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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.
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree
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
Updates from our second Energy Partitioning Workshop👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/ener…
October 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🌳 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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@eaperkowski.bsky.social @nickgregsmith.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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! 👇
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September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/annu…
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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
📢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
📢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
📢 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
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
New on the blog: How Rossby Wave-7 patterns drive declines in plant productivity under extreme conditions. @jiangong-liu.bsky.social @pierregentine.bsky.social, Xu Lian

@https://research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/ecological-impact-of-rossby-wave-7-events/
July 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📢🔥New paper out in Frontiers on using large ensemble (LE) modelling to predict wildfire occurrence- by Theo Keeping. You can check out more on our blog
🔗https://research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/understanding-how-wildfire-occurrence-will-change-in-the-future/
or get the full paper in the link below.👇
April 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Happy New Year! 🎉 Kicking off 2025 with a blog by ECR Jan Lankhorst sharing his experiences from his recent secondment with @nickgregsmith.bsky.social @texastechuniv.bsky.social 📚
👉https://research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/texas-tech-secondment/
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #secondment #phdlife
January 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Good luck to LEMONTREE's @jianingfang.bsky.social who has just arrived at Seoul National University for his 1-month secondment with @youngryel.bsky.social! Looking forward to hearing more about their work on implementing Differentiable BESS @pierregentine.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Thought provoking talk by Prof Colin Prentice this morning on the current challenges with the P-Model that we are working on.
@lemontree-uofr.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social #pmodel, #lemontree, #climatemodels
December 4, 2024 at 11:15 AM