Global distribution of conifer leaf widths and silhouettes of both broad-leaved conifers and nonbroad-leaved woody angiosperms.
#Viewpoint: Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of #conifers vs #broad-leaves has critical implications for research and modelling
Kate Johnson, Matilda Brown, Katya Bandow & Helena Vallicrosa π
π nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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06.06.2025 15:31 β π 15 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Schematic diagram showing the major axes of tree crown architecture
So excited to finally share our new paper charting the global spectrum of tree crown architecture, out today at @natcomms.nature.com β¬π§ͺπ
Paper link π: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A brief thread of what we found π§΅
27.05.2025 10:31 β π 146 π 64 π¬ 5 π 3
π³Urban trees keep cooling - even during record-breaking heatwaves! We show that trees maintained high transpiration, defying model predictions. Tree cooling during heat may be underestimated π‘οΈπ¦
Great study led by Christoph Bachofen @wslresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...
22.04.2025 07:52 β π 111 π 23 π¬ 1 π 0
New paper led by Diane Lu based on work with on hydraulics of Puerto Rican trees with @smithmartin.bsky.social
A Spatio-Temporal Model Of Embolism Propagation In Leaf Vein Networks
doi.org/10.1093/aobp...
14.04.2025 09:42 β π 10 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types
Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types
I am very happy to see our paper out! Plant responses to many stresses are mediated by the same processes and I have long wondered how this relates to hotter droughts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
10.04.2025 14:57 β π 33 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0
My first paper is out! We investigated how #photosynthetic and #respiratory #thermal #acclimation π‘οΈ and #canopy size π³ shape tree net #carbon uptake under prolonged warming and drought. Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
@wslresearch.bsky.social
03.04.2025 14:26 β π 48 π 13 π¬ 4 π 1
Please RT: 2 PhD position @uni-freiburg.de investigating #reccurent #drought in #forest using in-situ #stableisotopes in #ecohydrology
31.03.2025 19:56 β π 18 π 37 π¬ 1 π 0
πΏπ₯How heat and VPD shape tree survival? We tested how acclimation to high temperature & VPD impacts drought mortality. While heat speeds up death via leaf area expansion, VPD acclimation slows it down by enhancing stomatal control - balancing mortality timing. doi.org/10.1111/PCE....
26.03.2025 11:14 β π 45 π 17 π¬ 3 π 0
Kicking off this Bluesky action with this recently published paper on mangroves, with @a-gthy.bsky.social and @profchoat.bsky.social
Key findings:
π Foliar water uptake supports water potential recovery
π Tides do not affect xylem sap composition
π doi.org/10.1111/pce....
Fascinating organisms!
12.03.2025 17:00 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
New PhD scholarship available to work with us at Western Sydney University.
Determining the functional diversity of stress tolerance in eucalypts
Link for online application below.
Please contact me by email if you are interested in applying
www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...
11.03.2025 01:49 β π 35 π 23 π¬ 1 π 0
Multiple faculty positions available in our department at Trinity College Dublin, including plant conservation, biogeography and biodiversity genomics. #sciencejobs π§ͺππΎ
24.02.2025 20:59 β π 48 π 54 π¬ 0 π 0
The determination of leaf size on the basis of developmental traits - Zeqing Ma, Thomas N. Buckley, Lawren Sack - New Phytologist @tombuckleylab.bsky.social
t.co/EFgmQo1qWy
25.02.2025 06:38 β π 16 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge.
I'm #hiring: PDRA to join my #ukriflf project to understand how forest structure, function and dynamics are linked in Europe, using high resolution remote sensing data (TLS, UAV-LS). Based in Cambridge.
Please share! π³β‘π°οΈπ²
Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50447/
#pdra #forests #lidar
24.02.2025 17:54 β π 37 π 36 π¬ 1 π 5
PSInet logo
Want great summer plans? Look no further! The PSInet workshop is coming to Indiana University, to re-introduce the ecophys community to PSInet, a new open-access network database of plant water potential measurements.
psinetrcn.github.io/posts/2025-0...
19.02.2025 16:32 β π 19 π 11 π¬ 2 π 0
πΏ Join us for a workshop at our unique VPDrought field site in Switzerland on Aug 21-22, 2025! The event will feature a field site tour & presentations from experts studying VPD impacts on forests worldwide. Donβt miss the chance to connect & collaborate! www.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
30.01.2025 15:20 β π 24 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy to share a new paper, "Effects of Hot Versus Dry Vapor Pressure Deficit on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes," led by the amazing Miriam Johnston w/ @mallorybarnes.bsky.social and others agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
27.01.2025 16:56 β π 45 π 15 π¬ 0 π 2
Leaf Size Determines Damageβ and HerbivoreβInduced Volatile Emissions in Maize
The size of damaged leaves is the determinant factor shaping volatile emission levels in maize seedlings. Generalist herbivores preferentially feed on leaves that emit the most volatiles, with no app...
Happy Friday, Utopians! Take a gander at our neat paper just published in PCE! π±ππ¨
Herbivory on larger leaves = higher plant-level volatile emissions. Generalist herbivores preferentially feed on larger leaves. Interesting implications for environmental signalling!
doi.org/10.1111/pce....
