Tag Archives: Global

Montpellier

Posted on March 30, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

A post on the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier, organised by AnaEE France. Montpellier, the city that opened up the views on the interesting topic of functional ecology (the theme of the 3-day conference I attended here this week). A … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Citytrip, Ecology, Europe, France, Functional ecology, Global, History, Montpellier, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

East-ward bound

Posted on March 24, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As you can see in my previous post, where you can find an insightful map of my current global scientific network, my global network has only a limited connection with the east. While strong ties exist within Europe and across the ocean to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, General | Tagged Architecture, Asia, Flowers, Gardens, Global, Japan, Nature, Photography, Plants, Spring, Travel | Leave a comment

Global network

Posted on March 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

For a scientist to be successful, a global network is crucial. International collaborations bring in new insights, different views on science and important sources of data and knowledge. These ideas are even more relevant in the discipline of ecology, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Collaborations, Ecology, Global, Global network, Networking, PhD, Research, Science, World | 1 Comment

An unusual hero

Posted on February 13, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, Hans Rosling died. Who, you might ask, and why mention him? Well, he might have been one of our few statistical heroes, a man who dedicated his life to the spread of knowledge through the correct use of statistics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Development, Global, Global change, Hans Rosling, Nature, Photography, Poverty, Science, World | 5 Comments

Paper output

Posted on March 28, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Our new paper on moving plants featured on the EOS-blog, the blog of the Belgian popular science journal! Nice read for the Dutch-speaking readers of this blog. For all others: this was the English version.

Posted in Science | Tagged Chile, Ecology, Global, Invasion ecology, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Research, Science | 5 Comments

Plant traffic along mountain roads

Posted on March 24, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Roads help us to get from point A to point B. They are extremely useful structures for doing exactly that, which is why mankind has spend considerable amounts of energy to create a network of them that spans the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Mountains, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Roads, Science | 8 Comments

An elegant proof of global warming

Posted on February 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

An easy yet elegant experiment to prove the role of carbon dioxide in global warming and show its effect to children, that was the question my colleagues were working on. The experiment is in fact really elegant, so I am happy to … Continue reading →