Tag Archives: climate change

Come together

One of my favourite study subjects is all over the news this week! Yet, it is a bit in an unusual manner: I am talking about the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), the symbol of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest! There is … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Plant traffic along mountain roads

Roads help us to get from point A to point B. They are extremely useful structures for doing exactly that, which is why mankind has spend considerable amounts of energy to create a network of them that spans the whole … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

On how leaves decompose

Climate poses a stronger control on litter decomposition than the species or the origin of the litter. That is the main conclusion of our recent paper in Biogeosciences (on which I collaborated primarily as a statistician). Getting to know the details about … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

An elegant proof of global warming

An easy yet elegant experiment to prove the role of carbon dioxide in global warming and show its effect to children, that was the question my colleagues were working on. The experiment is in fact really elegant, so I am happy to … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The elegance of tea

For the Dutch-speaking people here: I posted a story on tea on scilogs! It tells the story how I had to buy 280 bags of tea at the local supermarket to participate in the Tea Bag Index, a cheap and … Continue reading

Posted in Ecology, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Getting so tired of it

This lion is getting so tired of your problems, Belgium! A huge yawn is the best reaction to the news that Belgium got elected ‘Fossil of the Day’ at the ongoing COP21 conference on Climate Change. As we did not … Continue reading

Posted in France, Photography, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments