Tag Archives: Mountains

Getting the good views

Posted on October 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I got the window seat on my flight from Buenos Aires to Bariloche; truly the best spot you can get on a domestic flight. It gave me a chance to enjoy the scenery while we crossed endless Argentina. Taking off from Buenos … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina | Tagged Airplane, Andes, Argentina, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, flying, Mountains, Photography, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling, World | 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

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 →

Posted in General | Tagged Biology, Ecology, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Tips, World | 5 Comments

Hooray!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Today is a special day: I arrived safely at the end of my very first year as a PhD-student! A year filled with tons of mountains and plants, filled with beautiful views and endless interesting datasets. A year with plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Sweden | Tagged Adventures, Birthday, Blogging, Ecology, Hiking, Milestone, Mountains, Nature, PhD, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden | 6 Comments

The photographing ecologist

Posted on September 22, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on BioDiverse Perspectives. Photography is classified as art, ecology is science. Two distinct worlds that only very rarely show some overlap. I am however convinced that a combination of both disciplines could be very fruitful. Being a photographing … Continue reading →