Trees have been, are, and will continue to be a valuable renewable resource for myriad products from construction materials to books. To keep up with demand, the forestry industry tries to maximize tree productivity and...
Author - Joseph Stinziano
Joseph Stinziano
Becoming a better locksmith: a new method speeds up our ability to unlock secrets of past climates
Chemical isotopes in tree rings can help us learn about past environments, but how can you extract them without interfering with measurements?
Could drought stress in trees affect air quality?
With climate change, trees will experience an increased frequency of stress events (i.e. drought, heat stress) causing both direct effects (e.g. CO2 uptake through photosynthesis) and indirect effects (e.g. isoprenoid...
To cope, or not to cope: tropical rainforest tree leaves show little response to drought
Drought will become more severe in tropical rainforests as climate change continues. This could cause widespread tree mortality in these forests, unless the trees are able to acclimate and produce leaves that can...
A scorched leaf policy? A mangrove tree uses oxidative stress against an insect pest
One major pest of mangrove forests in China is a leaf-mining insect, which burrows into the upper layer of the leaf. Insect attack not only causes physical damage, but also causes the accumulation of reactive oxygen...
