Tag Archives: Fieldwork

New life

Posted on May 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

There is new life on the campus of my university! In the field next to the plots of my new experiment on the campus, a young foal is happily hopping around. His cute little face makes fieldwork on the campus even more fun. Look … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Campus life, Field, Fieldwork, Foal, Horse, Spring, University of Antwerp | 6 Comments

New plans

Posted on April 18, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Hooray! I got permission to start a new experiment this summer! This time no exotic location, however. I will stay with both feet on the university grounds, where I got access to almost 100 square meter of boring grassland on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Bees, Ecology, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Gaps, Invasion, Plants, Science, Spring | 10 Comments

The current experiment

Posted on April 10, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is about time to give an overview of what I was actually searching down there in Chile. Our research there results from a collaborative project between Sweden, Chile and Argentina. As a Belgian guy, I may at first seem a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, The research | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Chile, Ecology, Experiment, Fieldwork, Invasion, Mountain ecology, Punta Arenas, Research | 4 Comments

Small adventures from far, far away

Posted on March 24, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Every field ecologists hopes for field days with only few dramatic adventures. We were lucky, because there is almost no destitution to share, or it should be the thousands and thousands of sticky plants that hooked on to our clothes … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Aliens, Experiment, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Punta Arenas, Subantarctic | 3 Comments

Fresh from the field!

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The first day of fieldwork was long and intense, but nothing less than a success. It was a relief to find back our plots where we had left them behind 4 months ago. It was an even bigger relief to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Aliens, Chile, Fieldwork, Mountains, Punta Arenas, Research, Subantarctic | 6 Comments

Leaving spring for autumn

Posted on March 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Spring was getting on full speed last week in Belgium. The first spring flowers were emerging everywhere and it was already warm enough to forget your jacket. It maybe false hope, but spring was in the air! I tried to … Continue reading →