Tag Archives: climate change

A PhD-summary

Posted on May 4, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news! My PhD is successfully defended, and the main message I wanted to tell to the whole world is now out. Extra good news: I published a little booklet for those who want to know what my work is … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged climate change, Disturbance, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Macro photography, Mountains, Plant ecology, Science | 1 Comment

Plant species are on the move, and it is us humans who are moving them

Posted on April 27, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Today, I am finally defending the results of all these years of hard work. For those who cannot join me in the celebrations at the University of Antwerp, here is – in short – the message I want to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science, Travel photography | 8 Comments

Climate change biogeography

Posted on March 28, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

There are several ways in which one can tackle climate change and its effects on our world. Biogeographers are approaching the issue via one of its core fundaments: how is climate change affecting the distribution of all living things on … Continue reading →

Posted in Portugal | Tagged Architecture, Biogeography, climate change, Ecology, Nature photography, Photography, Portugal, Science, Species distributions, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Paleo-patterns

Posted on March 23, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, I joined an army of far over 200 biogeographers at the conference of the International Biogeographic Society in Evora, Portugal. Biogeowhat, you might ask? Well, biogeography is the study of the distribution of species, in the past, the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Portugal | Tagged Architecture, Biogeography, climate change, Ecology, Evora, Paleology, Portugal, Science, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Lagging behind

Posted on March 14, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Species have been reported to be moving poleward and upward in mountains as a result of climate change. Evidence of this movement is piling up rapidly, and with every passing year the increasing speed at which species are moving up- … Continue reading →

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The season of anticipation

Posted on March 7, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

We passed that time of year again. That moment just before spring breaks loose, when king winter gives you one last wack around the ears before hurrying back to its royal halls above the polar circle. We had a serious … Continue reading →