Tag Archives: Biodiversity

The threat of global change for Arctic vegetation

Posted on October 26, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

When standing on the top of a mountain in northern Scandinavia on a cold spring day, I find it easy to be impressed by the vastness and harshness of the Arctic. A wilderness that seems to fit the very definition … Continue reading →

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A glimpse from the field

Posted on October 14, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

By Journey Verspeek – master student in the team And there you are, in the middle of nowhere, face to face with a snorting reindeer charging straight at you. Of course, not all fieldwork days looked like that; mostly we … Continue reading →

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The green revolution of our playgrounds

Posted on October 12, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

A blogpost by 3D Lab team members Kyra and Olivia What A super cool project that is currently taking place in Zeeland is the Groene Revolutie (translating to Green revolution) organized by IVN Zeeland. The goal? To greenify all school … Continue reading →

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Proving extinction is hard. But we can do so now.

Posted on September 3, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

For decades, climate change ecology has mostly been a story about shifts: species moving upslope, poleward, tracking the climate they’re adapted to as it slides out from under them. It’s one of the best-documented fingerprints of warming in nature. What … Continue reading →

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Big, rocky canaries in the coalmine

Posted on August 14, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountain tops are big, rocky canaries in the coalmine that is our planet. Up there, above the last trees, change happens in real time and out in the open: plants, rock and climate, negotiating directly with each other. If you … Continue reading →

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A beautiful birthday

Posted on May 24, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

The MIREN network has turned twenty! Imagine: a global ecological network, built on friendship, enthusiasm, and a shared love for mountains, that has managed not only to survive, but to grow and thrive for two decades. In a scientific world … Continue reading →