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The ever-present ghost of data quality in SDMs
Those who know me are likely well aware of my interest in species distribution models (SDMs). In particular, I’ve been focused for years on how we can enhance these models using higher-resolution data, such as microclimate information or anthropogenic disturbance. … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Data, Ecology, Review, Science, SDMs, Species distribution models
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Veronica
The series of papers known as ‘Geron et al.’ has a new addition, marking the final piece of Charly Geron’s PhD trajectory studying the link between urban plant invaders and urban microclimates. In his earlier chapters, we already demonstrated that … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Ecology, Experiments, Invasive plants, Plant ecology, Science
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Proximal microclimate
Spatial resolution is one thing. Temporal resolution an other. The microclimate community has been working hard to improve both, in a continuous search for better microclimate data. However – and this might be slightly shocking – both are largely missing … Continue reading
36.000 tea bags for science
It has become the go-to technique for many ecologists who need a cheap and simple method to measure decomposition rates in the soil: burying tea bags. However, it is still rather mindboggling that the team behind the international Tea Bag … Continue reading
Filling the gaps
Anyone working with microclimate data is familiar with time series data – repeated measurements over time at the same location. And anyone working with time series has bumped into an important potential issue with them: gaps. More often than not, … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Data science, Ecology, Gap filling, Microclimate, Missing values, Science, Statistics
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A wealth of wildflowers
One could wonder if the microclimate-based models of Haesen et al. would have predicted such a wealth of wildflowers in the garden of our new home! This is our first spring in our new garden, and we could thus have … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, General
Tagged Botany, Ecology, Nature photography, Plant photography, Science, Spring
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The 3D lab 