Category Archives: Belgium

Just cause I like him

Posted on March 31, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Just look at him, with its curly branches and fluffy catkins! I love the corkscrew hazel, one of the most beautiful views in early spring. There is not much I have to tell about him, though, just that he cheers … Continue reading →

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Forest variation

Posted on March 23, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Small-scale variation. It is a super important part of my research. I mostly look at it from a human perspective: how humans can disturb an ecosystem and change the whole hidden set of abiotic and biotic factors that drive these systems with … Continue reading →

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Spring…

Posted on March 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

… is now really on its way here in Belgium! First flowers are coming through (with the catkins as usual in the lead), bringing the much desired colour back to the world. And finally, I can bike home from work … Continue reading →

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Close to home

Posted on March 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Somehow, smoothly and almost unnoticed, I entered a truly different phase in my PhD, and it is a phase I find surprisingly comfortable. It is that point at which most of the fundamental data is collected, when everything is getting nicely … Continue reading →

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Travelling the world

Posted on February 19, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

… without getting anywhere! I am working on some very interesting global models now, bringing together all the data from our colleagues in mountain regions all over the world. I aim to bring together all this data to make maps … Continue reading →

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A fifteen minutes city trip

Posted on February 17, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I am on a roll with my computerwork! With fieldwork being on hold till summer is back, I can thoroughly work on all the data analyses, and that is going very smooth. With all that working inside, I feared however … Continue reading →

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