Tag Archives: technology

“The Czech Republic is a global example for microclimate science”

Posted on July 20, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

The soil sensor, the smart sensor that measures heat and drought in 5,000 gardens, parks, nature reserves and fields, was developed by TOMST. A small Czech company, world famous among microclimate scientists and, thanks to the citizen science project CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, also … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged climate change, Internet of Things, Microclimate, Nature, Science, technology | Leave a comment

DNA

Posted on August 29, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Another exciting package in the mail this week, and it’s this precious little soil DNA kit: I am testing this kit for a new project we are working on, together with Fiels4Ever, an initiative looking at the health of agricultural … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Agriculture, Climate, Global change, Global change biology, Science, Soil health, Soils, technology | Leave a comment

The modern botanist

Posted on June 20, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For what it’s worth: I tried out this new fancy smartphone app called Pl@ntNet, and as a plant ecologist, I can happily give it my seal of approval. Everybody who has only the most remote interested in plants, stay tuned … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology | Tagged App, Ecology, Flowers, Garden, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Pl@ntNet, PlantNet, Plants, Science, technology | 4 Comments

Skyhigh

Posted on June 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A lot of my work is about microvariation in landscapes, and how this hidden world is wat really matters to nature. Mapping this microvariation however gives some big challenges, because for an optimal view of variation, you should look down on the world from above. … Continue reading →