Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Knotweeding

Posted on January 23, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

It was a mess of pieces, like shattered bones on a battlefield. A macaber sight that seemed to add some extra drama to the story of plant invasion. In between all the branches and sticks on the frozen floor, new … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Invasive species, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plant invasion, Science, Winter | 3 Comments

Global Change Ecology Centre initiates CO2 compensation of flights

Posted on January 21, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As I said earlier, we at the Global Change Ecology Centre of the University of Antwerp are working towards a reduction of our carbon footprint, through a more sustainable flight strategy and a carbon compensation project. As I find this … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Carbon, carbon compensation, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Global change ecology, Global warming, Nature, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

To spring or not to spring

Posted on January 12, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Climate and weather might be more unpredictable than ever, yet there is one little thing I can always count on: a small patch of crocuses close to the office, that starts to pierce the often frozen soil already in January. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Belgium, climate change, Flower photography, Flowers, Forest, Hiking, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Plant photography, Science, Spring | 3 Comments

On the horizon

Posted on January 9, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

With the start of 2017, I have to start looking at what is on the horizon: the long run to the finish of this PhD. The end is still far away in the future, yet it will be here soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Polders, Uitkerkse Polder, Winter | 1 Comment

From Alaska to the Alps

Posted on January 6, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Originally posted on tundra teabag experiment:
The year is ending and the data is in…and there is a lot of it! Thanks to the great efforts of all those working on the tundra teabag experiment we have over 4,000 tea…

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An overview – part 2

Posted on December 30, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

In these closing posts of 2016, I want to give you a quick (and slightly biased) overview of everything what happened this year, based on the ten most appreciated posts on this blog for this year. This is part two. … Continue reading →