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Hallerbos
I am preparing half a day course on forest types for the 3d years at our university. The course will be completed with an excursion to the Hallerbos, one of the most beautiful and world-famous forests in Belgium. The forest is known for … Continue reading
The perfect shape
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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Tagged Belgium, Competition, Ecology, Forest, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Science, Tree
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SciLogs
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
Belgian winter
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.
Ready?
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
The root of all power
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
