Tag Archives: Climate

An anticipated package

Posted on May 2, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week brought a fantastic and long-anticipated present from the Czech Republic in my mail: two heavy boxes with over a hundred TOMST TMS-4s. That name is a code for something that I would call without exaggeration a new era in … Continue reading →

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Kalø

Posted on March 14, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Yes, that title looks very Danish! I just returned from a short trip to the beautiful-yet-rainy east coast of Danmark, at the Aarhus University in Rønde. Besides for some outstanding Danish cuisine (did you try their amazing rye bread lunches?), … Continue reading →

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Growing database

Posted on December 22, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

We have been receiving a lot of early Christmas gifts lately. 2608 in total, more precisely, from a mind-boggling 22 different countries across the world. That is the current status of our SoilTemp-database: 2608 unique temperature loggers, many of them … Continue reading →

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SoilTemp website launched

Posted on December 5, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

SoilTemp, our project working towards a global database of soil temperatures for use in ecological analyses, launched its own website: soiltemp.weebly.com! The website allows interested visitors to explore what the project is about and, most importantly, follow the growth of … Continue reading →

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The climate the organisms feel

Posted on October 1, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: in our recent review in Ecography, we propose an overarching approach to obtain microclimatic data for use in species distribution modelling. We now welcome anybody who has soil temperature data to join our SoilTemp-network and help us to apply … Continue reading →

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SoilTemp: towards a global map and database of soil temperature and climate

Posted on August 24, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: we are looking for soil temperature data from all over the world for inclusion in our global database. Update: find the SoilTemp-website here! Many questions in ecology revolve around climate: what climatic requirements do organisms have, how do they … Continue reading →

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