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A fresh look on nature
Introducing the world to a child gives conflicting feelings. On the one hand, there is a feeling of doom: how do I dare adding another child to this deteriorating world, without asking her if she wants to live in it … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Baby, Biodiversity, GR, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Natureornot, Outdoors, Parenting
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Belgians see nature in their municipality deteriorating
This is the main preliminary result of a large-scale survey conducted by the Universities of Antwerp and Liège among more than 1200 Belgians. 60% indicated that the quality of nature in their municipality has decreased over the last 5 years, … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Agriculture, Biodiversity, Ecology, Hiking, Nature, Outdoors, Science
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#togetherforbiodiversity
Biodiversity is essential for our survival and well-being. It nourishes and heals us. It provides us with oxygen and pure water. Biodiversity takes care of us, but it is in danger. Change and action are urgently needed to protect life … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, General
Tagged Belgium, Biodiversity, Conservation, Nature, Outdoors, Protection, Science
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The holy trinity of global change ecology
A few weeks ago, the journal Annals of Botany asked me to write a commentary pieceon a new paper coming out on the effect of climate change on grass species on a subantarctic island. An intriguing paper, as they compared … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science
Tagged Biodiversity, climate change, Ecology, Experiments, Fieldwork, Global change, Microclimate, Modelling, Species distributions
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Where do soil microbes live?
If we want to model where soil microbes are living, and why, traditional distribution models will not do. In a new paper in FEMS Microbiology Ecology, we suggest that accuracy can be achieved, if we just change our mindset and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science
Tagged Biodiversity, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Nature, Science, Soils
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The biodiversity crisis and its tight link with climate change
Written by Jonas Lembrechts and Sara Vicca and originally posted on the website of Scientists4Climate. Our biodiversity is in decline, and its decline is faster than at any time in human history. This uncomfortable truth comes in parallel with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Climate, climate change, Global change, Nature, Science
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