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LEMONTREE
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International project using Eco-Evolutionary Optimality theory to develop a next-generation
terrestrial biosphere model. Led by Sandy Harrison & Colin Prentice. This project is supported by Schmidt Sciences, LLC.
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Last month, our research was featured in @nautil.us

🔗 nautil.us/how-plant-ma...

A really nice summary of the importance of our #EEO work on improving Land Surface Models. Link to our blog is in the comment below👇
How “Plant Math” Can Help Predict the Climate’s Future
How “Plant Math” Can Help Predict the Climate’s Future: Researchers are building equations for plants that might improve climate models.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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📢New paper in @aobp.bsky.social led by LEMONTREE PhD Student Jan Lankhorst: Nutrient availability increases photosynthetic capacity without altering the cost of resource use for photosynthesis. Check it out👇
doi.org/10.1093/aobp...
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Nutrient availability increases photosynthetic capacity without altering the cost of resource use for photosynthesis
Abstract. Eco-Evolutionary Optimality (EEO) theory predicts that plants maximize resource investment in photosynthetic capacity at the lowest costs of acqu
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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We know how important career development is for our ECRs which is why we love to support secondments. Here is a blog on our latest secondment by PhD student Ananda Kurth: research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/se...
#secondment #ECRs #CareerDevelopment @youngryel.bsky.social @stineb.bsky.social
Secondment Experience at Seoul National University by Ananda Kurth - Lemontree
Updates from PhD Student Ananda Kurth on her recent secondment at Seoul National University.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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📢Up on the blog this week- a summary of our new paper on environmental and plant trait-based factors controlling allocation of carbon to root:shoot biomass
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#carbon #plants #biomass
Global assessment of environmental and plant-trait influences on root:shoot biomass ratios - Lemontree
A new study in Global Change Biology by Ruijie Ding and Colin Prentice (Imperial College London), with Rodolfo Nóbrega (Bristol University) takes a global look at the environmental and trait-based fac...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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The latest DroughtNet paper is out in Science today! Using coordinated experiments across six continents and 74 sites, the International Drought Experiment found differences between the effects of extreme droughts and more typical droughts... (1/3) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity
As droughts become longer and more intense, impacts on terrestrial primary productivity are expected to increase progressively. Yet, some ecosystems appear to acclimate to multiyear drought, with cons...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Check out our blog on how CO2 and climate shaped global vegetation over the past 21,000 years using EEO modelling.👇
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How CO2 and Climate Shaped the World’s Vegetation During the Late Quaternary - Lemontree
How CO2 and climate shaped global vegetation over the past 21,000 years, new modelling shows lessons for today’s ecosystems and future change.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Ending the week with this paper just out "Global Assessment of Environmental and Plant-Trait Influences on Root: Shoot Biomass Ratios" @globalchangebio.bsky.social by Ruijie Ding, Colin Prentice & @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Funded by REALM-precursor to LT
October 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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❄️Just out : Eco-evolutionary modelling of global vegetation dynamics and the impacts of CO2 during the late Quaternary: insights from contrasting periods. 👀Blog post on Monday!
doi.org/10.5194/esd-16…
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16…
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Updates from our second Energy Partitioning Workshop👇
 research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/ener…
October 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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🌳 Sugar maples sacrifice nitrogen use efficiency for greater water use efficiency while keeping photosynthesis steady. This field test of least-cost theory has big implications for land carbon models. Blog 👇
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October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🚨New paper alert! 🚨

“Increasing nitrogen availability increases water use efficiency and decreases nitrogen use efficiency in Acer saccharum” is now in press at Tree Physiology!

