Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Temporal changes along mountain roads

Posted on January 9, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

In 2012, during my master’s thesis, we began monitoring vegetation along three Norwegian mountain roads with a clear goal: to track how these plant communities would change over time. Time, of course, is a relative concept, and nature operates on … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway | Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Environment, Invasive species, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Fostering growth in The 3D Lab: insights from our interactive sessions

Posted on December 29, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

The 3D Lab is a dynamic team of young scientists, brought together by their shared enthusiasm for exploring scientific topics under my guidance. Currently, the team comprises one postdoc, one PhD student, and several master and bachelor students. For many, … Continue reading →

Posted in Netherlands | Tagged Academia, Education, Leadership, Learning, Research, Science, Teaching, Teamwork, University | Leave a comment

Fieldwork time!

Posted on December 19, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

It’s fieldwork time again! We have started to enjoy some cold, grey and dark days in the Dutch mud the last weeks, for our new project on the scale at which biodiversity varies (more on that here). Fieldwork in December, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Netherlands | Tagged Biodiversity, climate change, Conservation, Ecology, Environment, Fieldwork, Monitoring, Nature, Plants, Utrecht Science Park | Leave a comment

Ten practical guidelines

Posted on December 17, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

One of the biggest dreams when we started the SoilTemp project was not only to bring together all available microclimate data into a single, unified database but also to align how we think about and measure microclimate. Today, we are … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged climate change, Environment, Garden, Gardening, News | Leave a comment

🌿 Can we mitigate global drought using vegetation-driven rainfall? 🌧️

Posted on November 26, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

Check out this inspiring and creative video by our ecology students at Utrecht University! Combining humor, innovation, and scientific depth, they shine a spotlight on an urgent global issue: drought and its devastating impact on ecosystems, livelihoods, and the climate. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Drought, Forests, Global change, Students, Teaching, Vegetation-driven rainfall | Leave a comment

The fog lifts over Dutch nature

Posted on November 13, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

I’m starting something new and I’m SUPER excited: a new project that perfectly aligns with my new role as an assistant professor in ecological scaling—and builds naturally on the work I’ve been doing so far: the Dutch branch of EcoFracNet! … Continue reading →