Tag Archives: Science

Fieldwork views

Posted on July 21, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

With summer in full swing, fieldwork pictures from the various The3DLab-teams keep reaching me, leaving me a bit ‘home’sick for the mountains. That feeling of standing on top of a mountain and enjoying the view after a great day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

“The Czech Republic is a global example for microclimate science”

Posted on July 20, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

The soil sensor, the smart sensor that measures heat and drought in 5,000 gardens, parks, nature reserves and fields, was developed by TOMST. A small Czech company, world famous among microclimate scientists and, thanks to the citizen science project CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, also … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged climate change, Internet of Things, Microclimate, Nature, Science, technology | Leave a comment

Even exotics plants prefer the shade during a heat wave

Posted on July 14, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

A warmer climate of origin does not necessarily protect exotic plants from heatwaves like our country has experienced in recent summers, we showed in a recent paper by Charly Géron, PhD candidate in our group. What does? Local microclimates! Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Global change, Invasive species, Nature, Nature photography, Plant invasions, Science, Urban, Urban ecology | Leave a comment

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

How heat makes our cities sweat at night

Posted on July 10, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Beautiful data visualization in newspaper De Standaard today, who show-case the newest conclusions from our citizen science project. Here, I provide a shortened English summary of the longread, but for the full beauty of the visuals, you MUST check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Heat, Microclimate, Science, Urban, Urban ecology, Urban heat islands | 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 →