Tag Archives: Conservation

A small-scale dilemma

Posted on November 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

New paper published: Lembrechts, Milbau and Nijs (2015) AoB Plants. Disturbance is important in ecology. It disrupts the status quo, improves the diversity, adds to the possibilities. It creates opportunities and disables others. As such, it is a driver of … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Competition, Conservation, Disturbance, Disturbance ecology, Ecology, Facilitation, Invasion, Landscape photography, Microclimate, Mountains, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Publication, Research, Science | 3 Comments

The proof we needed

Posted on November 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news for those ecologists studying species distributions: it turns out that the climatic niche of mountain plants is fairly conserved in space (Wasof et al. 2015). These results come from a study on the distribution of alpine species in the European … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Biogeography, Conservation, Ecology, Flora, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Plant photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Species distributions, Travel | 3 Comments

Gods of the meadow

Posted on November 12, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On a misty autumn morning, while I was roaming through Flanders fields, I met some very fierce-looking sheep. The look on their face, combined with the atmosphere created by the autumn fog, made me chuckle: they looked very smug and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Agriculture, Autumn, Conservation, Disturbance, Ecology, Farm, Farming, Grazers, Landscape photography, Mist, Nature photography, Photography, Seasons, Sheep | 3 Comments

Above the polar circle – old and new

Posted on July 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Mountain ecologist Jonas Lembrechts spent ten intense fieldwork days above the polar circle in Sweden and Norway, where he follows non-native plant species and their spread in the mountains. This post appears in a serie on this expedition. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Conservation, Ecology, exotic species, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Hike, Hiking, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, north, Outside, Plants, Polar circle, Scandinavia, Science, Summer, Sweden | 1 Comment

Residing at the castle

Posted on June 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

They provide a beautiful example of a marriage between nature and culture, between history and conservation: castle parks. I realised this more than ever earlier this week, when I (almost accidentally) stumbled upon a beautiful little park with the ruins of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Architecture, Belgium, Biodiversity, Buildings, Castle, Conservation, Ecology, Europe, Hiking, Lost place, Nature, Nature photography, Park, Photography, Ruins, Science | 3 Comments

That’s invasive!

Posted on June 1, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Science has to keep up with the rest of society, in order to stay meaningful. Luckily, science is all about innovating, so the good ideas are plentiful. Through the ‘Empowering biodiversity research’ conference in Brussels, Belgium, where big datasets in … Continue reading →