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 >
Blogs
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 >
LEMONTREE at AGU
It’s that time of year. No, not Christmas (well, yes that too) but the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting running all next week (12th to the 16th of December)….Read More >
ECOHYDROLOGY: Updates from the November LEMONTREE science meeting
In our November science meeting, we covered an incredible amount of research on the theme of Ecohydrology. We heard from five members of the LEMONTREE team and below is a…Read More >
LEMONTREE PROGRESS UPDATES: April – September 2022 (Q2 and Q3).
Back in July, we posted a blog on the LEMONTREE 1st-year progress report. It has been an incredibly busy summer with fieldwork carried out in the Rocky Mountains to test…Read More >
