Tag Archives: Beetles

Catching carabids and measuring microclimate

Posted on July 1, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we started our monitoring campaign for carabid beetles in the botanical garden Jean Massart. I already introduced that beautiful oasis in the city of Brussels before, and the idea that within this nice, cool and wet patch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Beetles, Botanical garden, Brussels, Jean Massart, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Pitfall traps, Summer | Leave a comment

The mystery of the Dark and Light Beetles on Possession Island

Posted on January 26, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

New paper out! Espel, D.; Coux, C.; Pertierra, L.R.; Eymar-Dauphin, P.; Lembrechts, J.J.; Renault, D. Functional Niche Partitioning Occurs over Body Size but Not Nutrient Reserves nor Melanism in a Polar Carabid Beetle along an Altitudinal Gradient. Insects 2023, 14, 123. The southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctica | Tagged Antarctica, Beetles, Biology, Crozet Island, Ecology, Functional traits, Microclimate, Traits | Leave a comment