Tag Archives: Science

The holiday lens

Posted on February 14, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

The photographing ecologist got an update of his photographing gear, and that is amazing news! Most notoriously, I now got a 18-300 mm lens, a lens famously called a ‘holiday lens’, as it is perfectly suited for holiday trips where you do not want to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Gear, Landscape photography, Lenses, Nature, Nikon, Photography, Science | 2 Comments

An unusual hero

Posted on February 13, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, Hans Rosling died. Who, you might ask, and why mention him? Well, he might have been one of our few statistical heroes, a man who dedicated his life to the spread of knowledge through the correct use of statistics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Development, Global, Global change, Hans Rosling, Nature, Photography, Poverty, Science, World | 5 Comments

Lines

Posted on February 1, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

What I love about winter is how it accentuates the lines in the landscape. Yet the most important lines of this season are the deadlines, and this January had quite a lot of them. We submitted two big projects that … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Projects, Science, Winter | 3 Comments

Blinded by a snowball

Posted on January 27, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

There once was this US senator who brought a snowball to the parliament to proof climate change is not as bad as we wanted him to believe. A small act, you could even call it a joke, yet it pops … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Cold, Ecology, future, Global change, Landscape photography, Photography, Science, Winter | 8 Comments

Knotweeding

Posted on January 23, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

It was a mess of pieces, like shattered bones on a battlefield. A macaber sight that seemed to add some extra drama to the story of plant invasion. In between all the branches and sticks on the frozen floor, new … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Global change, Hiking, Invasive species, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plant invasion, Science, Winter | 3 Comments

Global Change Ecology Centre initiates CO2 compensation of flights

Posted on January 21, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As I said earlier, we at the Global Change Ecology Centre of the University of Antwerp are working towards a reduction of our carbon footprint, through a more sustainable flight strategy and a carbon compensation project. As I find this … Continue reading →