Tag Archives: Wildlife

Cliffhanger: Am I, as a climber, a threat or a treasure for plant diversity on rock cliffs?

Posted on October 21, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

Translation of the submission for the pop-sci writing competition ‘Vlaamse Scriptiepijs’ by team member Sarane Coen With the River Meuse flowing far below, I search for the way up to the top. With fingers and toes, I follow a route … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Hiking, MIREN, Nature, Rocks, Travel, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Monocultures

Posted on August 11, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

Our EcoFracNet biodiversity monitoring project is gathering momentum. Over the past months, we’ve been roaming the Netherlands, clipboards in hand, from endless heathlands to city parks, to record plant diversity in hundreds of 1 m² plots. With several hundred plots … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Netherlands | Tagged Biodiversity, Environment, Gardening, Nature, Wildlife | Leave a comment

An army of scientists

Posted on June 17, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

This year, I had the joy (and challenge) of teaching Ecology to first-year biology students at Utrecht University for the very first time. Nearly 400 students, fresh into their academic journey, dipping their toes into the fascinating, complex, and urgently … Continue reading →

Posted in Netherlands | Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Florida Zoo

Posted on August 15, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Well, the whole of Florida is a bit of a Zoo, that is for sure. Even for conference people that didn’t have the time to go out all day, like us, there was plenty of wildlife to discover. I always have … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged America, ESA2016, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Travel, Traveling, Tropics, USA, Wildlife | 2 Comments

An alligator!

Posted on August 12, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

‘Oh no, there is these tourists again, just one day visiting the Everglades ad craving to see an alligator. Better do my show-up again!’ You saw him thinking exactly that when he left his chill-out spot to swim right towards us, … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Alligator, America, Animals, ESA2016, Everglades, Florida, Hiking, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Travel, Wildlife | 7 Comments

These scientists planted these invaders in the mountains and you will never expect what happened next!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I know, I know, it is a click-bait title, and that makes the dissappointment even worse: you are not going to find the answer in this article! If you wanted to find out, you had to be there at my … Continue reading →