We recently submitted our end-of-year report to our funders, bringing us into year 4 of our five-year project. Where has the time gone? Year 3 has been rather transformative, marked…Read More >
Blogs
Remotely sensed data is improving our understanding of global vegetation and ecosystem dynamics
Sungchan Jeong is a member of the LEMONTREE team based at Seoul National University who recently led the publication of two insightful new articles on vegetation and ecosystem dynamics. The…Read More >
Double Celebration for LEMONTREE’s Giulia Mengoli.
LEMONTREE’s Giulia Mengoli has plenty of reasons to celebrate this month. Not only did she recently successfully defend her PhD, but a key paper led by her has also been…Read More >
LEMONTREE in the field: Exploring the biodiversity and functional traits of China’s forests.
Figure 1. The Fieldwork team including members from LPICEA, LEMONTREE’s Colin Prentice, Sandy Harrison and Wang Han, and Masters students from Fujian Normal University The LEMONTREE project, led by Wang…Read More >
Unlocking the Secrets of Carbon Turnover: Insights from Radiocarbon Analysis in the 1960s
Introduction Exciting new research by LEMONTREE PI Dr. Heather Graven and her team has been published in the journal Science, shedding new light on global carbon turnover in terrestrial vegetation….Read More >
Modelling Fire in France: From Global to Local
Introduction Recently, one of our LEMONTREE postdoctoral research associates, Olivia Haas, went to Montpellier in France to work alongside the team at the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE) as…Read More >
Plant respiration: the role of night-time temperature and Vcmax
Introduction We are excited to share ground-breaking research published in the New Phytologist that explores the intricate world of leaf respiration in plants. This research, led by PhD student Yanghang…Read More >
Bridging the gap in terrestrial ecosystem research between the UK and Africa.
By Joseph Ovwemuvwose Introduction The world of scientific research is marked by its desire for data, the lifeblood of knowledge. However, a glaring disparity exists when it comes to data…Read More >
In the field: Tropical Plant Trait Survey
Introduction Nature has always fascinated us with its diversity, and one of the most diverse ecosystems on our planet can be found in tropical rainforests. These lush green wonders are…Read More >
Unravelling the impact of soil moisture stress: Insights from the LEMONTREE science theme meeting
INTRODUCTION The LEMONTREE science-themed meeting held on July 13th, 2023, delved into the critical topic of soil moisture stress. We heard from Giulia Mengoli, Jisu Han, Olya Skulovich and Wenli…Read More >