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A new paper led by Aurore Kaisermann is currently under review in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics discussion. In this paper, we report carbonyl sulphide (COS) production and consumption rates in 27 European and Mediterranean soils and their biotic and abiotic drivers. Our main finding is
Sam’s new paper “non-destructive estimates of soil carbonic anhydrase activity and associated soil water oxygen isotope composition” is now published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. In this paper, we present a non-destructive method to retrieve simultaneously the soil carbonic anhydrase activity and
Last August, Functional Plant Biology published online our paper on the effects of soil water and temperature on light inhibition in Mediterranean holm oak forests. There is a long story behind how two ECOFUN members ended up contributing to this
This excellent paper describes two different methods to monitor positive xylem bulk pressure 1) the pressure gauge which can be rigged onto a rootstock or a side branch, and 2) the point pressure sensor, which can allow measurements from a
A new paper led by Samuel Jones is currently under review in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences discussion. In this paper, we present a non-destructive method to retrieve simultaneously the soil carbonic anhydrase activity and the oxygen isotopic composition of soil water that interacts
A new paper led by our PhD student Joana Sauze on the role of pH on the carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity in soils is currently under review in Biogeosciences discussion. This paper demonstrates that soil pH is one of the
In the past few years, carbonyl sulphide (COS or OCS) has emerged as a new promising trace gas to estimate gross primary productivity (GPP, that is how much carbon plants can remove from the atmosphere, check this if you want
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most certain driver of global change. We put out more and more CO2 into the atmosphere in the year, yet our terrestrial biosphere seems to be doing a pretty good job sequestering part
A new study, led by David Ellsworth and in which Teresa Gimeno participated, shows that trees do not grow always faster and bigger in response to higher CO2 concentrations if they are phosphorous limited. This is at least the case for Australia’s
A new paper, led by Elise Potier and Benjamin Loubet, shows that leaf infusion solutions destroy ozone faster the older the leaves are. Read more here. This experimental study corroborates nicely our previous modelling work that suggested that during dew or rainy periods, high ozone