@nickgregsmith.bsky.social @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social

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Increasing nitrogen availability increases water use efficiency and decreases nitrogen use efficiency in Acer saccharum”
Abstract. Photosynthesis links terrestrial carbon, water, and nutrient cycles. Photosynthetic least-cost theory suggests that plants optimize photosynthesi
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September 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Last week, we held the 2nd meeting for the IMFIREDUP consortium on developing the next generation of fire models. Check out our blog by Sophia Cain for the latest fire updates! 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/imfi…
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Our annual meeting hosted this year by @youngryel.bsky.social at Seoul National University, brought together our international team to share research updates, plan our next steps and train our ECRs in remote sensing. A very successful week. Read more 👇
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September 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📢We're hiring! The second position with the #lemontree team at the University of Reading is a PDRA in EEO Carbon Allocation Modelling. Closing date 30th Sept. Details 👇

jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in EEO Carbon Allocation Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK
Interview date: 10 October 2026 (with the expectation that the appointment will start as soon as possible thereafter).
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September 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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📢We're hiring!! We have two positions to join the #lemontree team at Reading University. The first is a PDRA in Functional Biodiversity. Closing date 30th Sept. Details 👇

jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in Functional Biodiversity:Whiteknights Reading UK
Interview date: 10 October 2026 (with the expectation that the appointment will start as soon as possible thereafter).
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September 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Tomorrow at the #VERSI symposium, LEMONTREE PI Prof Sandy Harrison will be presenting at 4pm UK time (11amET). Don't miss it! register here: schmidtsciences.org/vesri/
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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📢New blog by Prof Colin Prentice. Why paleoclimate science matters now- and why ignoring our planet's history is no longer an option. Read more 👇

research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/what…#paleoclimatet#climatechangeg#earthhistoryry
August 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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📢Check out our blog on why modelling plant nutrient strategies is the key to predicting the land carbon sink. @trevorkeenan.bsky.social @stineb.bsky.social Trevor Cambron.

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August 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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How do plants keep absorbing CO2 as nutrients decline?🌱
A new @nature.com study led by Trevor Cambron (MIT) shows why modelling plant nutrient strategies is key to predicting the land carbon sink.
🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02386-y
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August 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Hot off the press! A new paper led Prof Sandy Harrison asks " What can paleoclimate data really teach us about today's climate?

📖https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-environ-112922-110121

Prof Colin Prentice will post a blog on this paper later this week-don't miss it!
Paleoclimate Perspectives on Contemporary Climate Change | Annual Reviews
Paleoclimate data have informed contemporary climate science, and could do so more extensively. Quaternary data record glacial–interglacial cycles paced by variations in Earth's orbit. Faster cli...
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August 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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📢 Join us on 25th August at Seoul National University for a one-day conference hosted by @youngryel.bsky.social. 🌿 "Next generation land surface model with Eco-Evolutionary Optimality Principles"
Showcasing research from the LEMONTREE team.
📍Details in the graphic 👇
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August 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Check out our latest blog on how declining leaf nitrogen concentrations are not a sign of nutrient limitation, but an adaptive response to rising CO2
🔗https://research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/leaf-nitrogen-declines-what-european-forests-reveal-about-co%e2%82%82-acclimation-and-ecosystem-resilience/
August 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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📢Just out! A new paper by the team in @pnas.org : Observed declines in leaf nitrogen explained by photosynthetic acclimation to CO2!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Maoya Bassiouni, @nickgregsmith.bsky.social @trevorkeenan.bsky.social et al.
Observed declines in leaf nitrogen explained by photosynthetic acclimation to CO2 | PNAS
Widespread evidence of decreasing leaf nutrients has raised concerns about ecosystem productivity under global change. Interpreting trends in leaf ...
www.pnas.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Closing the week #esa2025 for the LEMONTREE team @nickgregsmith.bsky.social presenting a poster on behalf of @alissarcheaib.bsky.social
"The power of traits: How population growth rate is shaped by leaf and plant traits across global environmental gradients"Latebreaking Poster Session (5-6.30pm)
August 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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At 5pm today at #esa2025, @alissarcheaib.bsky.social will present her poster: 'The satisfaction of leaf nitrogen demand under drought is modulated by soil nitrogen availability and drought severity".

This research highlights that water-nutrient interactions must be jointly considered in models.
August 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM