Tag Archives: Punta Arenas

The current experiment

Posted on April 10, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is about time to give an overview of what I was actually searching down there in Chile. Our research there results from a collaborative project between Sweden, Chile and Argentina. As a Belgian guy, I may at first seem a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, The research | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Chile, Ecology, Experiment, Fieldwork, Invasion, Mountain ecology, Punta Arenas, Research | 4 Comments

Small adventures from far, far away

Posted on March 24, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Every field ecologists hopes for field days with only few dramatic adventures. We were lucky, because there is almost no destitution to share, or it should be the thousands and thousands of sticky plants that hooked on to our clothes … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Aliens, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Punta Arenas, Subantarctic | 3 Comments

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

Leaving spring for autumn

Posted on March 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Spring was getting on full speed last week in Belgium. The first spring flowers were emerging everywhere and it was already warm enough to forget your jacket. It maybe false hope, but spring was in the air! I tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Animals, Fieldwork, Flowers, Meerkats, Punta Arenas, Spring | 4 Comments

Travelling

Posted on January 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The future looks bright! There is some new traveling on the way and I am already looking forward to share the experience with you all. Next month will start with a visit to the Canary Islands, some volcanic rocks in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Andes, Mount Tarn, Mountains, Ocean, Punta Arenas, Travelling | 6 Comments

Walking with the death

Posted on November 27, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

One of the main places worth seeing in Punta Arenas serves the death, not the living. It is intriguingly beautiful for a city with so few attractive places. So impressive that it even got listed by the CNN as 1 … Continue reading →