Tag Archives: Microclimate

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 →

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An anticipated package

Posted on May 2, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week brought a fantastic and long-anticipated present from the Czech Republic in my mail: two heavy boxes with over a hundred TOMST TMS-4s. That name is a code for something that I would call without exaggeration a new era in … Continue reading →

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SoilTemp website launched

Posted on December 5, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

SoilTemp, our project working towards a global database of soil temperatures for use in ecological analyses, launched its own website: soiltemp.weebly.com! The website allows interested visitors to explore what the project is about and, most importantly, follow the growth of … Continue reading →

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The climate the organisms feel

Posted on October 1, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Short: in our recent review in Ecography, we propose an overarching approach to obtain microclimatic data for use in species distribution modelling. We now welcome anybody who has soil temperature data to join our SoilTemp-network and help us to apply … Continue reading →

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Topography

Posted on September 17, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

For an ecologist interested in where plants are growing, the local climate is crucial. And that microclimate is for a large part influenced by the local topography. Slopes, aspect, elevation, cold air pooling… All the bumps and crevices in the … Continue reading →

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Draft

Posted on March 4, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

There it is! The fruit of hard labour, the harvest of what has been sown 5 years ago: the draft of my PhD-thesis! It is out of my hands now, while the jury is bowing their wise heads over it. … Continue reading →

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