Tag Archives: Hiking

Hitchhiking mountain roads and trails

Posted on December 29, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

The Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) has made itself ‘world famous’ through its protocol for the long-term monitoring of vegetation along mountain roads. We even got a recent publication dedicated in its entirety to that protocol! However, mountains – and … Continue reading →

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The hidden waterfall

Posted on August 8, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Years of travelling to the same place and monitoring the vegetation along the same trail, and nobody ever told me about this beautiful waterfall just 50 meters off track! It sits at the base of the ‘Björkliden’ trail, close to … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Science, Travel photography, Waterfall | Leave a comment

The legendary valley

Posted on July 24, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Låktatjåkka, the legendary valley. Legendary for The 3D Lab, in any case, as it has been the backdrop of a lot of our research, all the way back to my own PhD. We used this valley for three of our … Continue reading →

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News from the field

Posted on July 23, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

It has been a roller coaster ride to get the whole team in northern Scandinavia, as you can read here, but now the fieldwork is on a roll! That things are going well is testified by the pictures I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountain photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Scandinavia, Science | Leave a comment

Epic

Posted on July 15, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

What an epic week was this! The mountain part of The 3D Lab wanted to get to northern Sweden for an important summer of fieldwork, but the world was against it… A massive strike at Scandinavian Airlines (they seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Global change, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Science | 1 Comment

Final rehearsal

Posted on July 9, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Yesterday, we took (part of) our team to the ‘Kalmthoutse Heide’, one of Flanders’ most impressive heathland areas. The goal? Prepare for the upcoming fieldwork season in northern Scandinavia, where soon a team of 6 from our lab will go … Continue reading →