Tag Archives: Invasive species

Invasive plants reaching new elevations

Posted on January 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

With humans traveling and occupying the world more intensively every day, invasions by nonnative plant species are becoming an omnipresent pattern. People transport countless plant seeds as they travel that might, or might not, establish and disrupt local ecosystems. Until … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, The research | Tagged Chile, Conservation, Ecology, Fieldwork, Invasion, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling | 3 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 →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Communication, Ecology, EOS, Exotics, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Scandinavia, Science, Traveling | 2 Comments

Presenting

Posted on December 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I am presenting intermediate results of my PhD-research at several occassions the last few weeks. Exciting stuff!

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Invasive species, PhD, Presentation, Process, Progress, Science | 4 Comments

A black-listed ball of fur

Posted on May 12, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The raccoon can currently be seen as a winner in the evolutionary race for survival. They seem to spread more and more in their native range in North America, because they can profit from the new niches created by urbanization. But there … Continue reading →