On top of the world

It intuitively makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? As the climate warms, species should be moving north, racing to stay within the climatic conditions they can survive in. So, naturally, we thoug...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/10/15/nitrogen-deposition-and-distribution-shifts-of-forest-plants/

For the past five years, I have led SoilTemp, the global database of microclimate data. I have witnessed its evolution from humble beginnings to a robust repository housing close to a 100,000 mic...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/10/01/an-ecological-data-hypermarket/

The last week of August was marked in red and bold on many calendars: it was the week of the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography conference, undoubtedly the most important event of the year for g...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/09/09/throwback-to-meb2024/

With MEB2024 just around the corner, it’s the perfect moment to shine a light on a hidden gem that holds a special place in my heart. But first, what exactly is MEB2024? The second ‘Microclim...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/08/22/a-workflow-for-collaborative-writing/

I will never get used to the absolute beauty of this place. Where are we? The ‘Skjomdal’, a long valley cutting through Norway, just south of Narvik. A stream, a river and a fjord, all surrou...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/08/11/the-valley-where-it-all-begon/

On our way to Abisko, northern Sweden, a massive early-morning thunderstorm in Brussels was the start of a 28-hour travel delay: we missed our next flight with a margin of just 10 minutes, and as...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/08/08/airport-botany/

Those who know me are likely well aware of my interest in species distribution models (SDMs). In particular, I’ve been focused for years on how we can enhance these models using higher-resoluti...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/08/05/the-ever-present-ghost-of-data-quality-in-sdms/

The series of papers known as ‘Geron et al.’ has a new addition, marking the final piece of Charly Geron’s PhD trajectory studying the link between urban plant invaders and urban microclima...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/08/02/veronica/

While a lot is going on in and around Abisko, as can be seen in yesterday’s story, part of the team has ventured further south, to the perhaps even more beautiful moonscape of Tarfala. Here, a ...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/07/30/tarfala/

The group has a whole team up north again, monitoring vegetation and bumblebees, gathering microclimate data and so much more. I was lucky enough to spend a few days up there as well, checking up...

https://the3dlab.org/2024/07/29/the-summer-is-for-sweden/