Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Conquest of a continent – pine invasion in South America

Posted on March 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentinia. The road to the airport is flanked by massive pine trees, blocking the view on the surrounding dry Patagonian steppe. They seem to flourish in this environment, although they are far from home. The new … Continue reading →

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It’s gonna get dark!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I hope to get lucky the 20th of March! If weather conditions allow it, we will be able to see up to 90% of the solar eclipse in Belgium. It would have been even better if I had fieldwork in Northern Scandinavia … Continue reading →

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Belgian winter

Posted on March 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I made a lot of pictures in and around Belgium this winter. Find a nice overview of them in this gallery on the right of my blog.

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Ready?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The sun sets above the sea at the Belgian coastline, on one of these days that hint towards the approaching spring.  For plant ecologists, these hints of spring trigger the start of the fieldwork season. I am currently wrapping up the final analyses … Continue reading →

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The root of all power

Posted on February 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier, I wrote about the strong foundation that is needed to build houses in the dunes.  Natures’ prototype of such a strong holdfast is found in the shape of European beachgrass, the true hero of the dunes. This species grows … Continue reading →

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Stand your ground

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

  Apparently stress applies to buildings as well. They rely heavily on the characteristics of the soil on which they are located, which makes them in that matter comparable with the plants in my research. If the belowground environment consists of hostile dry … Continue reading →

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