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Fieldwork night
PhD candidate Jan is currently representing the team in the high north. Tonight: spectacular yet lonely dinner-with-a-view in the waffle house on top of Låktatjåkko mountain, cosely tucked away from the windy 2°C that rules outside. The coronavirus has made … Continue reading
Finished
The 3D lab waves goodbye to another master student, with Sam having defended his thesis last week. Sam travelled to the northern Scandes to study the drivers of plant community composition, and brought home some fascinating findings: while plant species … Continue reading
Weed of the month: Sweetbriar Rose (Rosa rubiginosa)
The sweetbriar rose isn’t as sweet as its name suggests. In the Argentinean Andes, it creates impenetrable thickets of torns and branches, transforming the valleys into veritable shrubberies. Guestpost by Ana Clara Mazzolari for http://www.mountaininvasions.org. Scenic Andean valley, flanked by … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, General
Tagged Alien species, Andes, Ecology, Invasive species, Mountain photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoor photography, Outdoors, Science
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The Krkonoše Mountains
Lush green fields, pine forests and flower-rich alpine grasslands: our belowground project will go to the Czech Republic! After sampling soils, roots, plants and microclimates in Argentina, Chile, Norway, Sweden and Tenerife, the Czech MIREN team will now also join … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, General
Tagged Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountain photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Science
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Tales from the field
The global pandemic is still restricting lots of our fieldwork, and we have to cancel unfortunately another batch of work planned in northern Norway, but not all of it is going down the drain. PhD-student Ronja, for example, is having … Continue reading
Posted in General, Norway
Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Norway, Outdoors, PhD, Science, Travel
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New MIREN website!
Exciting news! We made a new website for MIREN, the Mountain Invasion Research Network. It still sits at http://www.mountaininvasions.org, yet is now a lot more visually attractive. Visit the site for the nice mountain views, stay for the cool mountain … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Ecology, Global change, Mountains, Plant invasion, Science, Website
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