Category Archives: General

The snails are out!

Posted on June 13, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Belgium is experiencing some hot and humid, almost tropical weather the last days/weeks. Perfect weather to find snails, I found out (and even better weather to meet up with mosquitos, I learned the hard way). Great weather for plants to grow as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Animals, Ecology, Forest, Hiking, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Science, Snails, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Blossoms

Posted on May 19, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I arrived at that point in my PhD in which future project ideas grow wilder than the yellow buttercups in this meadow. As could be expected, finding the answers to my first set of questions brings lots of inspiration for … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Blossoms, Creativity, Ecology, Flowers, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Research, Science, Spring | Leave a comment

Beware of the pines

Posted on April 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

In the mountains we usually study, plant invasion is often only in its earliest phase, with no more than a few individuals established at high elevations. In these circumstances, the measurable impacts of plant invasion are currently virtually zero. To see … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Chile, Ecology, Global change, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Photography, Plant invasions, Science, South America, Trees | Leave a comment

Christmas lights shine bright

Posted on January 7, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I received an amazing present from under the christmas tree this holiday season. It is called WakaWaka (‘Shine bright’ in Swahili) and it is a beautiful little solar panel. And now I am just holding a little bit of future … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Christmas, Development, Durability, Ecology, Economy, Energy, Global change, Photography, Present, Solar energy, Sustainable, Sustainable development | 5 Comments

The mad scientist tea party

Posted on December 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Do you know how ecologists have a tea party? They bury their tea in the Arctic and wait a year to give it that perfect soil touch. This is the ideal season to stay inside, close to the Christmas tree, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, General, Norway, Sweden | Tagged Christmas, Ecology, Landscape photography, Norway, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Soil, Sweden, Tea, Winter | Leave a comment

New post on Scilogs.be

Posted on November 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Hier! Finally a new post on the Belgian science blog website! My loyal readers might know the story already, though, as I published another version of it earlier here.

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