Tag Archives: Microclimate

Bacteria: a thermometer for the past

Posted on December 2, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

It was at a lunchtime seminar of our research group that Cindy De Jonge introduced a new concept to me: using variation in cell membrane lipids (affectionately called brGDGT lipids by those who love them) as a thermometer for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Sweden | Tagged Bacteria, brGDGTs, Ecology, Fieldwork, Microclimate, Mountains, Science, Soil, Soil ecology, Tundra | Leave a comment

Forests: buffers for temperature in the future?

Posted on November 10, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Even if you followed this webspace only occasionally, you should have gotten the idea of the fact that we are starting to get a good hold of microclimate across the globe. We know how much European forest understories differ from … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Ecology, Forest understory, Forests, Global change, Microclimate, Nature, Science | Leave a comment

ME&B conference

Posted on November 1, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Preparations are now in full swing for the first ever international microclimate ecology conference, which we’ll host here in Antwerp from the 28th-31st March 2022. The Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography conference is a joint collaboration between the microclimate labs from … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Antwerp, Biogeography, Conference, Ecology, Microclimate, Science, Symposium | Leave a comment

Happy hunting

Posted on October 14, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

I spent a happy, sunny, warm autumn Saturday on the farm with my oldest. The goal? Finding back the microclimate sensors we installed there together in early spring, and taking soil samples for soil microbial analysis. And learning about farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Agriculture, Climate, Farming, Microclimate, Nature photography, Science, Soil, Toddler | Leave a comment

Much-missed interactions

Posted on October 11, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Oh, finally! Finally, after such a long time: a research visit! I’m spending two very short days in Amiens, visiting the lab of friend and SoilTemp co-founder Jonathan Lenoir, and meeting up with two other partners in SoilTemp-crime while there. … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Amiens, City, Citytrip, Ecology, Microclimate, Science, Travel, urban photography | 1 Comment

The first map of the air-conditioning effect of European forests

Posted on October 4, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Press release Forest canopies cool summer temperatures with up to 10°C. An international team of scientists led by researchers from the KU Leuven in Belgium now mapped the temperature of all European forest patches to quantify the airco function of … Continue reading →