From April 14th to 16th, nestled in the historic grounds of the medieval Dartington Hall just outside Dartmoor National Park, 18 leading scientists gathered to take on one of the…Read More >
Blogs
Understanding how wildfire occurrence will change in the future
Wildfires are an increasingly urgent concern as climate change alters fire regimes worldwide. While historical fire records provide valuable insights, they are too short to capture the full range of…Read More >
A New Universal Model for Predicting Leaf Area Dynamics Across the Globe
Published in Global Change Biology, this new study led by LEMONTREE PhD student Boya Zhou proposes a breakthrough approach to modelling how leaf area changes over time—an essential piece of…Read More >
How Does Nitrogen Shape Plant Responses to Elevated CO₂?
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 >
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 >
