Tag Archives: Nature

Stress

Posted on October 22, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is that time of year again: the course on plant stress for our master students at the University of Antwerp (as I also wrote about previous years). This year, the practical part got a long-anticipated upgrade. It is now … Continue reading →

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Website updated

Posted on October 15, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

As I officially started my postdoc this month, it was due time to update the content of my website. As from today, this website has officially completed its transformation from a personal blog narrating the personal thoughts and adventures 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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October 1st

Posted on September 29, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Monday, October 1st, will mark an important milestone: that day I will officially start my 3 years as a postdoc funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). I have spend the last few months preparing intensively for this day, and … Continue reading →

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Topography (2)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

In my previous blogpost, I highlighted the important effects of local topography on microclimate, and of the latter on species distributions.  I used a man-made structure, a slate quarry, as an extreme example. Now, I’d like to take you to … 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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