Tag Archives: Science

From Argentina to the future

Posted on October 26, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Under clear blue skies, we wrapped up the final thoughts from our Argentinian meeting. This marks the end of a very fruitful week with highly interesting discussions that gonna guide me for the next four years of research. The wide views at the foot … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina | Tagged Andes, Argentina, Bariloche, Lake, Meeting, Mountains, Nature, PhD, Photography, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling | 1 Comment

Getting the good views

Posted on October 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I got the window seat on my flight from Buenos Aires to Bariloche; truly the best spot you can get on a domestic flight. It gave me a chance to enjoy the scenery while we crossed endless Argentina. Taking off from Buenos … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina | Tagged Airplane, Andes, Argentina, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, flying, Mountains, Photography, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling, World | Leave a comment

Argentina

Posted on October 21, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I have seen Argentina only once, and that was from behind a fence at the Chilean border, close to Punta Arenas. What I saw were flat Patagonian grasslands for miles and miles without end, with adorable brown cows eating their way … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina | Tagged Argentina, Chile, Cows, Nature, Patagonia, Photography, Science, South America, Travel | 2 Comments

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 →