As atmospheric CO₂ levels continue to rise, understanding how plants respond to elevated CO₂ (eCO₂) is crucial for predicting the future of ecosystems and global carbon cycling. A long-standing debate…Read More >
Blogs
What Drives Ecosystem Recovery After Fire? Insights from a Global Study
Introduction A new manuscript from PhD student Yicheng Shen has recently been published in Ecological Indicators, discussing the factors affecting post-fire recovery. You can read on for a short summary…Read More >
Integrating Acclimation into the NOAH-MP Model: Progress Towards Better Climate-Carbon Predictions
At LEMONTREE, one of our core objectives is to enhance land surface models by incorporating the dynamic responses of plant processes to environmental changes using the Eco-Evolutionary Optimality theory. The…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 >
Texas Tech Secondment
By Jan Lankhorst In early September, just days after the successful LEMONTREE annual meeting and subsequent summer school, I landed in Lubbock, Texas. The experimental group has been meeting online…Read More >
