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Little resistance where we expected it
Once you have gone through the effort of collecting a global database, you can start playing with it. And one of the most fun things to play with, I’d say, is general ecological theories – the kind that you would … Continue reading
A beautiful birthday
The MIREN network has turned twenty! Imagine: a global ecological network, built on friendship, enthusiasm, and a shared love for mountains, that has managed not only to survive, but to grow and thrive for two decades. In a scientific world … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Environment, MIREN, Mountains, Nature
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Mountain road microclimate
This is a massively important paper. At least for me. It brings together the work I’ve been doing in the Mountain Invasion Research Network and the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography Network. And it finally answers one of the key research … Continue reading
Where the soundscape is pleasant
So, where in Flanders does it still sound nice? A simple question, perhaps. But one for which the data has long remained elusive. Sound is a complex, multi-dimensional beast, and capturing how people actually experience it is not straightforward. In … Continue reading
How to not be swamped by your microclimate data
Microclimate data are finally finding their way more routineously into ecological models – and rightly so. Hooray for that! The growing availability of in-situ measurements is helping us bridge the gap between the coarse world of macroclimate and the fine-scale … Continue reading
Cliffhanger: Am I, as a climber, a threat or a treasure for plant diversity on rock cliffs?
Translation of the submission for the pop-sci writing competition ‘Vlaamse Scriptiepijs’ by team member Sarane Coen With the River Meuse flowing far below, I search for the way up to the top. With fingers and toes, I follow a route … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Hiking, MIREN, Nature, Rocks, Travel, Wildlife
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