Tag Archives: Trees

Drought and heat might help exotic plants escape out of the city

Posted on August 12, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

In new research lead by group member Charly Géron, we show that Belgian cities host different exotic plant species than the countryside. Those urban species come from warm and dry native climates and are better adapted to drought and heat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Alien species, Invasive species, Nature, Science, Trees, Urban, Urban heat island, Urban nature | Leave a comment

The photobomber

Posted on June 8, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

Now here is a little – and rather easy perhaps for most of those who follow me – botanical riddle: which tree has photobombed virtually all of my holiday pictures of Kotor, Montenegro? Let me know in the comments if … Continue reading →

Posted in Montenegro | Tagged Global change, Invasive species, Kotor, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Travel, Trees | 5 Comments

Knotted

Posted on February 8, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Recently, I have been giving more thoughts to the human influence on nature in our own country. When walking through Flanders, it soon gets obvious that humans are everywhere. Even more, it is clear that the pure, undisturbed nature is gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Disturbance, Flanders, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Trees, Walking, Willows | 2 Comments

An overview

Posted on December 27, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

In these closing posts of 2016, I want to give you a quick (and slightly biased) overview of everything what happened this year, based on the ten most appreciated posts on this blog. This is part one. 2016 has been … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 2016, Ecology, Flowers, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature photography, Overview, Photography, Plants, Science, Trees | 1 Comment

When leaves fall

Posted on November 14, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Leaves fall in autumn. At least, they tend to do that if they hang on deciduous trees in temperate climates. Here, the months of October and November are dedicated to splendid colour displays and hours of raking leaves into piles. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Autumn, climate change, Colours, Ecology, Fall, Forest, Landscape, Landscape photography, Nature, Science, Trees | 1 Comment

Closing chapters

Posted on April 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

When I finally read the output from our work in the newspapers, it feels like closing a chapter: we have told our story, and it reached the people that could care. With an article about each of our two recent papers … Continue reading →