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The ultimate measuring experience
They look like tiny batteries, round metal cells that hide a measuring instrument and a little bit of memory-space. They are (relatively) cheap and very robust. They are called iButtons and they are more valuable to me than an iPhone. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, equipment, field work, iButtons, measuring, Mountains, PhD, Photography, Science, Temperature
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The summer is for fieldwork
All of a sudden, it was summer in Belgium. After the horrible cold and boring rains of the beginning of last week, the last days gave us steel-blue skies with for now the brightest sun of the year. Ideal circumstances to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, The research
Tagged Abiotics, Animals, Ecology, Fieldwork, Foal, Research, Science, Summer, Temperature
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Expanding to the tropics
Each year, the bachelor students at my university get the opportunity to go to Tanzania and perform their own small research project there in the context of their Bachelor project. This year, there is finally a group that chose plant ecology (declining the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Tanzania, The research
Tagged Abroad, Africa, Animals, Biology, Ecology, Photography, Research, Savannah, Science, Tanzania, Teaching, Travel
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A black-listed ball of fur
The raccoon can currently be seen as a winner in the evolutionary race for survival. They seem to spread more and more in their native range in North America, because they can profit from the new niches created by urbanization. But there … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, The research
Tagged Alien, Animals, Ecology, Invasive species, Photography, Raccoon, Zoo
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Next-level gardening
I have been shoveling, digging and ploughing like a madman lately (all for this project). I imagine the mare in the neighboring field warning her little baby to stay away from this crazy scientist-gardener, who seemed to be randomly digging circular holes … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, The research
Tagged Experiment, Field ecology, Gardening, Invasion, Science, Seedlings
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Seeds!
Last week, we spent long hours in the basement of the university building, counting thousands, even ten-thousands of tiny plant seeds. They need to be counted cautiously, so we know the exact seed input at every labeled sign of the experiment in the … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, The research
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The 3D lab 