Tag Archives: Fungi

Chicken or egg?

Posted on October 7, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Guest post by Jan Clavel By now we know quite well that non-native plant invaders are fond of human disturbances. We have seen many times, across many different ecosystems, that these foreign plants use the more welcoming disturbed sites as … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Science | Tagged Ecology, Fungi, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Mycorrhizae, Science | Leave a comment

The secrets under our feet

Posted on November 7, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I have been saying it ample times: you can not understand the true behaviour of plants in the mountains without looking at what happens belowground. I have been saying it ample times indeed, yet now we finally have the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged Autumn, Belowground, Ecology, Fungi, Landscapes, Mushrooms, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science, Soil | 2 Comments

Open for discussion

Posted on November 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

To know what will happen to ecosystems in a changing world, we need to know the fate of the nutrients within them, like carbon and nitrogen. To know the fate of these nutrients, we need to know how they are distributed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged Carbon, climate change, Decomposition, Ecology, Fungi, Garden, Garden photography, Gardens, Global change, Litter decomposition, Mushrooms, Nature photography, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Photography, Science | 4 Comments

The mushroom mystery

Posted on November 14, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Claiming that counting plants tells you everything you want to know about their growing success in the mountains is like claiming you know the whole fungi-community by looking only at mushrooms. Mushrooms, those pretty ones with their nice funny heads, are only the fruits, the … Continue reading →