Tag Archives: Nature

Invasive plants reaching new elevations

Posted on January 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

With humans traveling and occupying the world more intensively every day, invasions by nonnative plant species are becoming an omnipresent pattern. People transport countless plant seeds as they travel that might, or might not, establish and disrupt local ecosystems. Until … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, The research | Tagged Chile, Conservation, Ecology, Fieldwork, Invasion, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Science, South America, Travel, Traveling | 3 Comments

Count the birds

Posted on January 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

This weekend will bring Belgium its yearly ‘bird counters weekend’! This event is one of the best examples of citizen science in the country, as every person with a garden can participate. You just have to spend half an hour in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Birds, Conservation, Ecology, Garden, Gardens, Nature, Natuurpunt, Photography, Science, Winter | 7 Comments

The blanket removed

Posted on January 8, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier, I was so positive about the effects of snow on my little plants trying to survive the colds of winter. How the white blanket would protect them against the unbearable frost outside. The benefits from this free winter protection however seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Climate, Disturbance, Ecology, Garden, Microclimate, Nature, Science, Snow, Winter | 1 Comment

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen

Posted on January 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Waarom bergwandelaars best hun zolen poetsen. I got invited to blog at Scilogs, the blog from the science communicating journal EOS. Off course, I could not resist such an honour, so I will occasionally write in Dutch about mountain ecology there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Communication, Ecology, EOS, Exotics, Hiking, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Scandinavia, Science, Traveling | 2 Comments

What the new year will bring

Posted on January 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

A PhD lasts only for a short period in one’s life. The plan is to get as much out of it as possible, that is for sure. I would like to make use of the beginning of this new year … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Ecology, Experiments, future, Mountains, Nature, New Year, PhD, Photography, Plans, Publication, Science, Travel, Traveling | 2 Comments

Blankets

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I already mentioned it earlier, but I cannot put enough emphasis on it: snow is a blessing for plants in their struggle to survive winter. Winter is a hard time for plant life, that is beyond question. Cold temperatures, biting … Continue reading →