17.01.2025 07:58 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
Detailed representation of H2O gas exchange (left) and CO2 gas exchange (right) at the adaxial (upper) and abaxial (lower) leaf surfaces in an amphistomatous leaf. This panel illustrates the separate gas exchange processes for each leaf surface, which can be measured individually if the upper and lower cuvettes are analysed separatelyβthough this setup is not common in commercial gas exchange systems. Stomatal, cuticle, and boundary layer resistances are depicted for both surfaces, along with the mole fractions of water vapour and CO2.
Excited to share our paper with Anna Gardner and @florianabusch.bsky.social in Plant Ecophysiology!πΏ
We review challenges in interpreting plant stress responses using gas exchange data, offer solutions to improve accuracy and discuss gaps in our current knowledge.
www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla...
14.01.2025 15:51 β π 37 π 14 π¬ 1 π 2
Small mangrove species Aegiceris corniculatum flowering
Very happy to see this paper out in Plant, Cell & Environment ! π₯³
We show that:
β‘οΈ Foliar water uptake contribute to leaf water potential recovery in mangroves πΏπ§
β‘οΈ Tidal dynamic did not affect morning dew uptake π³π
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
15.01.2025 14:37 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Come and celebrate our 150th year. Explore our events, our history, and the foundation weβve built for the future.
Join us in sunny South Australia! Postdoc position in my group at the University of Adelaide to use UAV LiDAR and remote sensing to examine forest recovery and responses to weather extremes: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
15.01.2025 01:30 β π 12 π 12 π¬ 0 π 0
Some physiological processes that can be neglected when measuring gas exchange in happy plants become important when dealing with stressed plants. In this paper we outline the things that might cause trouble under suboptimal conditions.
Shout out to the new journal @plantecophys.bsky.social !
14.01.2025 19:09 β π 13 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Browse by session
Interested in plants under climate extremes? ππ‘οΈπ§βοΈ
Submit an abstract to our session at EGU in Vienna, 27th April- 2nd May 2025! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
Abstracts due Jan 15th
@kateplantphys.bsky.social
08.01.2025 17:19 β π 14 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1
Plant Scientist | Integrative Plant AdaptOmics Lab (iPAL) | CSIR_IHBT | CSIR India | Asst Prof @AcSIR | Alumnus: PostDoc Jian-Kang Zhu Lab; PhD @UAntwerpen Belgium |
Ecologist, ISA Certified Arborist, Prescription Pruning and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified.
Wildlife/native habitat consultant
Native plant / plants-for-birds / host plant obsessive.
Restoring ecological functionality to rural, MS Hill Country
Hot topics on Plant Ecophysiology! From the tropics to aridlands πβοΈ
www.aparecidolab.com
Assistant Professor, University of Utah (SLC)
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Plant ecologist π caughlinlab.com
Freshly minted PhD in forest ecology and modeling (CEFE, CNRS, Montpellier)
Postdoc in Lizzie Wolkovich lab at UBC (Vancouver)
#globalchangecology #forest #modeling #phenology
Associate professor of fruit crop physiology and climate adaptation. ππππ Cornell Agritech. Sci-fi β€οΈ, gaymer. He/Him. #Dormancy π΄ #ColdHardiness βοΈ #LGBTSTEM π³οΈβπ #Climate π
PhD candidate at Binghamton University studying speciation in Monkeyflowers!
Lover of unintentionally funny signs, music, photography, well-dressed mannequins, nature, winter sports, and pre-loved things.
She/her | π©·ππ | ADHD+
Free Palestine π΅πΈ
Just give me world peace and #rainforest #soil #carbon. Associate Prof. CSU. Check out my PARCHED science project in Panama: http://youtu.be/oDm2SKWHw78
colostate.academia.edu/DanielaCusack
Professor of biology at U Aberdeen. Senior editor of J Animal Ecology. Into macroecology, biogeography, genomics, niche evolution, odonates, plants, global change biology. Here for the science π¦
Scientist researching the impacts of global climate drivers affecting plant-soil interactions in Amazon forests. #coffeelover
Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Interested in how ABA patterns control water fluxes in leaves using ABA biosensors and image analysis.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/academic-staff/people/jim-rowe
Assistant Professor @ Michigan State University. Bacterial plant pathogen genomics and evolution π§¬π±. Loves running, travel and my rescue greyhound πΆ She/her
I'm a wetland ecologist and conservation biologist with the NYS DEC. Obsessed with reptiles, amphibians, spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies.
Researcher @uniLeipzig.bsky.social & @rsc4earth.bsky.social
My work: #PHENOPLEXITY
= #nonlinearDynamics + #complexity + #deepML
Analyses: plant #phenology & #biodiversity.
Data: #citizenscience, #remoteSensing, #sentinel2, #eddycovariance, #DataCubes
Plant ecologist - studying populations out of control (too many or too few), the traits that drive species success, and environmental stress #Quercus #Prairies #Drought #Fire #Invasives #FunctionalTraits @MinnesotaStateUni =
I am a plant ecophysiologist interested in various environmental interactions, currently working as a postdoc with Guido GroΓmann at HHU, DΓΌsseldorf, Germany
https://milanzupunski.github.io/
Plant Physiologist, dealing with fundamental aspects of plant stress. Excited about art, design, website building, science illustration drawing, climbing, kayaking and music creation. I profesionally create illustration via Fiverr platform.
Plant mechanic, currently working as a postdoc at the University of Helsinki. Investigating tree resilience to drought.
