Tag Archives: Mountains

Puerto Natales

Posted on April 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Chile is an amazing country, with overwhelming views around every corner. Even when you least expect it, another piece of natural beauty provokes you the awwws. At the feet of the mountains lies a city. Not a really important city, barely … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Andes, Birds, Chile, Cormorant, Magellan goose, Mountains, Patagonia, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine | 5 Comments

Escaping the roadsides

Posted on April 8, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Aliens in the lowlands! Aliens slowly fighting their way up on the mountains, surviving competition and increasingly harsh conditions! Aliens looming in roadside edges, ready to invade the undisturbed mountain vegetation… I got the chance to present my alien plant research on a … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Abroad, Chile, Congress, Ecology, Field ecology, Human impact, Invasion, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plants, Poster presentation, Roads, Torres del Paine | 3 Comments

Guanaco’s

Posted on April 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The uncrowned kings and queens of the Andes… They are everywhere, lazily grazing the short savannah-grass, staring indifferently at passing cars. They crowd the lowlands in large herds, they appear on the highest peaks just like that. They even block the roads whenever … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Andes, Animals, Chile, Guanaco's, Mammals, Mountains, Patagonia | 1 Comment

Fresh from the field!

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The first day of fieldwork was long and intense, but nothing less than a success. It was a relief to find back our plots where we had left them behind 4 months ago. It was an even bigger relief to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Aliens, Chile, Fieldwork, Mountains, Punta Arenas, Research, Subantarctic | 6 Comments

More about roadside vegetation

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Roadsides host more plant species than the natural vegetation. That is the stunning conclusion I draw in my previous post. While this difference is clear on low elevations, it vanishes as we get higher in the mountains, ending in similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Alpine, Ecology, Field ecology, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plant strategies, Plants, Publication, Research, Roads | 4 Comments

Changes in the mountains

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountains are increasingly important islands of nature in our rapidly changing world. They contain some of the most diverse biodiversity hotspots in the world, have a high aesthetic value and their conservation even has a lot of economic importance. There … Continue reading →