Tag Archives: Nature

Running off the road

Posted on July 8, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It is a known pattern by now, as it is confirmed over and over in virtually all mountain regions we study: roads are facilitating non-native plant species introduction into mountains. Humans introduce – on purpose or by accident – new … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Postdoc

Posted on June 27, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

The future is starting now! Today, I got the news that my application for a 3 years postdoc from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) has been granted. That means that from October onwards, I can spend my time diving deeper … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Trail adventures

Posted on June 22, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Interested to join our MIREN Trail Survey? Find all the details here. The story below gives you a feel of how it works. The 20th of June, Davos, Swiss Alps. The day before the longest day of the year, and amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Switzerland | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hunting down plants

Posted on June 5, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

I introduced him already in an earlier post: our hero of this spring is the easy-to-overlook flower called Matricaria discoidea, the pineappleweed. We are hunting down populations from all over Belgium to explore differences caused by humans: are the plants growing differently … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Collective science is the best science

Posted on May 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

When scientists (or people in general) work together, magic happens. I am a dedicated advocate of that policy: if a lot of people all do a little bit of work, the level of interest of the results skyrockets. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An important tool in the toolbox

Posted on May 28, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, I had the opportunity to teach the students of our third Bachelor in Biology a little lesson about vegetation surveys. It was a half a day course in the framework of their course on Good Field Practices, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment