Dr. Jonas Lembrechts
Assistant Professor of Ecology and Biodiversity
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Research focus
Dr. Jonas Lembrechts is Assistant Professor within the Ecology & Biodiversity group at Utrecht University, where he leads research on ecological scaling. He coordinates the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography-network and is co-coordinator of the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN), integrating fine-scale environmental data and global change ecology. His work uses machine learning and empirical modeling to map microclimates globally, analyze species redistributions, and assess ecosystem resilience in a warming world. He also has a strong focus on urban microclimate and ecology, and has in that regard co-coordinated large-scale citizen science projects such as CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin and De Oorzaak.
Research group: Ecology & Biodiversity
Expertise: microclimate ecology • ecological scaling • species redistributions • mountain ecology • global change • urban ecology • machine learning • citizen science
Academic positions
2024 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
2024 – 2025 Senior Researcher, De Oorzaak, (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
2021 – 2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, PLECO (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
2018 – 2021 FWO Postdoctoral Fellow, PLECO (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
2013 – 2018 FWO PhD Researcher, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
Education
2011 – 2013 MSc in Biology – Ecology & the Environment, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
2008 – 2011 BSc in Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
Publication list
Full publication list can be accessed via Google Scholar: Jonas J. Lembrechts – Google Scholar
Current leadership roles
- Lead PI, Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography – the global microclimate network
- Co-coordinator, Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN)
- Co-coordinator of the EcoFracNet – monitoring biodiversity across scales
- Lead scientist at De Oorzaak – citizen science project on environmental noise
- Organizer of the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography Conference
Contact
Email: j.j.lembrechts@uu.nl
LinkedIn: Jonas Lembrechts | LinkedIn
Website: www.the3dlab.org
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