Tag Archives: Hiking

The perfect shape

Posted on March 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Give a tree all the space it needs and it will grow into one of the most majestic living beings in the world. There is a huge difference between a tree in a forest and a lonely one, without any other … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Competition, Ecology, Forest, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Science, Tree | 3 Comments

Belgian winter

Posted on March 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I made a lot of pictures in and around Belgium this winter. Find a nice overview of them in this gallery on the right of my blog.

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Birds, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Plants, Tourism, Travel, Winter | 7 Comments

Ready?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The sun sets above the sea at the Belgian coastline, on one of these days that hint towards the approaching spring. For plant ecologists, these hints of spring trigger the start of the fieldwork season. I am currently wrapping up the final analyses … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Beach, Hiking, Holiday, Nature, Ocean, PhD, Photography, Plans, Sea, Spring, Sunset, Travel, Travelling | 1 Comment

A touch of colour

Posted on February 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I do not often get the opportunity to see the effects of topography on microclimate as clearly as this time (only here!). I am studying its nature and impact on the vegetation, but knowledge on the microclimate is mostly based on measurements, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Ecology, Forest, Hiking, Hoge Kempen, Microclimate, Nature, Photography, Science, Snow, Tourism, Winter | 2 Comments

War wounds

Posted on February 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The military has scarred the landscape all over Flanders. The cities and countryside are scattered with forts, bunkers and other war gear, all once with an important function, now just symbols of a forgotten past. These remnants of a violent past, although human-made, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Army, Belgium, Biodiversity, Cars, Conservation, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Tourism, War | 5 Comments

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen

Posted on January 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen. I got invited to blog at Scilogs, the blog from the science communicating journal EOS. Off course, I could not resist such an honour, so I will occasionally write in Dutch about mountain ecology there. … Continue reading →