Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

An efficient way to obtain soil texture data

Posted on April 27, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

When we designed our large-scale citizen science project ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’, we soon realized we had a problem on our hands: if we wanted to get an accurate idea of soil temperature and especially soil moisture from our 5000 … Continue reading →

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Microclimate can save plant species from population migration

Posted on April 24, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Global warming would force plant species to move dozens of kilometres north at breakneck speed to still find suitable habitat. “A failure for flora,” was the scientific consensus for a long time. Recent research suggests that such population relocation would … Continue reading →

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Botanical scouting

Posted on April 12, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

I spent a beautiful spring day last week in one of Brussels’ most fairy-tale-like places: the botanical garden Jean Massart. This little piece of biodiversity sits in a picturesque valley bordering the E411 highway and that famous chunk of Brussels … Continue reading →

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ForestClim – bioclimatic variables for forest understory

Posted on April 7, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Those bioclimatic variables that we ecologists all love so much, but at a higher resolution and from right there where your study organisms are living? Wouldn’t that be a dream come true? Time to pinch yourself, as we now released … Continue reading →

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The efficiency of microbes

Posted on April 5, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

In order to truly understand climate change, we have to understand the carbon cycle – which describes where that notorious element called ‘C’ is moving to. In order to understand that carbon cycle, we need to know who is using … Continue reading →

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Smart time management for the overwhelmed postdoc

Posted on April 4, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Look, I am an ambitious young scientist, but I don’t want to be swamped by work. Witha young family, I know all too well how challenging it can be to juggle work and personal responsibilities. I dream of doing all … Continue reading →

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