Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Next-level gardening

I have been shoveling, digging and ploughing like a madman lately (all for this project). I imagine the mare in the neighboring field warning her little baby to stay away from this crazy scientist-gardener, who seemed to be randomly digging circular holes … Continue reading

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Selling my pictures

You can now buy a selection of my pictures on Fotolia, Dreamstime, Shutterstock and 123RF (follow the links and check out my portfolio). As a photographer, it is nice when pictures do not have to pile up in a dark and dusty corner of the harddisk where … Continue reading

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Seeds!

Last week, we spent long hours in the basement of the university building, counting thousands, even ten-thousands of tiny plant seeds. They need to be counted cautiously, so we know the exact seed input at every labeled sign of the experiment in the … Continue reading

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New life

There is new life on the campus of my university! In the field next to the plots of my new experiment on the campus, a young foal is happily hopping around. His cute little face makes fieldwork on the campus even more fun. Look … Continue reading

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Penguin parade

Penguins are one of the main touristic attractions in Punta Arenas. There even live more penguins than people in the southern Magellan provence, so they really are the real owners of southern Chile. There is a colony of these funny looking puppets … Continue reading

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Alien impact

A lot of my work deals with invasive alien species. This is a subject not everyone is familiar with, although it highly concerns (or should concern) everybody and our whole society. I sporadically provided some information on alien species and my … Continue reading

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