Tag Archives: Scandinavia

Alpine or not alpine?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

When can we call a plant a true mountain plant? What is the optimal definition to divide plants in two categories; alpine or not? Those questions currently keep me occupied during my working day. I thought to shed some light on the differences here with … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Alpine, Ecology, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel | Leave a comment

Far

Posted on November 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on BioDiverse Perspectives. In a previous post, the photographing ecologist explained the importance of getting low to get the interesting and catchy pictures of your scientific subjects. As you can imagine the extra effort this would ask from your knees, I here … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photographing ecologist, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Tips | 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

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

Holiday break

Posted on September 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Autumn arrived in the Arctic with fast incoming clouds and drizzling rains, luckily exactly the day when the field season was over! I am now going to celebrate this second field season of my PhD with a deserved holiday to Spain, where summers … Continue reading →