Tag Archives: Science

Happy International Mountain Day!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Today – the 11th of December – is International Mountain Day, the yearly celebration of mountains since 2003. A day on which we try to increase awareness for the importance of mountains for all life on earth. A day to … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, IMD2016, Internationalmountainday, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Science | Leave a comment

Success

Posted on December 1, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

You might recall my excitement from a few weeks ago (here): we sew the seeds we harvested this summer in the subarctic mountains. Our expectations for them where pretty low, as the plants had to go through so much stress throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Anticipation, Ecology, Gardening, Germination, Lab, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science, Seedlings | 1 Comment

Science Day

Posted on November 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Tomorrow is ‘science day’ in Flanders, a day in which scientists and the public are brought together (at least, that one day this is done in a much more spectacular way than usual). A day in which young and old can … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Antwerp, Belgium, climate change, Dag van de Wetenschap, Ecology, Flanders, Nature, Plant invasions, Plants, Science, Science Day | 2 Comments

Where we disturb nature, the invaders quickly follow

Posted on November 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Non-native plant invaders. Ecologists have been keeping an eye on them for a long time already. Species that flew in from somewhere far away and enter an environment where they don’t belong. Species that happily profit from our changing modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Sweden | Tagged arctic, climate change, Ecology, Experiments, Invasive species, Mountains, Nature, Plant ecology, Plant invasions, Science | 2 Comments

Will they make it?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For two years, we let our plants endure a variety of stressful conditions up in the high north: snow, cold, competition, nutrient limitations, they all got to deal with it in various amounts. We monitored them all along the way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Experiments, Lab, Nature, Photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Seeds | 1 Comment

Stacking

Posted on November 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Writing a PhD is stacking one little discovery on top of the other, slowly building it up towards a big story. And it must be said: that truly is a unique experience.