Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Sowing the seeds

Posted on May 15, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This weird-looking bunch of office plants is actually much more than it seems: it is the start of a new experiment, which will broaden our scientific horizon to the world of population genetics. The lucky model species is Matricaria discoidea, … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Uncategorized | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Experiments, Nature, Plants, Science, Urban ecology | Leave a comment

A PhD-summary

Posted on May 4, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news! My PhD is successfully defended, and the main message I wanted to tell to the whole world is now out. Extra good news: I published a little booklet for those who want to know what my work is … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged climate change, Disturbance, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Macro photography, Mountains, Plant ecology, Science | 1 Comment

Field season kick-off

Posted on April 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we celebrated the kick-off of 2018s field season, and as usual we did that with a student field trip to the Hallerbos, the world-famous purple forest that gets filled with bluebells in spring. We like to take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Flower photography, Hallerbos, Macro photography, Nature, Nature photography, Plant ecology, Spring, Spring flowers | Leave a comment

Plant species are on the move, and it is us humans who are moving them

Posted on April 27, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Today, I am finally defending the results of all these years of hard work. For those who cannot join me in the celebrations at the University of Antwerp, here is – in short – the message I want to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science, Travel photography | 8 Comments

Anticipation

Posted on April 11, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

The much-anticipated spring of 2018 finally made it to Belgium! Not only because I have been craving to see my beloved plants resprouting, after a long winter of being ‘green-deprived’, but more importantly because this spring I will finally defend … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, Macro photography, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Science, Spring, Studying | 2 Comments

Matching the plant with the environment: what makes invasive plant species so successful?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Scientists have been wondering for a long time why some exotic species become invasive while others do not. A new paper we just published on invasive and non-invasive plant species in Belgium reveals that the answer should be sought at the … Continue reading →