Tag Archives: Travel

Paris

Posted on January 16, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Passing through Paris today on my way to Amiens for a meet-up with colleagues. Looking forward to great science! Paris, so close to home, yet it feels so different from Belgium!

Posted in France | Tagged Architecture, cityscapes, France, Paris, Science, Travel, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Malaga

Posted on January 2, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Next week will bring me to Malaga, Spain, to a conference of the International Biogeography Society (IBS), a network of ecologists interested in the distribution of species. I will go there as a representative of my two favourite global networks: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain | Tagged Biogeography, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mediterranean, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

2018 in stories (1)

Posted on December 25, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Here on ‘On top of the world’, we have the tradition to end the year with a ‘best of’, a list of the most read stories on this blog from the last year. This list helps us to wrap up … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Postdoc, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Study day

Posted on October 10, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, we gathered in the beautiful city center of Antwerp for the PLECO Research Day, a yearly event that brings together all members of our research group for a day of discussions. As our group is steadily growing (over … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Antwerp, Architecture, Belgium, Ecology, Global change, Networking, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

October 1st

Posted on September 29, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Monday, October 1st, will mark an important milestone: that day I will officially start my 3 years as a postdoc funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). I have spend the last few months preparing intensively for this day, and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Global change, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Plant photography, Science, Travel, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Topography (2)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

In my previous blogpost, I highlighted the important effects of local topography on microclimate, and of the latter on species distributions. I used a man-made structure, a slate quarry, as an extreme example. Now, I’d like to take you to … Continue reading →