Tag Archives: Mountains

Spring

Posted on April 22, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The free time and the nice spring weather around Easter created some fantastic opportunities to finally focus on native vegetation again. I got invited to the beautiful hills and forests in Luxemburg, a fantastic chance nobody should ever refuse. It became a … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Beech forest, Flowers, Forest, Hiking, Hills, Luxemburg, Mountains, Plants, Rocks, Spring, Spring flowers | 3 Comments

Catch the wind

Posted on April 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Wind blows along unseen, but not unfelt. Winds are everywhere and serve especially in the mountains as an omnipresent companion. I tried to catch the impressiveness of this natural force in pictures to help imagining what mountain plants have to face … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Andes, Climate, Lake, Mountains, Plants, Rainbow, Seeds, Torres del Paine, Wind | 3 Comments

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 →