Tag Archives: Hiking

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen

Posted on January 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen. I got invited to blog at Scilogs, the blog from the science communicating journal EOS. Off course, I could not resist such an honour, so I will occasionally write in Dutch about mountain ecology there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Communication, Ecology, EOS, Exotics, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Scandinavia, Science, Traveling | 2 Comments

Far

Posted on November 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on BioDiverse Perspectives. In a previous post, the photographing ecologist explained the importance of getting low to get the interesting and catchy pictures of your scientific subjects. As you can imagine the extra effort this would ask from your knees, I here … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photographing ecologist, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Tips | Leave a comment

Disturbing thoughts

Posted on October 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Disturbance is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as ‘the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition’. Nature is everything but a ‘peaceful condition’. However, without disturbance it would be a settled one. In ecology, we use the term ‘climax vegetation’ for such … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged arctic, Disturbance, Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Lake, Lapland, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel, Tundra | 3 Comments

No longer lost

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I could add an awesome piece of equipment to my fieldwork gear: a Garmin Oregon 600t, a high-tech walking gps that promised me that I would never get lost in the mountains. Little friends like this one are a crucial item in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Garmin, GPS, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Travel, Walking | Leave a comment

Summer extended

Posted on October 8, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

For those suffering from nostalgic feelings for the summer, click here for a happy and sunny photo gallery from my latest trip to Spain. Enjoy!

Posted in General | Tagged Abroad, Animals, Costa Brava, Europe, Hiking, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Spain, Summer, Tourism, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Low

Posted on October 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on BioDiverse Perspectives. In a previous post, I wrote about the power of photography for ecologists. Now, it is time to provide some real tips for photographing ecologists. How to take home some pictures that will impress others, without … Continue reading →