Long-term data from real forests indicate leaf stomata constrain gains: carbon uptake is traded for water, keeping biomass and storage uneven.

Let’s put on our walking shoes for a little experiment. How long does it take to walk around the outer perimeter of a tree’s leafy canopy? Naturally it depends on the tree’s age and size. A young tree ...

Foxes are beautiful, charismatic creatures that enrich any landscape – sometimes quite literally. A study published today in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecosphere reveals that trees ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...