New research led by LEMONTREE PhD student Jan Lankhorst reveals how plants balance carbon, water and nutrient use under different soil conditions. How efficiently do plants use their resources to…Read More >
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Trading Nitrogen for Water: What Sugar Maples Teach Us About Photosynthetic Economics
How do trees decide how to use the resources available to them? Just like any economy, plants face trade-offs. They must balance investments of nutrients and water to maintain photosynthesis….Read More >
Leaf Nitrogen Declines: What European Forests Reveal About CO₂ Acclimation and Ecosystem Resilience
One of the biological signals emerging from our changing climate is a decline in leaf nitrogen concentrations (LNC) across ecosystems worldwide. For years, this trend has raised concern: Are forests…Read More >
