Tag Archives: Plants

Uphill (and downhill!)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Our climate is changing, that much is clear. The main effect of this changing climate is that what once was balancing now starts shifting. As if our little world became a plate full of beer pulls, losing its balance on the shaking hands of an … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Climate, climate change, Distributions, Ecology, Global, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Plants, Precipitation, Science, Temperature | 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 →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Cold, Ecology, Frost, Garden, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science, Seasons, Snow, Winter | 4 Comments

Love Shine-a light…

Posted on December 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Visit the gallery of this event on the right of the blog! Cold days, endless dark nights, today with some additional snow and ice… Winter is upon us and it is trying to make us gloomy and depressed. But I will not … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Animals, Antwerp, Asia, China, China Light, Christmas, Dragon, Light festival, New Year, Photography, Pictures, Plants, Tourism, Travel, Winter, Zoo | 7 Comments

Out you go!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Little brave seedlings, surviving everything they have to go through! At least until now… Remember the seeds we planted earlier? They were growing so successfully and swift, I decided they were ready for action. They even survived transplantation in separate little pots, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, Experiment, Garden, Gardening, Nature, Planting, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soil | 4 Comments

Sowing the seeds

Posted on November 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

There is a high-speed germination experiment going on in the basement. I will have a student doing a short master project on the survival capacity of gap colonisers this winter. He will keep a close eye on extreme winter temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Experiment, Gardening, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Alpine or not alpine?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

When can we call a plant a true mountain plant? What is the optimal definition to divide plants in two categories; alpine or not? Those questions currently keep me occupied during my working day. I thought to shed some light on the differences here with … Continue reading →