Tag Archives: Mountains

Revisiting the highways of the mountains

Posted on August 7, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

In 2016, a significant endeavor began as we initiated the monitoring of vegetation along two cherished mountain trails in the Abisko region. Our primary objective was to assess the impact of these trails on the mountain vegetation. Specifically, we had … Continue reading →

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Science at its most adventurous

Posted on July 29, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

We had stumbled upon a great treasure, when our colleague Keith, from Abisko in northern Sweden, found an old research paper from the 1950s written by a botanist called Olav Gjaerevoll. This Olav had spent several summers in the 1940s … Continue reading →

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The impact of the pines

Posted on March 2, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Picture this: it’s the 20th century and people are planting pine trees all over Chile. Pines of the genus Pinus, that is, which is very different from the native Araucaria araucana (the monkey puzzle tree). The latter might very well … Continue reading →

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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 →

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