Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Don’t mess with physics

Gather ‘round, my friends, because this one is important! A few years ago, we released our Global maps of soil temperature – a project that brought climate data much closer to the conditions that actually matter for the organisms living … Continue reading

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Twelve years of blogging (and counting)

With the end of the year in sight, I always reflect a bit on this website and what it has achieved. Quite a shock to realize now that I’ve been blogging consistently for more than twelve years! Even better, the … Continue reading

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Sarane rocks!

You wouldn’t guess it from the amount of work she has already put into getting the global MIREN Rocks network off the ground and moving forward, but Sarane is only at the very beginning of her scientific trajectory. That trajectory … Continue reading

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A new chapter: looking back, looking forward

Last year I wrote about a major milestone: moving The 3D Lab to Utrecht University and stepping into my role as assistant professor in ecological scaling. Today, I’m happy to share the next chapter in that story: as of November, … Continue reading

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The night

[ENGLISH] A cold, dark autumn night. My alarm goes off at 1:15 a.m., and for a moment I wonder what on Earth I was thinking. Then it hits me: I had been invited for a night-time interview on NPO Radio … Continue reading

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Shaping the future of environmental data sharing

Are you working with environmental or biodiversity data and willing to help us out? At the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography (MEB) network, we believe that open, reliable, and collaborative data exchange is the cornerstone of understanding and predicting biodiversity and … Continue reading

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