Tag Archives: Biodiversity

The fog lifts over Dutch nature

Posted on November 13, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

I’m starting something new and I’m SUPER excited: a new project that perfectly aligns with my new role as an assistant professor in ecological scaling—and builds naturally on the work I’ve been doing so far: the Dutch branch of EcoFracNet! … Continue reading →

Posted in Netherlands | Tagged Biodiversity, climate change, Conservation, Dutch nature, Ecological scaling, Ecology, Environment, Landscape photography, Monitoring, Nature, Science, Utrecht | 1 Comment

Nitrogen deposition and distribution shifts of forest plants

Posted on October 15, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

It intuitively makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? As the climate warms, species should be moving north, racing to stay within the climatic conditions they can survive in. So, naturally, we thought the same when we set out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Biodiversity, climate change, Ecology, Environment, Forests, Nature, Nature photography, Nitrogen deposition, Science | 2 Comments

Assistant professor in ecological scaling

Posted on March 12, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

Major milestone: first of May, The 3D Lab is making a big move to Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and it is doing so following my recent appointment as an assistant professor in the Ecology & Biodiversity-group there. Major milestone, … Continue reading →

Posted in Netherlands | Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Moving, Science, Tenure track, Utrecht | 4 Comments

Blockchains and biodiversity

Posted on December 11, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

tl;dr: we will be looking for a database manager who wants to join our SoilTemp team, based in Antwerp, Belgium, with the main goal to make the database more accessible and more flexible. Knowledge of R required, of SQL a … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Sweden | Tagged BiodivERsA, Biodiversity, Blokchain, Conservation, Forests, Global change, Nature, Restoration | Leave a comment

The dark secrets of dark diversity

Posted on November 10, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Dark diversity. A term that sounds sufficiently dramatic to catch the attention of many an ecologist. But it’s a good theory as well to explore: instead of the common ‘diversity’, which looks at the diversity of species/genes/traits present at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Sweden | Tagged Biodiversity, Dark diversity, Ecology, Global change, Mathematics, Mountains, Nature, Science | Leave a comment

Does microclimate change move species?

Posted on May 18, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

With 200 or so we came together, here in the scorching heat and relentless urban expansion of southwest Florida, to talk about ‘species on the move’. Global change is pushing species from all sides, forcing them out of their traditional … Continue reading →