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When does your elderberry bloom?
Have you ever noticed that trees seem to green up earlier in cities than in the countryside? If yes, it is not just a feeling. Urban areas have higher temperatures earlier during the spring. Moreover, it is already known that … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Climate, Flowers, Garden, Microclimate, Nature, OutdoorsGarden, Phenology, Plants
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Bluebell beauty
This would normally be the season where we take the students to the beautiful Hallerbos, close to Brussels, to teach them all about forest types and keystone plant species. This trip would importantly also involve stunning purple fields of bluebells … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, General
Tagged Bluebells, Flowers, Forest, Hallerbos, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Spring
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October 1st
Monday, October 1st, will mark an important milestone: that day I will officially start my 3 years as a postdoc funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). I have spend the last few months preparing intensively for this day, and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science
Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Global change, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Plant photography, Science, Travel, Travel photography
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Hunting down plants
I introduced him already in an earlier post: our hero of this spring is the easy-to-overlook flower called Matricaria discoidea, the pineappleweed. We are hunting down populations from all over Belgium to explore differences caused by humans: are the plants growing differently … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Urban ecology
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Collective science is the best science
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
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