Tag Archives: Nature

Unusually warm

Posted on January 3, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

2018 has started of relatively stormy, here in Belgium. Water on the quays in Antwerp, and the first ever use of the large controlled flooding areas along the Scheldt, the year does indeed start unusual. In the Netherlands, it was … Continue reading →

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This was 2017 (1)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

It’s list-season again! Oh yes, the end of the year approaches and everybody bombards you with their best-offs and unforgettables of 2017. Please forgive me that I want to join in on that fun. No better way to summarise what … Continue reading →

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Throwback december bis

Posted on December 12, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Worth your visit: our new picture gallery on the right of this blog, Sweden and Norway 2017! Another post featuring some of the best pictures from this summers’ field trip, this time from the Norwegian side. With steep mountains, stunning … Continue reading →

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The final countdown

Posted on December 5, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Quietly and virtually unnoticed, this PhD entered its last year. For over 4 years (5 if you include my master thesis project), I have been working on the story of moving plants. Those readers following the blog from the start, … Continue reading →

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Autumn

Posted on November 23, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

  In autumn, leaves rapidly loose photosynthetic efficiency when chlorophyll is broken down, which reflects in their levels of chlorophyll fluorescence. This breaking down of chlorophyll is a patchy process, however, with increasing variation in fluorescence levels when leaves start … Continue reading →

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Lab-time

Posted on September 25, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

More than ever, we will be spending time in the lab this autumn. Finally, the big step has been made: we are digging belowground! It had been high on my wishlist for a long time, but besides a few interesting … Continue reading →

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