerous ocean of human influence; the lowlands. Wave after wave of human influences crashes on the slopes of the island-mountain, trying to erode the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, The research
Tagged Abroad, Canary Islands, Ecology, Islands, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Tenerife, Tourism
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Ground-breaking
Rocks. It does not seem an ideal location for plants to grow. However, as I have to emphasize a lot, plants will never cease to amaze. I already wrote about some real bad boys called ‘ruderals’ in a previous post. … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, The research
Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Ecology, Plants, Stress-tolerant, Surviving, Tenerife
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A line-shaped ecosystem
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
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Back in time
An alien is a species that is introduced in an area where it did not occur naturally. That’s it. A simple definition (although it is only one in a million) and easy to work with! If a plant grows somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in The research
Tagged Agriculture, Aliens, Dandelion, Databases, Ecology, gbif, Paleobotany, Plants, Research, Science
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The results
On monday, I taught a course on plant invasions in extreme environments to the master students during their course on Plant Ecology. These students had the luck on their side as they were the first to see some of my … Continue reading
Posted in The research
Tagged Ecology, Experiment, Field ecology, Publication, Research, Science
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