Tag Archives: Plant ecology

Flemish road trip

Posted on July 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

It might not be everybody’s favorite holiday destination, but we spend last week enjoying a true and original ‘Flemish road trip’. From Bruges to Brussels, from the port of Antwerp to the outskirts of Kortrijk, we saw it all in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Invasive species, Nature photography, Non-native species, Photography, Plant ecology, Science, Travel | Leave a 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 Ecology, Flowers, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Urban ecology | 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 Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, Forests, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science | 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 Botany, Ecology, Fieldwork, Nature, Nature photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Teaching, Vegetation | Leave a comment

A PhD-summary

Posted on May 4, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Good news! My PhD is successfully defended, and the main message I wanted to tell to the whole world is now out. Extra good news: I published a little booklet for those who want to know what my work is … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged climate change, Disturbance, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Macro photography, Mountains, Plant ecology, Science | 1 Comment

Field season kick-off

Posted on April 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we celebrated the kick-off of 2018s field season, and as usual we did that with a student field trip to the Hallerbos, the world-famous purple forest that gets filled with bluebells in spring. We like to take the … Continue reading →