Tag Archives: Ecology

A climate change ecologists’ dream

Posted on August 14, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

It was a misty morning in the heart of July, yet the sky held the promise of turning into a brilliant blue canvas. Our team embarked on a short but steep hike to conquer the summit of mount Nuolja, setting … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sweden | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Plant photography, Travel photography | 2 Comments

Science at its most adventurous

Posted on July 29, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

We had stumbled upon a great treasure, when our colleague Keith, from Abisko in northern Sweden, found an old research paper from the 1950s written by a botanist called Olav Gjaerevoll. This Olav had spent several summers in the 1940s … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Climbing, Ecology, Mountain hiking, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Science, Snowbeds | 5 Comments

A call answered across the globe

Posted on July 9, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

It’s safe to say that last month’s call for microclimate data for our growing SoilTemp database was a success. Almost two hundred new datasets, ranging from just a few sensors to a whopping 32 thousand per dataset, poured into our … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Data, Ecology, Global change, Microclimate, Nature, Science, SoilTemp | Leave a comment

Species on the move

Posted on June 2, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

‘Species On The Move’: It’s a conference name with a ring to it. Its goal is to bring together scientists and conservationists around the topic of the impact of climate change on species distributions. This third edition was held in … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Animal photography, climate change, Ecology, Florida, Range shifts, Science, Species distributions, Travel photography | 3 Comments

An efficient way to obtain soil texture data

Posted on April 27, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

When we designed our large-scale citizen science project ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’, we soon realized we had a problem on our hands: if we wanted to get an accurate idea of soil temperature and especially soil moisture from our 5000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Citizen science, Ecology, Gardens, Labwork, Science, Soil, Urban soils | Leave a comment

Microclimate can save plant species from population migration

Posted on April 24, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Global warming would force plant species to move dozens of kilometres north at breakneck speed to still find suitable habitat. “A failure for flora,” was the scientific consensus for a long time. Recent research suggests that such population relocation would … Continue reading →