Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 is a key photosynthetic trait that has been studied
intensively in the past years. The intention of the present review is to update knowledge of …

Stable isotope analysis is a powerful tool for assessing plant carbon and water relations and
their impact on biogeochemical processes at different scales. Our process-based …

Large trees in plantations generally produce more wood per unit of resource use than small
trees. Two processes may account for this pattern: greater photosynthetic resource use …

Light gradients within tree canopies play a major role in the distribution of plant resources
that define the photosynthetic capacity of sun and shade leaves. However, the biochemical …

Mesophyll conductance (gm) is an important factor limiting rates of C3 photosynthesis.
However, its role in C4 photosynthesis is poorly understood because it has been historically …

Mesophyll conductance (gm) is a critical variable for the use of stable carbon isotopes to
infer photosynthetic water-use efficiency (WUE). Although gm is similar in magnitude to …

Carbon dioxide sequestration from the atmosphere is commonly assessed using the eddy
covariance method. Its net flux signal can be decomposed into gross primary production and …

The arrangement of mitochondria and chloroplasts, together with the relative resistances of
cell wall and chloroplast, determine the path of diffusion out of the leaf for (photo) respired …

We explore needle sugar isotopic compositions (δ18O and δ13C) in boreal Scots pine
(Pinus sylvestris) over two growing seasons. A leaf‐level dynamic model driven by …

Tree‐ring characteristics are commonly used to reconstruct climate variables, but
divergence from the assumption of a single biophysical control may reduce the accuracy of …