Tag Archives: Global change

Global Change Ecology Centre initiates CO2 compensation of flights

Posted on January 21, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As I said earlier, we at the Global Change Ecology Centre of the University of Antwerp are working towards a reduction of our carbon footprint, through a more sustainable flight strategy and a carbon compensation project. As I find this … Continue reading →

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Alpine invasions

Posted on August 16, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

With all that travelling (first fieldwork in Sweden/Norway, then the conference in Florida), I did not have time yet to announce the good news: we just got a paper published in Alpine Botany, reviewing the current knowledge on plant invasions in the alpine … Continue reading →

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How hikers can help science

Posted on June 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) calls on mountain enthusiasts to help collect observations of mountain plants. Heading to the mountains this summer, armed with your best hiking boots? You can make a scientific contribution while you are out conquering … Continue reading →

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Plant invasion along mountain trails

Posted on April 30, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news from within the MIREN network! Last week, we officially launched our next global sampling project, this time concerning non-native species along mountain trails. After our continuous effort to study plant invasion along mountain roads, already since 2007, we will now … Continue reading →

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Beware of the pines

Posted on April 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

In the mountains we usually study, plant invasion is often only in its earliest phase, with no more than a few individuals established at high elevations. In these circumstances, the measurable impacts of plant invasion are currently virtually zero. To see … Continue reading →

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The elegance of tea

Posted on February 12, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For the Dutch-speaking people here: I posted a story on tea on scilogs! It tells the story how I had to buy 280 bags of tea at the local supermarket to participate in the Tea Bag Index, a cheap and … Continue reading →

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