Tag Archives: Plants

Non-natives at the end of the world

Posted on July 12, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

The Crozet archipelago. A few tiny specks in a vast ocean, ‘on the road’ from South Africa to Antarctica. A tough climate, inhabitants limited to a bunch of winter-hardy researchers and the occasional seabird. But also: Poa annua, the common … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctica, General | Tagged Cold climates, Ecology, Global change, Nature, Outdoors, Plant invasions, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Exotic species enter through the city gates

Posted on July 9, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

3DLab-member Charly Géron’s second paper recently got featured on http://www.eoswetenschap.eu! Here is an English translation of the story they brought there: —- Plants from warmer regions feel perfectly at home in our cities. From there, they can colonize the countryside. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Cities, Ecology, Invasive species, Landscape photography, Nature, Outdoors, Plant invasions, Plants, Science, urban photography | Leave a comment

The hunt for Arctic aliens

Posted on May 16, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Whilst they do not hunt for extra-terrestrial aliens that may or may not be hidden under the ice (as some on the more unbridled sections of the internet would rather they did), hunting for terrestrial aliens is exactly what they do. Ronja Wedegärtner … Continue reading →

Posted in Svalbard | Tagged arctic, Ecology, Global change, Invasive species, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Science, Svalbard | Leave a comment

Aliens in the Arctic

Posted on April 15, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

In a recent study co-authored by The3DLab-member Ronja Wedegärtner, a team of researchers have mapped invasive plants on Svalbard, and the results leave no doubt; alien plants grow where humans have been. The research team found 36 alien plant species, … Continue reading →

Posted in Svalbard | Tagged arctic, climate change, Ecology, Nature, Outdoors, Plant invasions, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Throwback to last summer fieldtrip in Belgian cities

Posted on December 11, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Guest post by Charly Géron, our urban ecologist! Last summer was -normally- the last field season of my PhD which tries to better understand how cities influence alien plant invasions. One would think that the last field season would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Ecology, Invasive species, Outdoors, Plant photography, Plants, Science, Urban ecology | Leave a comment

Finished

Posted on September 7, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

The 3D lab waves goodbye to another master student, with Sam having defended his thesis last week. Sam travelled to the northern Scandes to study the drivers of plant community composition, and brought home some fascinating findings: while plant species … Continue reading →