Category Archives: General

How are the nights?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Oh, how often comes that question: ‘And… how are the nights?’ Since Zoyla has been born, there has been a spark of interest into our sleeping habits, often accompagnied by worried looks for growing bags under my eyes. I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Baby, Baby daddy, Dadlife, Parenthood, Parenting, rstats, Science | Leave a comment

Climate impacts on your doorstep

Posted on January 13, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Extreme weather events are all over the news in recent years, with intense floodings in Asia, fires raging through Australia, and record heatwaves melting the asphalt in Western-Europe. We are all starting to feel the impact of the changing climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Citizen science, Climate, climate change, Flanders, Gardens, Global change, Global change ecology, Home, Science | 1 Comment

Ready for 2020

Posted on December 29, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

The 3D lab is ready for the new year to come, and plans are bigger than ever! Let’s take the opportunity of those dark days before January to highlight some of the things we hope to bring to you: First … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Cities, climate change, Global change, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Science, Students, Teamwork | Leave a comment

Strengthening SoilTemp

Posted on December 23, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Our SoilTemp-network got pretty lucky the week for Christmas: the project we applied for with the Research Foundation Flanders got funded, ensuring that our database iniative can gear up even more! Although it was a relatively small grant that covers … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Microclimate, Mountains, Nature, Science, SoilTemp, Travel | Leave a comment

Dad in academia

Posted on December 19, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

On September 5th, my wife gave birth to a beautiful girl. On that day, our lifes went into a new, happier, fuller and much muore complicated phase: that of parenthood. From one day to the next, I became a ‘dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Baby, Father, Life, Parenthood, work | 2 Comments

Microclimatic conditions anywhere at any time!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier this month, the journal Global Change Biology asked me to write a little commentary about a recent paper . Well, that’s an offer one cannot refuse! First of all: that’s a tremendous honour; thanks GCB to think of me … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Microclimate, Mountain photography, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Science | Leave a comment

The hiking trail invasions

Posted on December 5, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

We like mountain trails. But we are not alone, it looks like: invasive plant species love them as well as a gateway to invade higher elevations areas. What we always suspected, is now finally proven, thanks to the work of … Continue reading →