Tag Archives: Microclimate

Strengthening SoilTemp

Posted on December 23, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Our SoilTemp-network got pretty lucky the week for Christmas: the project we applied for with the Research Foundation Flanders got funded, ensuring that our database iniative can gear up even more! Although it was a relatively small grant that covers … Continue reading →

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Microclimatic conditions anywhere at any time!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier this month, the journal Global Change Biology asked me to write a little commentary about a recent paper . Well, that’s an offer one cannot refuse! First of all: that’s a tremendous honour; thanks GCB to think of me … Continue reading →

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SoilTemp – interactive

Posted on September 30, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Proudly presenting: an interactive (!) map of our SoilTemp-project. Click on the image to start exploring the what, how and why of our database initiative, and get warmed up for the real work to come!

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Weather station data insufficient for predicting the faith of biodiversity under climate change

Posted on July 23, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

We have been doing it all wrong with how we study what the effect of climate change on our biodiversity will be, say Jonas Lembrechts from the University of Antwerp and an international team of ecologists. Their warning is published … Continue reading →

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The climate the organisms feel

Posted on July 5, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: our recent review in Ecography got awarded as runner-up of the E4-award, the Ecography award for Excellence in Ecology and Evolution. To celebrate that success, I am re-posting the original blogpost that explains the story. More of an auditory learner? … Continue reading →

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SoilTemp meeting I

Posted on June 17, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

The beginning of June saw a gathering of great minds in the city center of Antwerp. Thanks to support of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), we could invite over 30 ecologists and microclimate specialists to our beloved city, to have … Continue reading →

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Passing milestones

Posted on May 11, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Today was a day of big numbers, for me and the SoilTemp-project we are working on: our database passed two fantastic milestones. We now have over 5000 loggers from more than 40 countries in the database, which I am currently … Continue reading →