Tag Archives: Mountains

Exotic plant species thrive at high(er) elevations

Posted on January 26, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Sometimes one needs patience to answer a research question. Lots of it. The Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) already asked itself this important question back in 2006: how fast are non-native species travelling uphill along mountain roads? Now it’s 2023, … Continue reading →

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Database progress

Posted on January 16, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we bid farewell to Amber, a bittersweet goodbye that marks the end of a successful chapter in our ‘SoilTemp’ project. Yet it also provides closure to a very good story, as you’ll see. Amber joined us as a … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Mountains, Nature photography, Plant invasions, Science, Trails | Leave a comment

Long-term reporting

Posted on December 23, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

A big chunk of my work focuses on long-term monitoring, of vegetation and (micro)climate. It highlights the importance of this continuity, and many of the most important conclusions we are taking – and especially will take in the near future … Continue reading →

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MIREN meets in Chile

Posted on November 28, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

A few hundred kilometers south of Santiago de Chile, nestled in a green valley at the foot of a string of snow-clad volcanoes, lies the ‘Suisandina lodge’, a place that breaths hospitality, with all facilities a mountain ecologist needs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Ecology, Forests, Global change, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Frontiers in soil ecology

Posted on November 19, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Story accompanying the new paper Eisenhauer et al. (2022) Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022. There was an almost tangible sense of urgency at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, last June. A string of the … Continue reading →