Tag Archives: Fieldwork

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

Raging storm

Posted on August 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On thursday evening, a massive cold front rolled over Belgium, accompanied by dark and dangerous clouds and severe thunderstorms. Of course I was worried about my greenhouse, although we had attached it as good as we could. But it had been having … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Cold front, Damage, Experiment, Fieldwork, Garden, Gardening, PhD, Photography, Rain, Storm, Weather | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged climate change, Drought, Ecology, Extremes, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Science, Stress | 3 Comments

Above the polar circle – it can go swift once in a while

Posted on July 31, 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 →