Tag Archives: Nature

The perfect shape

Posted on March 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Give a tree all the space it needs and it will grow into one of the most majestic living beings in the world. There is a huge difference between a tree in a forest and a lonely one, without any other … Continue reading →

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SciLogs

Posted on March 11, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I posted another scientific story on the EOS-blog at SciLogs.be, this time about microclimate and plants. Unfortunately for my dear international public, these posts are in Dutch, but you can take my word on it that it is a big honour for … Continue reading →

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Belgian winter

Posted on March 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I made a lot of pictures in and around Belgium this winter. Find a nice overview of them in this gallery on the right of my blog.

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Ready?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The sun sets above the sea at the Belgian coastline, on one of these days that hint towards the approaching spring.  For plant ecologists, these hints of spring trigger the start of the fieldwork season. I am currently wrapping up the final analyses … Continue reading →

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The root of all power

Posted on February 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier, I wrote about the strong foundation that is needed to build houses in the dunes.  Natures’ prototype of such a strong holdfast is found in the shape of European beachgrass, the true hero of the dunes. This species grows … Continue reading →

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Stand your ground

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

  Apparently stress applies to buildings as well. They rely heavily on the characteristics of the soil on which they are located, which makes them in that matter comparable with the plants in my research. If the belowground environment consists of hostile dry … Continue reading →

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