Plant adaptation to climate change is a significant concern in the scientific community and the core of the LEMONTREE research project. To address this issue, LEMONTREE PhD student, Astrid Odé,…Read More >
Optimality-based leaf trait mapping
Dr Ning Dong from the REALM and LEMONTREE teams led a recent paper published in Global Ecology and Biogeography introducing a novel method to produce leaf-trait maps (Figure 1) based…Read More >
Three LEMONTREE optimality papers awarded as top downloaded articles
Great news to end the month! In the last few days, three LEMONTREE papers have been awarded as the top downloaded papers in both JAMES and New Phytologist. Eco-evolutionary optimality…Read More >
Using optimality theory to predict wheat sowing dates
Currently, crop models rely heavily on sowing dates as a critical input. However, as climate change continues the optimal sowing times will also be affected which will impact agricultural practices….Read More >
Phenology Progress. February Science Meeting
It has been 8 months since we last had an update on the phenology work being carried out by members of the LEMONTREE team (click here for a recap of…Read More >
Optimal root zone capacity from an ecological perspective
Benjamin Stocker Root zone water storage capacity (S0) is related to the rooting depth and the availability of water holding capacity across a soil profile. It is an important property…Read More >
LEMONTREE Q4 summary
We’ve just submitted our Q4 report (Oct to Dec 2022) to our funders. Here’s a quick round-up of our progress… Science Progress Demonstrated strong thermal acclimation of sapwood respiration, twice…Read More >
FIRE-ADAPT
January saw the start of a new project that Colin Prentice and Sandy Harrison are part of. The project is called FIRE-ADAPT, a project that will investigate how integrated…Read More >
Optimality principles used to explain economic fundamentals behind leaf longevity.
What determines the lifespan of a tree leaf? It’s a simple question, but until now, did not have a simple answer. Whilst some trees grow for hundreds, if not thousands…Read More >
Environmental controls on the LUE of GPP
By Dr Keith Bloomfield A general formula for photosynthesis is enticingly simple: take a green plant, add carbon dioxide, water, a handful of nutrients (dominated by forms of nitrogen and…Read More >
