Tag Archives: Plants

Plants do fly

Posted on April 4, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

At the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier (see earlier posts), several times I heard the saying that plants cannot fly and as such have a significant limitation compared to other organisms. Yet I strongly disagree with that saying, no matter how … Continue reading →

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East-ward bound

Posted on March 24, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As you can see in my previous post, where you can find an insightful map of my current global scientific network, my global network has only a limited connection with the east. While strong ties exist within Europe and across the ocean to … Continue reading →

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Quick, quick…

Posted on March 17, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

… don’t hesitate! Work hard, grow, flower, do your business and make sure you finish it! Before it is too late… For many early spring flowers, that is what life is all about. Especially those living it in the forest understory. … Continue reading →

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What to eat?

Posted on March 13, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Awareness is raising rapidly in our environment that what we eat affects our environment in undeniable ways. We (should) all know by now that eating too much meat has a massive influence, not only concerning animal welfare, yet most notoriously on … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Choice

Posted on March 10, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Our paper on how plants travel along mountain roads got listed as the editor’s choice in Ecography this month! Good news and a nice acknowledgement of the relevance of the story, and it also implies that the paper is available now for … Continue reading →

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Nature disturbs

Posted on February 27, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

A few posts ago, I talked about how humans disturb nature. I might have made it look like disturbance is a typical human thing, and mostly bad for nature. Yet nothing is further from the truth. Disturbance is extremely natural, … Continue reading →

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