Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Compensations

Posted on December 10, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

We all play a part in CO2-emissions, the main culprit of many of the climate-related disasters we more and more observe on this rapidly warming planet. We all play a part, and especially in our Western world, we can say … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation | Tagged Airplanes, climate change, Conservation, flying, Global change ecology, Global warming, Nature, Travel | Leave a comment

Short days, cold nights

Posted on December 7, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The darkest part of the year on the northern hemisphere is upon us. Temperatures below zero, and days getting overwhelmed by the night before they even got the chance to start. This post is in honour of the Arctic, where they … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged arctic, Belgium, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Sun, Sunset, Winter, Zemst | Leave a comment

Success

Posted on December 1, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

You might recall my excitement from a few weeks ago (here): we sew the seeds we harvested this summer in the subarctic mountains. Our expectations for them where pretty low, as the plants had to go through so much stress throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Anticipation, Ecology, Gardening, Germination, Lab, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science, Seedlings | 1 Comment

Science Day

Posted on November 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Tomorrow is ‘science day’ in Flanders, a day in which scientists and the public are brought together (at least, that one day this is done in a much more spectacular way than usual). A day in which young and old can … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Antwerp, Belgium, climate change, Dag van de Wetenschap, Ecology, Flanders, Nature, Plant invasions, Plants, Science, Science Day | 2 Comments

Where we disturb nature, the invaders quickly follow

Posted on November 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Non-native plant invaders. Ecologists have been keeping an eye on them for a long time already. Species that flew in from somewhere far away and enter an environment where they don’t belong. Species that happily profit from our changing modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Sweden | Tagged arctic, climate change, Ecology, Experiments, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Plant ecology, Plant invasions, Science | 2 Comments

Will they make it?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For two years, we let our plants endure a variety of stressful conditions up in the high north: snow, cold, competition, nutrient limitations, they all got to deal with it in various amounts. We monitored them all along the way, … Continue reading →