Lawren Sack
@lawrensack.bsky.social
Professor at UCLA (EEB, IoES) fascinated by plant life and ecology. he/him/his
For the connoisseur of plant traits: the environmental associations of kidney-bean vs dumbbell-shaped stomatal types and their implications. Similar climate associations of stomatal size and density for grasses and non-grasses across communities. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For the connoisseur of plant traits: the environmental associations of kidney-bean vs dumbbell-shaped stomatal types and their implications. Similar climate associations of stomatal size and density for grasses and non-grasses across communities. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Simplification of woody plant trait networks among communities along a climatic aridity gradient - Camila Medeiros, Santiago Trueba, Chris Henry, Leila Fletcher, Jim Lutz, Rodrigo Méndez Alonzo, Nathan Kraft, Lawren Sack - Journal of Ecology t.co/F6VWVLJ6xl
@nathanjbkraft.bsky.social
@nathanjbkraft.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Simplification of woody plant trait networks among communities along a climatic aridity gradient - Camila Medeiros, Santiago Trueba, Chris Henry, Leila Fletcher, Jim Lutz, Rodrigo Méndez Alonzo, Nathan Kraft, Lawren Sack - Journal of Ecology t.co/F6VWVLJ6xl
@nathanjbkraft.bsky.social
@nathanjbkraft.bsky.social
The determination of leaf size on the basis of developmental traits - Zeqing Ma, Thomas N. Buckley, Lawren Sack - New Phytologist @tombuckleylab.bsky.social
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February 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The determination of leaf size on the basis of developmental traits - Zeqing Ma, Thomas N. Buckley, Lawren Sack - New Phytologist @tombuckleylab.bsky.social
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Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - Alec Baird et al. - New Phytologist - nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @colinplants.bsky.social @cscoffoni.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @erikajedw.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - Alec Baird et al. - New Phytologist - nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @colinplants.bsky.social @cscoffoni.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @erikajedw.bsky.social
Allometries of cell and tissue anatomy and photosynthetic rate across leaves of C3 and C4 grasses - Baird - Plant, Cell & Environment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pce.14741
November 25, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Allometries of cell and tissue anatomy and photosynthetic rate across leaves of C3 and C4 grasses - Baird - Plant, Cell & Environment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pce.14741
Happy New Year 2023!
November 25, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Happy New Year 2023!
Congratulations to the excellent @alecsbaird, recipient of the UCLA Life Sciences Excellence in Research Award!!
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Congratulations to the excellent @alecsbaird, recipient of the UCLA Life Sciences Excellence in Research Award!!
Though 1883 is a great show, Captain Shea will live to regret showing oak tree leaves when teaching the pioneers to avoid poison oak #HireABotanyConsultant #RashDecision @Tombstone_Coors @1883Official
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Though 1883 is a great show, Captain Shea will live to regret showing oak tree leaves when teaching the pioneers to avoid poison oak #HireABotanyConsultant #RashDecision @Tombstone_Coors @1883Official
Happy New Year 2022!
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Happy New Year 2022!
Using terahertz radiation to remotely sense leaf water status! New open access paper with @marvin_browne @cscoffoni5 Tolga Yardimci and Mona Jarrahi. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pld3.197 @PlantDirectJ @ASPB @SEBiology
November 25, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Using terahertz radiation to remotely sense leaf water status! New open access paper with @marvin_browne @cscoffoni5 Tolga Yardimci and Mona Jarrahi. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pld3.197 @PlantDirectJ @ASPB @SEBiology
Stomatal safety-efficiency trade-off: species with greater maximum stomatal opening close them sooner during drought http://disq.us/t/3h1o54l @CoolPlantsChris @gracepjohn @cscoffoni5 @fletcher_leila @NatureComms
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Stomatal safety-efficiency trade-off: species with greater maximum stomatal opening close them sooner during drought http://disq.us/t/3h1o54l @CoolPlantsChris @gracepjohn @cscoffoni5 @fletcher_leila @NatureComms
So much depends upon the humidity of the air inside leaves @TomBuckleyLab @Botanical_ https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajb2.1282
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 AM
So much depends upon the humidity of the air inside leaves @TomBuckleyLab @Botanical_ https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajb2.1282
Researchers Rediscover ‘Extinct’ Hawaiian Native Plant Using a Drone https://ntbg.org/news/ntbg-researchers-rediscover-%E2%80%98extinct%E2%80%99-native-plant-using-drone
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Researchers Rediscover ‘Extinct’ Hawaiian Native Plant Using a Drone https://ntbg.org/news/ntbg-researchers-rediscover-%E2%80%98extinct%E2%80%99-native-plant-using-drone
View from lab: Rainbow over Charles E Young @UCLA
November 25, 2024 at 6:59 AM
View from lab: Rainbow over Charles E Young @UCLA
Mapping plant trait variation worldwide http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/long/1708984114v1
November 25, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Mapping plant trait variation worldwide http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/long/1708984114v1
an honor to be one of these eco bros! J Levine visits UCLA @nathanjbkraft
November 25, 2024 at 7:07 AM
an honor to be one of these eco bros! J Levine visits UCLA @nathanjbkraft
Predinner drinks with luminaries of leaf anatomy at Leaf Imaging and Modeling workshop in Sydney!
November 25, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Predinner drinks with luminaries of leaf anatomy at Leaf Imaging and Modeling workshop in Sydney!
Congrats to @gracepjohn, recipient of the UCLA Ecology and Evolution Dept Graduate Research Prize!!
November 25, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Congrats to @gracepjohn, recipient of the UCLA Ecology and Evolution Dept Graduate Research Prize!!
Sampling begins in Baja! @CamilaDMedeiros
November 25, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Sampling begins in Baja! @CamilaDMedeiros
Party with the great plant biologists at U Tokyo! Thank you Taneda-san, Terashima-san and Kawai-san!
November 25, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Party with the great plant biologists at U Tokyo! Thank you Taneda-san, Terashima-san and Kawai-san!