Tag Archives: Science

Species on the move

Posted on April 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

The world’s climate is changing rapidly. There, I said it! A statement backed by scientific evidence that keeps piling up, day by day. Yet, what is perhaps even more important: the impact of this changing climate on our world are now … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged arctic, climate change, Distribution changes, Ecology, Global change, Human health, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Science | Leave a comment

Avoiding the best spots

Posted on April 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

How plants deal with stress has always fascinated me. Remember that post where I argued that plants can fly? Well, they can for sure, yet that does not mean they have to be able to deal with the circumstances wherever … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Camargue, Ecology, France, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Macro, Montpellier, Nature, Plant photography, Plants, Salt, Science | Leave a comment

The feel of the south

Posted on April 11, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Do you want to experience the feeling of spring in the south of France? You will get the closest possible by visiting the beautiful picture gallery ‘Montpellier 2017’ on the right of my blog, or via this link. There you can see … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Camargue, Conference, Europe, France, Landscape, Landscape photography, Montpellier, Photography, Science, Travel photography | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, France, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science, Travel, Travelling | 3 Comments

Montpellier

Posted on March 30, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

A post on the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier, organised by AnaEE France. Montpellier, the city that opened up the views on the interesting topic of functional ecology (the theme of the 3-day conference I attended here this week). A … Continue reading →

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Functional

Posted on March 28, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, I took the train down to Montpellier, in the sunny Meditteranean part of France, to join a conference on Functional Ecology. Here, scientists gather around the common goal of trying to find the ‘how’ in ecology. How do … Continue reading →