Forest leaf area has enormous leverage on the carbon cycle because it mediates both forest
productivity and resilience to climate extremes. Despite widespread evidence that trees are …

Measured values of four key leaf traits (leaf area per unit mass, nitrogen concentration,
photosynthetic capacity, leaf lifespan) co-vary consistently within and among diverse …

Plant functional traits provide a link in process‐based vegetation models between plant‐
level physiology and ecosystem‐level responses. Recent advances in physiological …

The ability of terrestrial vegetation to both take up and release carbon and water makes
understanding climate change effects on plant function critical. These effects could alter the …

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and changing rainfall regimes are creating
novel environments for plant communities around the world. The resulting changes in plant …

We conducted a meta-analysis of carbon and oxygen isotopes from tree ring chronologies
representing 34 species across 10 biomes to better understand the environmental drivers …

Global vegetation models use conceived relationships between functional traits to simulate
ecosystem responses to environmental change. In this context, the concept of the leaf …

Carbon use efficiency (CUE) represents how efficient a plant is at translating carbon gains
through gross primary productivity (GPP) into net primary productivity (NPP) after respiratory …

Uncertainties surrounding tree carbon allocation to growth are a major limitation to
projections of forest carbon sequestration and response to climate change. The prevalence …

Plant responses to global changes in carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen, and water availability
are critical to future atmospheric CO2 concentrations, hydrology, and hence climate. Our …