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Proving extinction is hard. But we can do so now.
For decades, climate change ecology has mostly been a story about shifts: species moving upslope, poleward, tracking the climate they’re adapted to as it slides out from under them. It’s one of the best-documented fingerprints of warming in nature. What … Continue reading
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MEB 2026
Big week in Montpellier this week, as the world’s microclimate ecology and biogeography community has gathered for the third global MEB conference. After the first edition in Antwerp in 2022 and the second in Helsinki in 2024, this year’s conference … Continue reading
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A beautiful birthday
The MIREN network has turned twenty! Imagine: a global ecological network, built on friendship, enthusiasm, and a shared love for mountains, that has managed not only to survive, but to grow and thrive for two decades. In a scientific world … Continue reading
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500 species
Last week, I spent a few days just outside of Barcelona for a PhD defence. Perfect timing, I thought, to finally cross the magical boundary of 500 unique species on iNaturalist. I had been hovering just below it for a … Continue reading
The living farm
Last week, we properly kicked off the fieldwork season. Under a bright April sun, we made our way to ‘De Boeije’ – a cosy, somewhat hidden farm right on our own campus at Utrecht Science Park. I’m not sure how … Continue reading
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Finding refuge on the Canaries
Microrefugia. It’s a tempting concept, and one that has quickly moved from theory to the frontline of conservation. As climates warm, these small, buffered places may allow species to persist where they otherwise couldn’t. So, that’s simple enough: find the … Continue reading
The 3D lab 