Understanding how plants adapt to their environments is a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to predicting the future of ecosystems under climate change. The recently published study…Read More >
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LEMONTREE experimental scientists ascend upon the Rocky Mountains to test eco-evolutionary optimality theory
The experimental plant physiology group from Texas Tech University (TTU) traveled to the Rocky Mountains to test eco-evolutionary optimality theory along a >1000-meter elevational gradient in support of the LEMONTREE…Read More >
Leaf morphological traits as adaptions to multiple climate gradients
Leaf morphological traits as adaptions to multiple climate gradients By Natalie Sanders and Wang Han Using leaf morphological traits in ecosystem modelling is limited, primarily because the function of many…Read More >
Coordination of plant hydraulic and photosynthetic traits: confronting optimality theory with field measurements.
Recently accepted paper for publication in New Phytologist https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17656 Huiying Xu, Tsinghua University writes: “Close coupling between water loss and CO2 uptake processes lead to the long-observed coordination between hydraulic…Read More >
