Symbiotic nitrogen fixation reduces belowground biomass carbon costs of nitrogen acquisition under low, but not high, nitrogen availability
Experiment Title: “Symbiotic nitrogen fixation reduces belowground biomass carbon costs of nitrogen acquisition under low, but not high, nitrogen availability” Institutions responsible: Experiment Description: The purpose of this experiment…Read More >
The cost of resource use for photosynthesis drives variation in leaf nitrogen content across a climate and resource availability gradient
Experiment Title: “The cost of resource use for photosynthesis drives variation in leaf nitrogen content across a climate and resource availability gradient” Institutions responsible: Texas Tech University Experiment Description: The…Read More >
Nitrogen demand, availability, and acquisition strategy control plant responses to elevated CO2
Experiment Title: “Nitrogen demand, availability, and acquisition strategy control plant responses to elevated CO2” Institutions responsible: Texas Tech University Experiment Description: Growth chamber pot experiment investigating the effects of nitrogen…Read More >
Beijing: Centre of the Universe?
Colin and Sandy are spending their normal month as “Distinguished Visiting Professors” at Tsinghua University this October. The plan was to work intensively with the LEMONTREE students and postdocs based…Read More >
LEMONTREE Energy Partitioning Workshop: Advancing Plant Pigment Research for Better Earth Monitoring
From September 25th to 27th, a new collaborative group of scientists gathered at the scenic Warbrook House Heritage Hotel in Hook, UK, for the LEMONTREE Energy Partitioning Workshop. The goal?…Read More >
Global Plant Functional Traits and Climate Relationships: a new study by LEMONTREE
Understanding how plants adapt to their environments is a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to predicting the future of ecosystems under climate change. The recently published study…Read More >
Connor Mackenzie
Connor Mackenzie is a PhD student exploring the complex relationship between vegetation traits and wildfire behaviour on a global scale. His work will examine how different types of vegetation influence…Read More >
