Tag Archives: Mountains

Microclimate!

Posted on February 8, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

It is that time of the year again: when the weather nicely reveals the effect of microclimate on the landscape. If the world gets covered in a thin layer of snow, we can quickly see which spots are colder than … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Climate, Europe, France, Hiking, Landscape photography, Microclimate, Mountains, Photography, Snow, Travel, Winter | 6 Comments

On top of the world

Posted on February 5, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

It is nice when the world reminds me again of why I called this blog ‘On top of the world’ in the first place. It is this amazing thrill of climbing a mountain, working your way to the top, taking in … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Climbing, Europe, France, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mist, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Travel, Winter | 7 Comments

News from the west

Posted on December 23, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Every now and then, there arrives a much appreciated e-mail with news from the other regions within our network. It is nice to know that they are trying to do the exact same thing as you are doing, but in the … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Biking, Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Science, Travel, USA | 2 Comments

A small-scale dilemma

Posted on November 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

New paper published: Lembrechts, Milbau and Nijs (2015) AoB Plants. Disturbance is important in ecology. It disrupts the status quo, improves the diversity, adds to the possibilities. It creates opportunities and disables others. As such, it is a driver of … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Competition, Conservation, Disturbance, Disturbance ecology, Ecology, Facilitation, Invasion, Landscape photography, Microclimate, Mountains, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Publication, Research, Science | 3 Comments

The proof we needed

Posted on November 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news for those ecologists studying species distributions: it turns out that the climatic niche of mountain plants is fairly conserved in space (Wasof et al. 2015). These results come from a study on the distribution of alpine species in the European … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Biogeography, Conservation, Ecology, Flora, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Plant photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Species distributions, Travel | 3 Comments

Showing off

Posted on October 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Some plants put in an awful lot of effort to look good, a case beautifully illustrated by this blue passion flower. There is a tremendous amount of energy needed to make flowers, even if there is no need for them to look … Continue reading →