Tag Archives: Microclimate

ForestClim – bioclimatic variables for forest understory

Posted on April 7, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Those bioclimatic variables that we ecologists all love so much, but at a higher resolution and from right there where your study organisms are living? Wouldn’t that be a dream come true? Time to pinch yourself, as we now released … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, Forests, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors | Leave a comment

Virtual SoilTemp symposium

Posted on March 6, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

I am very happy to invite you to a virtual SoilTemp symposium, on May 8th, 2023, from 15h-17h30 Brussels time. Please, let me know your interest in this symposium through this form! Final program looks as follows: Monday May 8th (main event) … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Microclimate, Nature, Sensors, SoilTemp, Symposium | Leave a comment

The mystery of the Dark and Light Beetles on Possession Island

Posted on January 26, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

New paper out! Espel, D.; Coux, C.; Pertierra, L.R.; Eymar-Dauphin, P.; Lembrechts, J.J.; Renault, D. Functional Niche Partitioning Occurs over Body Size but Not Nutrient Reserves nor Melanism in a Polar Carabid Beetle along an Altitudinal Gradient. Insects 2023, 14, 123. The southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctica | Tagged Antarctica, Beetles, Biology, Crozet Island, Ecology, Functional traits, Microclimate, Traits | Leave a comment

Database progress

Posted on January 16, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we bid farewell to Amber, a bittersweet goodbye that marks the end of a successful chapter in our ‘SoilTemp’ project. Yet it also provides closure to a very good story, as you’ll see. Amber joined us as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Database, Ecology, Microclimate, Mountains, SoilTemp, work | Leave a comment

Microclimate symposium

Posted on December 13, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Truth be told, we just had a little pot of money that needed spending. That pot of money came from a successful application to the University of Antwerp to enhance communication between universities. Now, communication between universities, that’s my kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged climate change, Conference, Ecology, Forest, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors, Science, Symposium | Leave a comment

Scicomm award

Posted on October 21, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

We won! The CurieuzeNeuzen team is one of the winners of the Annual Science Communication Prize of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium! The prize is awarded to researchers who are committed to creative and accessible science communication. CurieuzeNeuzen in … Continue reading →