Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Dark

Posted on July 21, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Dark clouds over our Dark Diversity experiment, yesterday. An unstable atmosphere – some thunderclouds passing to the north of us – made for dramatic views of the heathland in the ‘Kalmthoutse Heide’, when we were out there collecting data for … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Kalmthoutse Heide, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Science, Thunderstorm | Leave a comment

Heather

Posted on July 19, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

While most of the fieldwork campaigns this summer are being taken care of by our awesome teams of PhD and master students, there is a few sets of field days I am joining. One of them just happened on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Heathlands, Hiking, Kalmthout, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Plant photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

The climate the organisms feel

Posted on July 5, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: our recent review in Ecography got awarded as runner-up of the E4-award, the Ecography award for Excellence in Ecology and Evolution. To celebrate that success, I am re-posting the original blogpost that explains the story. More of an auditory learner? … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Microclimate, Nature, Nature photography, Plant photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Four fronts

Posted on June 27, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Summer arrived, and that means: fieldwork! And this summer, more than ever before, that fieldwork is spreading across the world. We will have four important fronts of research open this summer, and I aim to keep you updated about all … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Climate, Ecology, Europe, Fieldwork, Global change, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature photography, Outdoors, Research, Science, Travelling | Leave a comment

For MIREN, we are working on an awesome new blog series summarizing our scientific findings from the last 15 years for conservation, policy makers and the global public. This is chapter 1, so stay tuned for more! Originally posted on … Continue reading →

Posted on June 17, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas | Leave a comment

SoilTemp meeting I

Posted on June 17, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

The beginning of June saw a gathering of great minds in the city center of Antwerp. Thanks to support of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), we could invite over 30 ecologists and microclimate specialists to our beloved city, to have … Continue reading →