Category Archives: The research

Database needs adventurers

Posted on January 30, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Climate change is a global issue, and its effect will be felt on every square centimeter of this earth, that issue is more or less cleared in the scientific community. The changing climate might not have as much impact everywhere and … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global, Global warming, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Research, Review, Science | 5 Comments

Invasive plants reaching new elevations

Posted on January 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

With humans traveling and occupying the world more intensively every day, invasions by nonnative plant species are becoming an omnipresent pattern. People transport countless plant seeds as they travel that might, or might not, establish and disrupt local ecosystems. Until … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, The research | Tagged Chile, Conservation, Ecology, Fieldwork, Invasion, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling | 3 Comments

Uphill (and downhill!)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Our climate is changing, that much is clear. The main effect of this changing climate is that what once was balancing now starts shifting. As if our little world became a plate full of beer pulls, losing its balance on the shaking hands of an … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Climate, climate change, Distributions, Ecology, Global, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plants, Precipitation, Science, Temperature | 2 Comments

What the new year will bring

Posted on January 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

A PhD lasts only for a short period in one’s life. The plan is to get as much out of it as possible, that is for sure. I would like to make use of the beginning of this new year … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Ecology, Experiments, future, Mountains, Nature, New Year, PhD, Photography, Plans, Publication, Science, Travel, Traveling | 2 Comments

Cats off duty

Posted on December 19, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I think I am just going to be a cat this weekend. Lazy lying around on a comfortable spot and thinking of nothing much. Maybe eating a bit of high-quality meat now and then, who knows. And I deserve it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, The research | Tagged Animals, Cats, Ecology, Home, Kitten, Milestone, Nature, Nature photography, Pets, PhD, Photography, Science, Writing | 3 Comments

To the test

Posted on December 17, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Remember my magical measuring devices for logging soil temperature over long time periods? Remember how excited I was about how cheap, practical, strong and easy to use they are? I still am as excited, but I was however pondering about a few … Continue reading →