Tag Archives: climate change

If you want them to listen

Posted on November 27, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

If you want them to listen, you should throw food at them. At least, that is what seemed to work pretty well for the large group of lemurs we met in a French zoo. The same might hold true for the whole world … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Animals, Climate, climate change, Climate conference, COP21, Ecology, Global change, Lemurs, Nature photography, Paris, Photography, Politics, Primates, United Nations, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | 5 Comments

Open for discussion

Posted on November 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

To know what will happen to ecosystems in a changing world, we need to know the fate of the nutrients within them, like carbon and nitrogen. To know the fate of these nutrients, we need to know how they are distributed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged Carbon, climate change, Decomposition, Ecology, Fungi, Garden, Garden photography, Gardens, Global change, Litter decomposition, Mushrooms, Nature photography, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Photography, Science | 4 Comments

Protected

Posted on August 12, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

During with the nice and persistent heath we were experiencing in Belgium, we started our drought experiment on the university campus. With the help of some very welcome extra hands, we put ten by twenty meters of plastic foil over our greenhouse … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged climate change, Drought, Ecology, Extremes, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Science, Stress | 3 Comments

Growing wild

Posted on April 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I think I can reveal a little bit of the results of our recent fieldwork trip to southern Chile. I think I will have to in any case, cause what we saw is too fascinating to keep silent about it here. Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Chile, climate change, Ecology, Flowers, Invasion, Invasive species, Nature, Photography, Plants, Punta Arenas, Travel | 5 Comments

Summer plans!

Posted on March 25, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Designing the experiment might be the most important part of the ecological research. All details have to be well thought-out in order to have a chance to find answers on the questions you have. I am currently putting a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Art, climate change, Design, Ecology, Experiment, PhD, Photography, Planning, Research, Science | 5 Comments

Conquest of a continent – pine invasion in South America

Posted on March 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentinia. The road to the airport is flanked by massive pine trees, blocking the view on the surrounding dry Patagonian steppe. They seem to flourish in this environment, although they are far from home. The new … Continue reading →