Tag Archives: Invasive species

Pines!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the 4th post in a series of stories from our fieldtrip to South America. Check out the arrival in Concepcion, and the first and second fieldwork day <– Our local partner in Chile, the Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas (LIB), has … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Andes, Ecology, Global change, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Science, South America, Travel | Leave a comment

Malalcahuello

Posted on February 8, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the third post in a series of stories from our fieldtrip to South America. Check out the arrival in Concepcion and the first fieldwork day <– Fieldwork day 2 of our South American journey brought us to national … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Andes, Ecology, Fieldwork, Global change, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Science, South America, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

To the growth chamber

Posted on November 21, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, a new exciting research direction opened up: our PhD-student in Gembloux (Wallonia) launched a growth chamber experiment! For me, this is an absolute first: to experience the ability to entirely control all conditions, without any noisy outside factor … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Cities, Ecology, Experiment, Growth chamber, Invasive species, Lab, Nature, Science, Urban ecology, Urban heat islands | Leave a comment

Mapping the trail survey

Posted on September 12, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This summer has been highly successful for our MIREN trail survey. We can proudly present this map showing all the (approximated) locations where people have observed one of our focal plant species (red and white clover, common yarrow and narrowleaf … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Animal photography, Ecology, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Flemish road trip

Posted on July 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It might not be everybody’s favorite holiday destination, but we spend last week enjoying a true and original ‘Flemish road trip’. From Bruges to Brussels, from the port of Antwerp to the outskirts of Kortrijk, we saw it all in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Invasive species, Nature photography, Non-native species, Photography, Plant ecology, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

Running off the road

Posted on July 8, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is a known pattern by now, as it is confirmed over and over in virtually all mountain regions we study: roads are facilitating non-native plant species introduction into mountains. Humans introduce – on purpose or by accident – new … Continue reading →