Category Archives: Belgium

Cats off duty

Posted on December 19, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I think I am just going to be a cat this weekend. Lazy lying around on a comfortable spot and thinking of nothing much. Maybe eating a bit of high-quality meat now and then, who knows. And I deserve it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, The research | Tagged Animals, Cats, Ecology, Home, Kitten, Milestone, Nature, Nature photography, Pets, PhD, Photography, Science, Writing | 3 Comments

Presenting

Posted on December 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I am presenting intermediate results of my PhD-research at several occassions the last few weeks. Exciting stuff!

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Invasive species, PhD, Presentation, Process, Progress, Science | 4 Comments

Stress

Posted on December 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

No, no PhD-stress here, or not more than just a little. I have been teaching a practical course on the measurement of plant stress to our master students. They are asked to study stress levels in plant leaves with the use of two … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, The research | Tagged Ecology, field work, Fluorescence, Plant stress, Practical, Science, Teaching | 1 Comment

Sowing the seeds

Posted on November 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

There is a high-speed germination experiment going on in the basement. I will have a student doing a short master project on the survival capacity of gap colonisers this winter. He will keep a close eye on extreme winter temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Experiment, Gardening, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

The mushroom mystery

Posted on November 14, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Claiming that counting plants tells you everything you want to know about their growing success in the mountains is like claiming you know the whole fungi-community by looking only at mushrooms. Mushrooms, those pretty ones with their nice funny heads, are only the fruits, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Autumn, Ecology, Forests, Fungi, Mushrooms, Nature photography, outdoor, Photography, Science, Soil | 6 Comments

Hooray!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Today is a special day: I arrived safely at the end of my very first year as a PhD-student! A year filled with tons of mountains and plants, filled with beautiful views and endless interesting datasets. A year with plenty of … Continue reading →