Tag Archives: Science

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The holidays are upon us! My merry microclimate measurement machinery has already gone into party-mode, ready to celebrate the darkest part of the year. These microclimatic party-animals are however determined to ignore the grey weather and let the temperatures run high during the holidays! For … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Christmas, Climate, Ecology, Holidays, Merry Christmas, Microclimate, PhD, Photography, Science | 2 Comments

Cats off duty

Posted on December 19, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I think I am just going to be a cat this weekend. Lazy lying around on a comfortable spot and thinking of nothing much. Maybe eating a bit of high-quality meat now and then, who knows. And I deserve it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, The research | Tagged Animals, Cats, Ecology, Home, Kitten, Milestone, Nature, Nature photography, Pets, PhD, Photography, Science, Writing | 3 Comments

To the test

Posted on December 17, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Remember my magical measuring devices for logging soil temperature over long time periods? Remember how excited I was about how cheap, practical, strong and easy to use they are? I still am as excited, but I was however pondering about a few … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Abisko, Climate, Design, Ecology, Flowers, Instruments, Methods, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Science, Temperature, Testing, Travel | 4 Comments

Presenting

Posted on December 16, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I am presenting intermediate results of my PhD-research at several occassions the last few weeks. Exciting stuff!

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Invasive species, PhD, Presentation, Process, Progress, Science | 4 Comments

Out you go!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Little brave seedlings, surviving everything they have to go through! At least until now… Remember the seeds we planted earlier? They were growing so successfully and swift, I decided they were ready for action. They even survived transplantation in separate little pots, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, Experiment, Garden, Gardening, Nature, Planting, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soil | 4 Comments

Stress

Posted on December 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

No, no PhD-stress here, or not more than just a little. I have been teaching a practical course on the measurement of plant stress to our master students. They are asked to study stress levels in plant leaves with the use of two … Continue reading →