Monika Kelley is a PhD Student at Texas Tech University working with Associate Professor Nick Smith. Her research focuses on how accelerating global change reshapes plant communities by investigating…Read More >
Daniel Owusu Kwakye
Daniel Owusu Kwakye is a PhD Student at Texas Tech University and a member of the PhunFetty lab headed by Prof. Nick Smith. He is currently working on how…Read More >
Alissar Cheaib
Alissar Cheaib is a postdoctoral researcher in the PhUnFETTy Lab at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on photosynthetic least-cost theory and how soil resources (water and nutrients), along with…Read More >
Wenjia Cai
Dr. Wenjia (Shirley) Cai is a PDRA at Imperial College London leading the Carbon Allocation working group. Her previous work focused on dynamics of vegetation carbon uptake and terrestrial carbon…Read More >
The P model: challenges we face and plan to address
By Colin Prentice Upscaling: From Leaf to Canopy The P-model helps us to understand plant photosynthesis “writ large” (known as gross primary production, GPP) and so to bridge the gap…Read More >
Soil Moisture: Challenges, Trends and AI
Soil moisture plays a critical role in the Earth’s climate, ecosystem health, and agricultural productivity. However, measuring and interpreting soil moisture is not as straightforward as it may seem. At…Read More >
High-tech imaging offers new insights into UK grasslands
A new study by researchers at Imperial College London, published in Ecological Informatics, shows that hyperspectral sensing—a technology capable of detecting subtle differences in vegetation—can be employed to predict grassland…Read More >
The Crucial Role of Climate and Nitrogen in Leaf Nitrogen Dynamics
A new paper in Ecology Letters led by LEMONTREE’s Alissar Cheaib and Nick Smith from Texas Tech University offers fresh insights into how plants allocate nitrogen across diverse environments. The…Read More >
Life in the shadows: New research on shade plant photosynthesis
Recent research from Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has discovered that plants growing in the shade receive more light than previously understood. This discovery, detailed in the…Read More >
Leaf Area Index Framework: a minimalist approach to understanding greening trends
We are thrilled to share our latest Communications Earth & Environment publication, led by LEMONTREE’s Cai Wenjia (Imperial College London): “A Unifying Principle for Global Greenness Patterns and Trends.” This…Read More >
