Plants face a fundamental coordination problem: how much carbon to invest in water transport tissues to support a given leaf area. Too little sapwood, and water supply limits photosynthesis; too…Read More >
What the global decline in C4 plants means for the carbon cycle and why it doesn’t fully explain atmospheric isotope trends
As atmospheric CO₂ rises, ecosystems around the world respond in complex and sometimes surprising ways. One such response involves the balance between two major types of plants on Earth: C3…Read More >
How Global Climate Patterns Shape Wildfire Risk in the United States
A new study led by LEMONTREE’s newly minted PhD, Dr Theodore Keeping, uncovers how global climate modes, from El Niño to Atlantic temperature cycles, steer American wildfire patterns today and…Read More >
