Jonas Lembrechts
@jlembrechts.bsky.social
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Assistant professor at @UtrechtUniversity Microclimate @SoilTemp Mountains @MIREN Citizen science @CurieuzeNeuzen and @DeOorzaak Ecological scaling @EcoFracNet
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It definitely does, although we looked at plants in our study, so wouldn't dare to generalize that broadly :)
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So here’s a question for you: would species that have historically experienced strong climate fluctuations not be better equipped to handle contemporary climate change than those from stable climates?

Our new paper, led by Yuheng Chen, suggests they are!

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Mapping the past to predict the future
Long-term followers of this blog know I’ve always been fascinated by species distribution changes. We’ve tracked non-native species moving into mountains and cities, studied how mountain plants tra…
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Seen loads of monocultures on our #EcoFracNet trips across the Netherlands - but not all are the same. One even hosted a rare, shiny green surprise! 🐸💚

Where in our flat little country do you think the highest plant diversity hides? Suggestions welcome!

👉 the3dlab.org/2025/08/11/monocultures/
Monocultures
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 …
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“Most biodiversity studies still rely on coarse, long-term averages or climate station data far away from where organisms actually live. But extreme events are short-lived and highly local – meaning we need fine-scale data in both space and time to catch them”
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A forest, a heatland/raised bog, a farm, two school yards and the university campus, our own data collecting for #EcoFracNet has been very successful so far!

Now looking forward to the data from all over the world to come in - everyone still welcome to join!

the3dlab.org/2025/02/10/m...
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SERVICE MESSAGE: The MEB-network (www.meb-network.com) is cleaning out its mailing list! If you did not receive todays' email but would want to receive cool microclimate updates, please sign up here!

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Thinking of joining EcoFracNet or MicroFracNet? Now’s a great time - we can finally offer you free second-hand TOMST TMS4 sensors to support your fieldwork!

🛰️ Limited sensors available, so act fast.

📍 Details + how to join:

the3dlab.org/2025/07/04/j...

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Join EcoFracNet – we’ve got sensors!
Whether you’re already knee-deep in site planning for EcoFracNet or MicroFracnet, or just hearing about it for the first time, we’ve got some exciting news to share—and maybe even a little in…
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Since my PhD in 2013, we’ve worked closely together on MIREN (mountaininvasions.org), MEB (meb-network.com) & GUBIC (cubes-labs.com/gubic).

The Europe–Chile comparison has been instrumental in understanding plant invasions, biodiversity change & the roles of disturbance and microclimate.
Mountain Invasion Research Network | Miren
The aim of MIREN is to understand the effects of global change on species’ distributions and biodiversity in mountainous areas. We have expanded our initial focus on non-native plant invasions to cons...
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The Belgian king - and our @uantwerpen.be rector - visited Chile!

As the universities' longest collaboration with Chile, we (and especially @anibalpauchard.bsky.social got to highlight our long-standing collaboration with @iebchile.bsky.social on (micro)climate, invasive species, and biodiversity!
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🌍🌱Esta mañana, nuestro director @anibalpauchard.bsky.social, participó como panelista en el Seminario "Innovation Together" sobre materias primas, valorización de residuos y acción climática.
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Bog appreciation post!

We have started an #EcoFracNet site in the Fochteloerveen, one of the Netherlands' last remaining active raised bogs and a landscape that truly absorbs you.

Throwback photo shoot from end of April, when summer was still far away :
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Boots in the bog
Far in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of Friesland and Drenthe, lies an endless sea of moor-grass, heather, and rushes – spread out across one of the last active raised bogs in t…
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Are you an ecologist interested in spatial scaling? Of course you are, we all are! So join this new fractal network! I can say, with absolutely no bias or impartiality at all, that it's amazing!
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e're kicking off a new EcoFracNet study, exploring how biodiversity varies across agricultural landscapes. As such an integral part of our landscape, it’s essential to understand at what scales biodiversity patterns play out on our farms!

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EcoFracNet at the farm
Our EcoFracNet project aims to uncover patterns of biodiversity across all kinds of landscapes — including those where biodiversity isn’t necessary a priority, like agricultural areas. Even these l…
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e're kicking off a new EcoFracNet study, exploring how biodiversity varies across agricultural landscapes. As such an integral part of our landscape, it’s essential to understand at what scales biodiversity patterns play out on our farms!

the3dlab.org/2025/06/21/e...
EcoFracNet at the farm
Our EcoFracNet project aims to uncover patterns of biodiversity across all kinds of landscapes — including those where biodiversity isn’t necessary a priority, like agricultural areas. Even these l…
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Great class idea: a Bioblitz!

Nearly 400 first-year biology students at Utrecht University recorded 1100+ species on campus in just one month.
A hands-on crash course in ecology, conservation & fieldwork — and yes, it was a lot of fun.

Blog here 👇
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An army of scientists
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, di…
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New global study! 🏔️🌱 Non-native plants don’t just follow mountain roads—they spread along hiking trails too, even off-trail.

MIREN data from 9 regions shows trails are key invasion pathways.

Full story & findings: the3dlab.org/2025/06/02/n... #InvasionEcology #MIREN #Mountains #Biodiversity
Non-native plants along mountain trails
We had been studying the role of mountain roads as drivers of non-native plant invasions in mountains all the way back till 2007. Heck, we just published a first manuscript on the decadal dynamics …
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The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!

Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:

the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
SoilTemp is now MEB!
Over the past six years, I’ve poured my heart into SoilTemp. What started as a vision for a global soil temperature database quickly grew into something much more: a living, breathing community of …
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🚨 To all #microclimate aficionados, this is a major update of the #SoilTemp initiative which has just metamorphosed into the beautiful #MEB network for #microclimate #ecology & #biogeography #network

The #SoilTemp initiative 🐛 turns to #MEB network 🦋

⬇️ Check it out ⬇️
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The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!

Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:

the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
SoilTemp is now MEB!
Over the past six years, I’ve poured my heart into SoilTemp. What started as a vision for a global soil temperature database quickly grew into something much more: a living, breathing community of …
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