Category Archives: Science

PCR

Posted on December 4, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is official now: I am an aspiring microbial ecologist! What gave it away, is the following blurry picture: Not convincing, you say? Think again, because this is the very first gel electrophoresis of my very first own PCR! A … Continue reading →

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The Tundra Trait Team

Posted on October 25, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

In ecology, it is not only relevant where a plant is growing (as is the usual topic of our research here), but also how it looks like when it grows there. The latter is reflected in the concept of traits: characteristics … Continue reading →

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Stress

Posted on October 22, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is that time of year again: the course on plant stress for our master students at the University of Antwerp (as I also wrote about previous years). This year, the practical part got a long-anticipated upgrade. It is now … Continue reading →

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The climate the organisms feel

Posted on October 1, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: in our recent review in Ecography, we propose an overarching approach to obtain microclimatic data for use in species distribution modelling. We now welcome anybody who has soil temperature data to join our SoilTemp-network and help us to apply … Continue reading →

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October 1st

Posted on September 29, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Monday, October 1st, will mark an important milestone: that day I will officially start my 3 years as a postdoc funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). I have spend the last few months preparing intensively for this day, and … Continue reading →

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Mapping the trail survey

Posted on September 12, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This summer has been highly successful for our MIREN trail survey. We can proudly present this map showing all the (approximated) locations where people have observed one of our focal plant species (red and white clover, common yarrow and narrowleaf … Continue reading →

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