Tag Archives: Travel

Landmark

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Everywhere you go in the area around Abisko, this impressive landmark jumps to the eye: the Lapporten. This U-shaped valley overlooking the large valley of the Abiskojokka (the Abisko river) and the Abisko National Park, stands as one of the … Continue reading →

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Charging the batteries

Posted on August 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

A few more days of charging the batteries here in Belgium before we head up back north to the colds of the Arctic. There seems to be an unfortunate negative correlation between the weather in Belgium and the weather in … Continue reading →

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JFK

Posted on August 27, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Sunset from JFK New York, last week, on our way back from the ESA ecological conference in Florida. I guess they call this a #trowback… I have had time to think about all I learned in America, and my main … Continue reading →

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Picture this

Posted on August 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The Scandinavian summer… Fascinating as ever… You are invited to browse through the gallery from our first field trip of the summer to Abisko, on the right of this blog (or if all goes well via this link). Admire breathtaking … Continue reading →

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There is no place like

Posted on August 19, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

…home. The summer is for fieldwork and conferences. For a mountain ecologist based in Belgium, that means a lot of travelling. To the mountains. To other like-minded scientists. All that travelling might very well be the most exciting part of the … Continue reading →

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Alpine invasions

Posted on August 16, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

With all that travelling (first fieldwork in Sweden/Norway, then the conference in Florida), I did not have time yet to announce the good news: we just got a paper published in Alpine Botany, reviewing the current knowledge on plant invasions in the alpine … Continue reading →

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