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Posted on February 25, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the 5th post in a series of stories from our fieldtrip to South America. Check out the arrival in Concepcion, the first and second fieldwork day and this post on pine invasions <– Sometimes, one travels far to arrive seemingly close to home. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Andes, Chile, Ecology, Flower photography, Global change, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Collective science is the best science

Posted on May 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

When scientists (or people in general) work together, magic happens. I am a dedicated advocate of that policy: if a lot of people all do a little bit of work, the level of interest of the results skyrockets. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, Forests, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Field season kick-off

Posted on April 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we celebrated the kick-off of 2018s field season, and as usual we did that with a student field trip to the Hallerbos, the world-famous purple forest that gets filled with bluebells in spring. We like to take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Flower photography, Hallerbos, Macro photography, Nature, Nature photography, Plant ecology, Spring, Spring flowers | Leave a comment

Anticipation

Posted on April 11, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

The much-anticipated spring of 2018 finally made it to Belgium! Not only because I have been craving to see my beloved plants resprouting, after a long winter of being ‘green-deprived’, but more importantly because this spring I will finally defend … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, Macro photography, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Science, Spring, Studying | 2 Comments

Unexpected bluebells

Posted on May 3, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

This time of year, thousands of people are awed by the Purple Forest, the beautiful Hallerbos close to Brussels, with its endless tapestries of bluebells. Tourists come from all over the world, making the romantic scenery suffer more, year after … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Flower photography, Flowers, Hallerbos, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Plant photography, Plants, Tourism, Travel | Leave a comment

Plants do fly

Posted on April 4, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

At the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier (see earlier posts), several times I heard the saying that plants cannot fly and as such have a significant limitation compared to other organisms. Yet I strongly disagree with that saying, no matter how … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, France, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science, Travel, Travelling | 3 Comments

To spring or not to spring

Posted on January 12, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Climate and weather might be more unpredictable than ever, yet there is one little thing I can always count on: a small patch of crocuses close to the office, that starts to pierce the often frozen soil already in January. … Continue reading →