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An ecological data hypermarket?
For the past five years, I have led SoilTemp, the global database of microclimate data. I have witnessed its evolution from humble beginnings to a robust repository housing close to a 100,000 microclimate time series from around the world, several … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science
Tagged Climate, climate change, Data, Database, Databases, Environment, Microclimate, Mountains, programming, Science, SoilTemp, sql, Temperature
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Throwback to MEB2024
The last week of August was marked in red and bold on many calendars: it was the week of the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography conference, undoubtedly the most important event of the year for global microclimate research. After this second … Continue reading
A workflow for collaborative writing
With MEB2024 just around the corner, it’s the perfect moment to shine a light on a hidden gem that holds a special place in my heart. But first, what exactly is MEB2024? The second ‘Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography’ conference is … Continue reading
The ever-present ghost of data quality in SDMs
Those who know me are likely well aware of my interest in species distribution models (SDMs). In particular, I’ve been focused for years on how we can enhance these models using higher-resolution data, such as microclimate information or anthropogenic disturbance. … Continue reading
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Tagged Data, Ecology, Review, Science, SDMs, Species distribution models
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Veronica
The series of papers known as ‘Geron et al.’ has a new addition, marking the final piece of Charly Geron’s PhD trajectory studying the link between urban plant invaders and urban microclimates. In his earlier chapters, we already demonstrated that … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Ecology, Experiments, Invasive plants, Plant ecology, Science
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36.000 tea bags for science
It has become the go-to technique for many ecologists who need a cheap and simple method to measure decomposition rates in the soil: burying tea bags. However, it is still rather mindboggling that the team behind the international Tea Bag … Continue reading
The 3D lab 