Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Stacking

Posted on November 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Writing a PhD is stacking one little discovery on top of the other, slowly building it up towards a big story. And it must be said: that truly is a unique experience.

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When leaves fall

Posted on November 14, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Leaves fall in autumn. At least, they tend to do that if they hang on deciduous trees in temperate climates. Here, the months of October and November are dedicated to splendid colour displays and hours of raking leaves into piles. … Continue reading →

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