Tag Archives: Plant invasion

Alpine invasions

Posted on August 16, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

With all that travelling (first fieldwork in Sweden/Norway, then the conference in Florida), I did not have time yet to announce the good news: we just got a paper published in Alpine Botany, reviewing the current knowledge on plant invasions in the alpine … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plant invasion, Plant invasions, Science, Travel, Travelling | 1 Comment

The stars of the project

Posted on August 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

You can scroll through lots of pictures of nice landscapes and curious plants in my previous posts on our fieldwork trip to Scandinavia, but that leaves us with one important question: did we actually see any of the stars of the project, our non-native mountain invaders? … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, arctic, Ecology, Fieldwork, Flowers, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plant invasion, Plants, Scandinavia, Science | Leave a comment

Changing the view

Posted on July 8, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I changed my office view again for a while… Up north again, above the polar circle, hunting for our beloved plants. With a tight schedule and lots to do, but hopes are high for amazing output. I’ll keep you updated!

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Plant invasion, Plants, Research, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

How hikers can help science

Posted on June 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) calls on mountain enthusiasts to help collect observations of mountain plants. Heading to the mountains this summer, armed with your best hiking boots? You can make a scientific contribution while you are out conquering … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Hike, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plant invasion, Plants, Science, Travel | 1 Comment

Come together

Posted on May 12, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

One of my favourite study subjects is all over the news this week! Yet, it is a bit in an unusual manner: I am talking about the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), the symbol of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest! There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Dandelion, ESC, Eurovision, Flowers, Plant invasion, Plants, World | 3 Comments

Plant invasion along mountain trails

Posted on April 30, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news from within the MIREN network! Last week, we officially launched our next global sampling project, this time concerning non-native species along mountain trails. After our continuous effort to study plant invasion along mountain roads, already since 2007, we will now … Continue reading →