Tag Archives: Nature photography

SoilTemp: a database of near-surface temperatures

Posted on April 21, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Let me tell you something important – which won’t be a surprise to regular followers of this blog: weather station data doesn’t do the trick for ecologists. It is just too different from the climate as experienced by most organisms, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Microclimate, Nature, Nature photography, Science | Leave a comment

Bluebell beauty

Posted on April 20, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

This would normally be the season where we take the students to the beautiful Hallerbos, close to Brussels, to teach them all about forest types and keystone plant species. This trip would importantly also involve stunning purple fields of bluebells … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Bluebells, Flowers, Forest, Hallerbos, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Spring | 2 Comments

Can collaboration help us tackle the big issues of ecology?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Ronja Wedegärtner, PhD student at NTNU in Norway and in The 3D Lab, takes you on a reflective tour of the key discussion point of last weeks’ meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland: how we as ecologists can take up our task … Continue reading →

Posted in Iceland, Science | Tagged climate change, Global change, Global change ecology, Iceland, Nature, Nature photography, Science, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Ready for 2020

Posted on December 29, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

The 3D lab is ready for the new year to come, and plans are bigger than ever! Let’s take the opportunity of those dark days before January to highlight some of the things we hope to bring to you: First … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Cities, climate change, Global change, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Science, Students, Teamwork | Leave a comment

European tree species in decline

Posted on October 14, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Close to half of Europese tree species are threatened, according to a recent report by the IUCN, the groupin charge of the so-called ‘species red lists’. Causes of this dramatic number? Ongoing forest cutting of course. Yet, most importantly and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Ecology, Forests, Global change, Global change ecology, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Introducing: Dovrefjell

Posted on October 6, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Wide views, rolling hills, rocky mountain tops: we are proud to introduce you to Dovrefjell in the Norwegian mountains, backdrop of a new branch of our fascinating mountain research. It provides the wild scenery enjoyed by Ronja, Ilias (thank him … Continue reading →