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The dark secrets of dark diversity
Dark diversity. A term that sounds sufficiently dramatic to catch the attention of many an ecologist. But it’s a good theory as well to explore: instead of the common ‘diversity’, which looks at the diversity of species/genes/traits present at a … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Sweden
Tagged Biodiversity, Dark diversity, Ecology, Global change, Mathematics, Mountains, Nature, Science
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How to get the word out?
Twitter/X, Mastodon or LinkedIn, what works best for communicating scientific findings? I got the numbers for you! This website is almost ten years old, and still going strong. I am far from done with its main goal, which is the … Continue reading
Where are they NOT?
We ecologists and biogeographers all want to know so badly where species are and are not living. This quest lies at the very heart of our discipline, as it provides invaluable insights into how global changes are impacting biodiversity across … Continue reading
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The true thermal niche of forest plant species
I might have mentioned this before*, but microclimate is crucial to improve our estimates of species distributions. As species are reacting to micro- rather than macroclimate, and both are at the local scale only very weakly correlated, ignoring microclimate could … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science
Tagged climate change, Forests, Microclimate, Nature, Plants, Species distributions
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The vanguard
Here and there across the city of Antwerp, curious boxes with funny black noses are starting to appear. While their presence for now remains subtle, it heralds the exciting beginning of a new impending roller coaster ride of discoveries! These … Continue reading
A correction and a warning
Finally, we got to publish something that was véry long overdue: the necessary correction to our ‘Global maps of soil temperature’. A correction, indeed, as we had identified an error in the analyses that had to be rectified. So, what … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Global maps, Microclimate, Nature, Publishing, Science
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The 3D lab 