Tag Archives: Subarctic

Yellow

Posted on September 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

With autumn creeping up on us at home, I’ll bring to you a series on our fieldwork in the amazing autumn of the Arctic in Abisko. This is part I. It started off so amazingly beautiful. After we landed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scandinavia, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel | 2 Comments

Above the polar circle – Norway

Posted on July 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountain ecologist Jonas Lembrechts spent ten intense fieldwork days above the polar circle in Sweden and Norway, where he follows non-native plant species and their spread in the mountains. This post appears in a serie on this expedition. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Climate, Ecology, Hike, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, north, Norway, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Subarctic, Temperature, Travel | 4 Comments

Endless days

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

We are back in Abisko again, the beautiful tiny little village in Northern Sweden, above the polar circle, where we will follow-up on our exciting experiments. Right before our arrival we arrived, skies started to clear after a period of rain, making … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, arctic, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Spring, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 8 Comments

The beauty of the north

Posted on July 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The Scandinavian mountains have photo opportunities around every corner. Click here to see a photo gallery, where I celebrate the amazing beauty of the north. You should pay it a visit to enjoy angry lemmings, stunning lakes, beautiful flowers, endless sunsets or breath-taking mountain hikes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Europe, Hike, Holiday, Mountains, Nature, Norway, Photography, Photos, Scandinavia, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel, Wild | 4 Comments

Pretty flowers and angry lemmings

Posted on July 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The first day of our field trip to Abisko was already a big win. We had both weather ànd nature on our site, which resulted in some unforgettable views and moments. We left Belgium in warm summer weather, but skies in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged arctic, Climbing, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Snow, Subarctic, Summer, Sweden, Tourism, Travel | 2 Comments

Press

Posted on February 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I got my first paper published (the one that kept me waiting so impatiently), and the story even got covered by the popular media! They were impressed by our warning that alien plant species are not stopped by the freezing … Continue reading →