Tag Archives: Surviving

Ground-breaking

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Rocks. It does not seem an ideal location for plants to grow. However, as I have to emphasize a lot, plants will never cease to amaze. I already wrote about some real bad boys called ‘ruderals’ in a previous post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, The research | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Ecology, Plants, Stress-tolerant, Surviving, Tenerife | 7 Comments

On the rocks

Posted on February 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

– A picture gallery with a first part of the highlights from my trip to Tenerife can be found on the right on my blog. – The ocean is a monster. Even on the quietest of days, the surf zone on … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Birds, Ocean, Rocks, Surviving, Tenerife | 7 Comments

A hare’s tail

Posted on January 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is one of my all-time favorite plants from the high north: cottongrass (called Eriophorum vaginatum on its passport). It should be obvious why it is often named the ‘hare’s tail cottongrass’. But this fluffy appearance only hides one of the … Continue reading →