Category Archives: Science

Editor’s Choice

Posted on March 10, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Our paper on how plants travel along mountain roads got listed as the editor’s choice in Ecography this month! Good news and a nice acknowledgement of the relevance of the story, and it also implies that the paper is available now for … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Article, climate change, Ecology, Mountains, Paper, Plants, Publishing, Roads, Science, Writing | 1 Comment

Micro moisture

Posted on February 21, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

For a long time, I have been arguing that we should focus on the micro-environment to understand where plants live, and where they will be going in a future with a changing climate. Studying the micro-environment experienced by plants however creates … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Agriculture, Ecology, Fieldwork, Macro photography, Microclimate, Nature, Photography, Science, Soil moisture, Temperature | 1 Comment

An unusual hero

Posted on February 13, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, Hans Rosling died. Who, you might ask, and why mention him? Well, he might have been one of our few statistical heroes, a man who dedicated his life to the spread of knowledge through the correct use of statistics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Development, Global, Global change, Hans Rosling, Nature, Photography, Poverty, Science, World | 5 Comments

Blinded by a snowball

Posted on January 27, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

There once was this US senator who brought a snowball to the parliament to proof climate change is not as bad as we wanted him to believe. A small act, you could even call it a joke, yet it pops … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Cold, Ecology, future, Global change, Landscape photography, Photography, Science, Winter | 8 Comments

The stunning truth behind the graph

Posted on December 15, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Graphs often hide a lot of intriguing information, yet it is not always easy to get to what really matters. In ‘behind the graph’, I put in the effort to explain one of the main findings of our research and … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, Ecology, Experiments, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Plant invasion, Plants, Science | 3 Comments

Happy International Mountain Day!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Today – the 11th of December – is International Mountain Day, the yearly celebration of mountains since 2003. A day on which we try to increase awareness for the importance of mountains for all life on earth. A day to … Continue reading →